ISME, The Irish SME Association have today (October 24th) released the full programme for their 2018 Annual Conference which will take place on Wednesday 21st November in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. This year the association is marking 25 years and...

  Loan refusal rates decrease from 36% to 29%. SME demand for credit increases to 36%. 17% waiting longer than 10 weeks from permission to drawdown. 52% stated that banks are making it more difficult to access finance. Businesses wait...

ISME, the Irish SME Association today (18th October) expressed delight at the introduction of the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018. The bill was introduced by Senator Pádraig Ó’Céidigh and co-sponsored by Senator Michael McDowell, Senator Ian Marshall, and Senator...

  Employers advised to put measures in place to reduce the potential business impact Employers have a duty of care for all employees under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act Storm categorization currently at Status Orange (11th October...

  Increase in national capital expenditure welcome Failure to introduce tax equity for the self-employed disappointing Tweaks to KEEP scheme unlikely to increase uptake Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS), R&D Tax Credit and Knowledge Development Box left unmentioned Promised...

  Key tax recommendations made by Irish Tax Institute should be implemented Reduce the punitive 23% VAT rate to 21%, and retain the 9% rate. Spending on Infrastructure must take priority over current account spending Wholesale telecoms distribution grid should...

  Improper for the legal profession to undermine a substantive study of Ireland’s personal injuries problem, which was unanimously agreed by their peers It’s time to stop conflating soft-tissue injuries with catastrophic, life-changing ones Controlling damages will be primarily a...

Small improvement on 2017 figures 34% of businesses have been targeted by criminal activity 24% of businesses reported higher insurance premiums as a direct result of business crime 15% of businesses were the victim of false personal injury claims 87%...

Report can’t explain why Irish awards so much higher than the UK Disastrous if review of quantum passed to Law Reform Commission Acknowledgement of excessive quantum is welcome ISME notes the publication today (September 18th) by the Department of Business,...

Payment time for SMEs worsens from 52 to 55 days. Businesses in Ulster are waiting longest to be paid at 64 days. 67% of businesses are experiencing delays of 2 months or more. 71% of SMEs would favour a statutory...