On the 18th and 19th of February, ISME, the Irish SME Association and Ireland’s only independent representative association for Small and Medium Enterprises, issued an invitation to its members and other SMEs to indicate their interest in joining one of...

Want the latest update on Ireland's commercial property market? Join us at 12pm on Tuesday 2nd March for exclusive access to the most comprehensive data from the 2020 Annual Irish Commercial Property Report. Register your place here: This is the...

Under the Jobs Stimulus Package announced on 23rd July 2020, the Government took the decision to reduce the standard rate of VAT from 23% to its previous (permanent) 21% rate, to assist consumers and businesses alike in the face of...

Tips on Remote working, from Radius, during the COVID-19 Pandemic for employers with staff working remotely. Access to the Terminal Server – You can configure access to the terminal server via a  secure VPN and internet connection. Your workers will be...

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, published her Department’s Action Plan 2021 – Strategic Priorities & Initiatives on 22nd February. The Irish SME Association (ISME) is delighted to see many of the issues upon which we have lobbied being brought forward for...

Acorn Business Centre is a serviced office provider based in Blackrock in Cork since 2003. They are launching a new website and are offering ISME Readers based in Cork a chance of winning the use of a 1 person office...

Unprecedented mass mobilisation of digital has occurred across our small island with businesses migrating online, many for the first time ever, as a result of the pandemic. 65,113 new .ie domains were registered in 2020, the highest number ever in...

In October 2020 the European Commission launched the Access2Markets online portal to help SME's trade beyond the EU’s borders. The Portal can be accessed at Access2Markets Welcome home page (europa.eu) The portal responds to requests from stakeholders to better explain...

We received a notice today to inform any retailer or wholesaler who places Christmas Crackers for sale in the EU market may be effected by the possible changes to their legal obligations as a consequence of the United Kingdom leaving...

A new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work came into effect by way of Statutory Instrument on 23 December' 20. The Code was prepared by the Health and Safety Authority...