An exciting new business funding matching tool that will revolutionise access to finance for businesses in Ireland has been launched today (26th May) by ISME – the Irish SME Association - in partnership with Swoop Funding. Swoop is a business...

On 16th December 2019, the EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers entered into force. ISME Members, EQS Group, will show you how you can implement the directive quickly and easily in your company. Download this information for free here....

Mark Little was today (Wednesday November 11th) awarded a Professional Excellence Award at Griffith College’s annual graduation ceremonies. Mr Little is an esteemed entrepreneur, journalist and broadcaster who founded his own successful news agency. He will be familiar to many...

Some businesses (particularly those that operate largely or exclusively online) have managed to trade as normal during the Coronavirus crisis. Unfortunately, most small enterprises don’t fall into that category and therefore need to do whatever they can to minimise the...

The European Commission (EC) published a draft UK adequacy decision on the 19 of February 2021, which will come as a huge relief for businesses across all industries in the EU and the UK. Under the terms of the EU...

Thank you all for your support so far with the insurance reform agenda. The reductions announced by the Judicial Council last weekend do not go far enough to reduce insurance costs. We sought an 80% reduction in awards for minor...

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...

Want the latest update on Ireland's residential property market? Join us at 12pm on Thursday 28th January for exclusive access to the most comprehensive data from the 2020 Annual Irish Residential Property Report. Register your place here Our GEOView 2020...

The popularity of the standing desk has shot up (no pun intended) over the last decade and when you look at the health benefits of a height adjustable desk its no surprise why. Since their inception the technology, features and...

Sean Martin | Griffith College 'I recently completed the ISME Backing Business course (12 weeks), which commenced in September 2020. This excellently organised online course was one of the most engaging I have experienced in an online format. The quality of...