ISME’s latest Bank Watch Report finds SME demand for credit continues to rise, while loan refusal rates remain steady and similar to Q4'20.The Bank Watch also found:Demand for credit is at 43%, up 14% from Q4’20.Loan refusal rates decreased slightly...

Number of businesses who believe they can keep trading for more than 9 months has decreased by 8%, dropping to 50%, compared to 58% in November Today, the 10th of February ISME release the results of our sixth flash survey...

The Q4’20 Business Trends Quarterly survey showed 7 out of 14 confidence indicators yielding declining results, dropping by two from the previous quarter. BREXIT Uncertainty dropped by 4 percent to 46%. Business Confidence rose by 15%, bringing the Q4 total...

The Bank Watch also found: Demand for credit is at 29%, up 18% from Q3Loan refusal rates increased from 29% to 37%, with 53% being successful, up 3% from Q3. However, only 10% were partially successful, compared to 21% in...

Number of businesses who believe they can keep trading for more than 9 months has increased from 20% in April to 58% in November 2nd December 2020 ------------------------------------------------- ISME release the results of our fifth flash survey on COVID-19.The survey...

This survey was conducted in the first week of September 2020 with 203 SME respondents. The Q3’20 Business Trends Quarterly survey showed 9 out of 14 confidence indicators yielding declining results, a direct replica of the Q2’2020 results. 25% of...

Today, the 10th of September ISME release the results of our fourth flash survey on COVID-19. The survey found that 68% of respondents are availing of the TWSS or EWSS, making wages supports by far the largest liquidity solution availed...

15% of those surveyed had applied for the SBCI Future Growth Loan Scheme, the SBCI Covid-19 Working Capital Loan Scheme, or the SBCI SME Credit Guarantee Scheme75% of applications to SBCI were approvedLess than 4% availed of peer-to-peer fundingLoan refusal...

ISME carried out an initial survey of over 260 SMEs in July 2020. The survey aimed to review how SMEs were coping in the face of COVID 19:

The Trends survey was conducted in the first week of July, and shows an overall improvement in business confidence Q1, albeit from a very low level.Business sentiment regarding future sales and future employment have also improved somewhat.Regarding insurance costs, most...