New Voucher to double the value of the Trading Online Voucher
The E-Commerce Association of Ireland (eCAI) today launched TurboVoucher, website packages and other offers which effectively double the value of the government's Trading Online Voucher value from €2500 to €5000. The market conditions from Covid-19 has resulted in a sharp...
ISME fear the Government are retreating into their cocoon
It is now more than three months since ISME, first alerted our membership and the public to the risks of Covid-19 for small business. ISME recently surveyed our membership and found that increasing numbers of SMEs would go out of business every...
SBCI announces €17.5m in lower cost funding for SMEs
A new package from SBCI, has been announced for hire purchase or leasing of equipment, machinery and vehicles through, ISME Members, SME Finance & Leasing Solutions DAC, a Kilkenny-based specialist SME lender. Finance from €1,000 to €70,000 is available at substantial...
Buymedia Helping Businesses Make a Rapid Recovery
With Covid-19 changing the world by the hour - economically, socially and environmentally - it has become extremely difficult for businesses to know how to respond to the crisis from an advertising point of view. In response ISME Member Buymedia...
Further changes to the wage subsidy scheme
Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, has announced further changes to the wage subsidy scheme that will come into effect from Monday, 4th May 2020. These changes are as follows: For employees earning less than €412 net per week the subsidy will...
Covid Conferencing
Some tips from the experts on managing conference calls as Members around Ireland begin to work remotely: To maximise computer and teleconference performance: Position your internet router as far as possible from other devices that may interfere with the signal,...
SME Liquidy & COVID_19
While we acknowledge the amount of work being carried out by government on employee support measures to help workers affected by Covid19, we are concerned by the absence of real progress in the maintenance of liquidity for SMEs.The support measures...
PR: Maintaining viable businesses through Covid19
13/03/20 We must take measures to ensure the survival of as many small enterprises as possible throughout this event. SMEs employ almost 70% of the workforce, any increase in business mortality will have a significant negative impact on employment levels....
Celebrating International Women’s Day with The Lord Mayor at Griffith College
Griffith College will celebrate International Women’s Day with a panel of inspirational speakers at its city centre campus on Wolfe Tone Street. The event will take place on Wednesday 4th March, and will be opened by The Lord Mayor of...
PR: ISME is coming to the North East for our next Roadshow
PRESS RELEASE: 21/02/20 ISME’s next Roadshow will take place in Gormanston, Co. Meath on the 27th February 2020 Key opportunity for businesses to network and ‘Pitch my business’ SME lobbying, Upskilling, Insurance Reform and Health and Safety will be discussed ...
