# SMEs

All time

# bleak outlook

Despite some Phase Three optimism, TDs to be told many SMEs are 'dying' due to pandemic

A worrying picture will be painted when representatives from a number of sectors address TDs today.

31.6k

Jun 30th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Brexit

Half of small Irish businesses have cancelled or delayed investment over Brexit

AIB’s survey of SMEs found that almost half have felt a negative impact from Brexit already.

5.7k

Oct 14th 2019, 7:07 AM

# hard border

Seven in 10 SMEs think Brexit will have negative impact and many are cancelling investment plans

Despite this, just 8% of businesses have engaged in formal planning to deal with the outcome of Brexit.

10.5k

Feb 11th 2019, 6:10 AM

# hard brexit

'Shockingly low' number of smaller businesses helped by Brexit scheme

The Brexit Loan Scheme aims to minimise the impact Britain leaving the EU will have on businesses.

10.3k

Jul 29th 2018, 6:30 PM

# not enough knowledge

Remember the Knowledge Box Scheme introduced in 2016? No SMEs have applied for it

The Knowledge Development Box allows companies to access a lower rate of corporate tax.

13.1k

May 27th 2018, 7:45 AM

# SMEs

2017 was a record year for the number of start-ups in Ireland

Last year exceeded a previous record set in 1998.

7.6k

Feb 5th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Funding

'I worked three jobs instead of leaving Ireland. I changed everything about myself'

As part of our How My Business Works series, we profile Dublin finance portal FundSME.

594

Feb 23rd 2017, 4:30 PM

# money maker

The best way to get a good deal from an Irish bank? Set up business in the UK

New research shows local lenders offer SMEs significantly cheaper loans in Britain.

978

Feb 2nd 2017, 4:54 PM

# council rates

Border county businesses the most likely to leave rate bills unpaid as they struggle for trade

Firms in hubs like Letterkenny and Dundalk hope revaluations will bring some relief.

304

Feb 2nd 2017, 4:49 PM

# Startups

New companies topped 20,000 last year for the first time in almost two decades

There was an 8% increase in the number of new Irish firms registered with the CRO in 2016.

8.5k

Jan 6th 2017, 1:00 PM

# fora

Journal Media launches brand new business site

Fora will help SMEs and startups access information, support and quality journalism.

16.4k

Mar 30th 2016, 1:11 PM

# surprise

Business owners are not happy about the new minimum wage

The wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour last week.

24.3k

Jan 4th 2016, 6:10 AM

# Watch this space

16 innovative Irish companies to keep an eye on this year

We take a look at some of the businesses likely to make an impression in 2016.

56.6k

Jan 3rd 2016, 6:30 PM

# so dope

An Irish company spent six months designing the perfect grinder for weed

For medical marijuana users, of course.

36.2k

Dec 12th 2015, 6:00 PM

Voices

Here are 10 things anyone can do to build a business

Going For Growth’s Paula Fitzsimons shares some of her insights.

Nov 24th 2015, 7:45 PM

# all wrapped up

'We won't be exchanging butter for margarine': Avoca sold to a US catering giant

The family behind the Irish business wants to grow the brand globally.

31.5k

Nov 12th 2015, 1:45 PM

# Pulling teeth

The Irish 'Tripadvisor of health' making trips to the dentist *slightly* less painful

WhatClinic has bought UK dental booking site Toothpick.

12.8k

Nov 9th 2015, 11:38 AM

# all on the table

This is where Ireland really ranks for setting up and running a business

The latest World Bank rankings are out – here’s where we stand.

14.1k

Oct 28th 2015, 4:14 PM

# Baby Steps

Mothercare is shutting stores after complaining about 'unsustainable' rents

The company has emerged from its examinership period.

20.8k

Oct 28th 2015, 2:15 PM

# way out west

Inside the Irish restaurant in an old boat shed where places sell out in hours

We take a look at the one-of-a-kind Dillisk Project in Galway.

