Dear Member, This is one of the last communications you will see from me as ISME Chair. I have been delighted and honoured to serve for the last two years in this important role on your National Council. Our AGM and...

ISME, the Irish SME Association, wishes to counter some of the spin that has been prevalent in the public domain over the last few months regarding insurance costs. We append a list of the most egregious spinning offences to which...

Please take 10 minutes to complete our quarterly Bank Survey for Q1'19. This survey provides us with the latest up to date information on SME's access to finance. The findings of this survey will be circulated to media and will...

A new website has just been launched entitled Students Mean Business, The purpose of the website is to enable employers identify and directly communicate with students who are seeking work experience. It is envisaged that this site will enable employers...

ISME, the Irish SME Association is calling for the next Competition Commissioner to take on powerful vested interests among the US technology companies. The Association believes that the incoming EU Commission will need a political heavyweight to take over the...

ISME is a Seanad nominating body of the Industry and Commercial panel. Each nominating body may nominate a fixed number of candidates. ISME can nominate one candidate for the Industrial and Commercial panel election. If nominated by ISME, a candidate...

ISME, the Irish SME Association in partnership with Jobs.ie has today (19th February) announced that the Association will host its next Roadshow in Cork. The National Roadshows provide an opportunity for businesses to network and enjoy talks and discussions from...

The results of the ISME Quarterly Business Trends Survey for Q4’18 have been released today with 9 out of 12 confidence indicators showing declines, on par with previous quarter. While employment trends are as expected, Business Confidence continued to decline...

GDPR. You thought you’d heard the last of it but it’s back and it’s got Brexit on its mind. The Data Protection Commission has just released a notice with regards to what happens in the event of a ‘no deal’...

ISME, the Irish SME Association is today calling on Minister Pascal Donohoe to maintain the 0% VAT rating on food supplements. This follows the announcement by the Revenue Commissioners that a 23% VAT rate will be applied to all food...