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...

ISME’s latest Prompt Payments report finds SMEs suffer as payment delays persist. The report also found:Payment time for SMEs remains high at 50 days. Businesses in Dublin are waiting longest to be paid at 66 days.53% of businesses are experiencing...

ISME’s latest Government Satisfaction Report finds SME’s satisfaction with government performance continues to decline.Medium sized enterprises most satisfied with government. Small businesses least satisfied with government performance.Government’s handling of costs to businesses begins to trend positively.Services and manufacturing sectors most...

The Q2’21 Business Trends Quarterly survey showed 13 out of 14 confidence indicators yielding declining results, increasing by eight from the previous quarter.BREXIT Uncertainty dropped by a further 4 percent to 38%. Business Confidence rose massively again this quarter, increasing...

The Irish SME Association (ISME) has relaunched our annual ‘Business Crime’ report. The 17th edition of this report details the results of the 2020 survey, which was sent by email, on the 17th of May to businesses, with a total...

The Irish SME Association (ISME) has issued its Pre-Budget 2022 Submission to Government. While Ireland looks toward the final stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that many business sectors in Ireland will not return to 2019 levels of...

Today April 20th the Irish SME Association (ISME) has launched a report to examine how state policies are affecting the decision-making of low skills workers with regard to work. ISME’s ‘Job Kill Zone’ report examines how the interaction of policies...

The number of businesses who believe they can keep trading for more than 9 months has increased to 63%, up 13% from JanuaryOn 13th April, ISME released the results of our seventh flash survey on COVID-19. The survey found that...