47.3k

Oct 25th 2015, 7:00 PM

# clicks not bricks

The Irish kings of online 'mystery shoppers' now with $20m in their coffers

Clavis Insight was founded in 2008. Soon it will employ 300 people worldwide.

21.5k

Oct 20th 2015, 2:14 PM

# hearsay festival

Inside the 'Woodstock for radio' about to take over a small Limerick village

“We were literally looking at it and telling people there wasn’t anything else like it in Europe.”

13.3k

Oct 18th 2015, 10:15 AM

# Up and Away

This conference is trying to turn the west into a hub for drones

And it involves Achill Island and kitesurfing.

23.5k

Oct 17th 2015, 10:00 PM

# ChannelSense

'They were intrigued to hear about three Irish guys with no company... no product'

Yet fast forward two years later and ChannelSight is developing at a rapid pace,

19.9k

Oct 17th 2015, 7:00 PM

# fast lane

How one small group of people is building Ireland's most high-tech town

Skibbereen in west Cork is about to be put firmly on the business map.

35.1k

Oct 17th 2015, 10:00 AM

# Big Bucks

This 5-year-old company started in a Dublin college has been sold for $68 million

Logentries was spun out of UCD in 2010.

22.7k

Oct 14th 2015, 10:56 AM

# thanks technology

The future has arrived - you can now order drinks on your mobile in Coppers

Less queuing, more boozing.

24.2k

Oct 6th 2015, 2:27 PM

# grape expectations

Meet the winemakers producing the nectar of the Gods in the land of Guinness

A few brave – or foolhardy – souls are defying the odds to make Irish wine.

33.3k

Sep 27th 2015, 10:00 PM

# filthy lucre

How an Irish woman's 'Hailo for cleaners' plans to keep cleaning up

Hassle was co-founded by Jules Coleman and it was sold for €32 million earlier this year.

18.6k

Sep 24th 2015, 8:15 PM

# Toy Story

Why these award-winning Irish digital marketeers set up a secret sex shop

Wolfgang Digital announced plans to hire 50 staff today – here’s how they got there.

32.6k

Sep 15th 2015, 8:45 PM

# Back in business

The single biggest engine room for Irish jobs is starting to fire up

Together these businesses account for half the private workforce.

27.5k

Sep 14th 2015, 12:37 PM

# wine not?

This Irish company may have finally found an answer to crap pub wine

WineLab want to bring wine-on-tap to the masses.

33.2k

Sep 13th 2015, 5:30 PM

Voices

The secret to building a great business? Hire people you actually want to work with

Do as Richard Branson would when it comes to recruitment.

116

Sep 11th 2015, 2:48 PM

# lager than life

How two men built a pub and brewing empire from the depths of the recession

We talked to one of the brains behind the Galway Bay Brewery about pub closures, craft beer and the Wetherspoon effect.

37.0k

Sep 6th 2015, 7:00 PM

# board games

The Irish website that looks like it hasn't changed in forever is finally getting a makeover

We asked the head of Boards.ie how the site was holding up in the social media era.

43.9k

Sep 6th 2015, 8:45 AM

# Entrepreneurs

Ireland may have big entrepreneurial dreams - but we're still wedded to the boss's chequebook

The country is below average when it comes to most key startup indicators.

18.6k

Sep 3rd 2015, 11:50 PM

# grape expectations

See ya Australia and au revoir France, Ireland has a new favourite winemaker

We have all the figures for what local drinkers were sipping last year.

31.9k

Aug 31st 2015, 2:02 PM

# Through The Pain Barrier

Two million people could have better lives because of one Dublin company's breakthrough

Mainstay Medical has taken a step closer to bringing its treatment for chronic back pain to market.

22.7k

Aug 31st 2015, 11:52 AM

# get off the couch

Sick of the gym? Maybe try pole dancing, trapeze or laughter yoga

There’s more than one way to get in shape.

17.5k

Aug 30th 2015, 7:41 PM

# similarweb

He tried to build a jewellery business but ended up with a billion-dollar tech company

Meet Or Offer…

18.1k

Aug 29th 2015, 11:15 AM