SME SATISFACTION WITH GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE DECLINES Micro-sized enterprises (1-10 employees) least satisfied with government (-14%). Medium-sized businesses (50+ employees) most satisfied with government performance (+60%). Government’s handling of banking situation falls. Manufacturing sector most dissatisfied with government performance.

PAYMENT DELAYS IMPROVE SLIGHTLY Payment times for SMEs decrease slightly, now at 44 days. Businesses in Dublin are waiting longest to be paid at 56 days. 47% of businesses are experiencing delays of 2 months or more. 18% of multinationals/big...

Demand for credit is at 43%, increasing 10% from Q3’21.Loan refusal rates decreased from 37% to 33%, with 52% being successful, up 11% on Q3’21. 14% were partially successful, compared to 22% in Q3’21.4% have availed of peer-to-peer funding.54% waited...

Number of businesses who believe they can keep trading for more than 9 months has increased to 71%, up from 57% in November 2020. Today, 13th December ISME release the results of our ninth flash survey on COVID-19. The survey...

ISME’s latest Bank Watch Report finds SME demand for credit remain steady, but loan refusals have seen a sudden increase. The Bank Watch also found:Demand for credit is at 33%, remaining the same as in Q2’21.Loan refusal rates increase from...

ISME’s latest Prompt Payments report finds SME payment delays have slightly improved. The report also found:Payment times for SMEs decrease slightly, now at 46 days.Businesses with multiple sites are waiting longest to be paid at 79 days.53% of businesses are...

ISME’s latest Government Satisfaction Report finds SME’s satisfaction with government performance continues to decline.Medium sized enterprises least satisfied with government.Small businesses most satisfied with government performance.Government’s handling of banking situation begins to trend positively.Manufacturing sector most dissatisfied with government performance.Read...

The Q3’21 Business Trends Quarterly survey showed 8 out of 14 confidence indicators yielding declining results, decreasing by five from the previous quarter. BREXIT Uncertainty dropped by a further one percent to 37%, marking the fourth quarter in a row...

Number of businesses who believe they can keep trading for more than 9 months has increased to 68%, up 5% from AprilToday, the 22nd of July ISME release the results of our eighth flash survey on COVID-19. The survey found...

ISME's latest Bank Watch Report finds SME demand for credit and loan refusal rates see sudden drop.The Bank Watch also found:Demand for credit is at 33%, down 10% from Q1’21.Loan refusal rates decrease from 35% to 22%, with 69% being...