# SMEs

All time

# Deal

About 138 SMEs a day are asking Bank of Ireland for loans

And they say they are approving 87% of them.

6.2k

Oct 20th 2014, 10:41 AM

# no not that one

What do you do when your business has "ISIS" in its name?

“I had the name first.”

19.6k

Oct 19th 2014, 7:45 AM

# get googley

These are the questions you need to answer to get a job with Google (and others)

You are going to have to think a bit outside the box…

53.1k

Oct 18th 2014, 8:30 PM

# the money trail

Is Ireland really 'the best small country in the world in which to do business'?

These are the bills which are making it hard for owner-operators to compete in the global market.

9.5k

Oct 18th 2014, 10:30 AM

# good budget bad budget

Poll: Is your business really any better off after Budget day?

We look at what’s in Budget 2015 for business and ask how much it all means to you.

7.1k

Oct 15th 2014, 2:53 PM

# budget... meh

'Uninspiring' budget continues tax discrimination against self-starters

The self-employed are still paying more tax than everyone else.

5.4k

Oct 14th 2014, 6:15 PM

# the other f-word

What I Learned: One TD's journey from the cabbage farm to the Dáil

Pub owner- and accountant-turned-TD Áine Collins says Ireland needs to have a “serious conversation about failure”.

13.7k

Oct 13th 2014, 4:10 PM

# Energy Index

Ireland's heating bills this winter depend on what happens between Putin and Ukraine

Costs could spike if the trouble continues in eastern Europe.

8.8k

Oct 13th 2014, 7:45 AM

# SMEs

SMEs Government satisfaction rating has improved, but it's still not great

The latest Government Satisfaction Survey shows that the overall satisfaction rating improved from -41% to -4%.

2.7k

Oct 13th 2014, 6:30 AM

# airmatch?

What do you get if you mix a matchmaking website with Airbnb?

You get this Irish startup – except it doesn’t have anything to do with dating.

11.1k

Oct 11th 2014, 10:00 AM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: Bubble busters, more budget babble and startups as far as the eye can see

This was the week in business.

4.6k

Oct 10th 2014, 2:12 PM

# say please

Richard Bruton wants thousands more startups and he might hand out tax breaks to get them*

*But only if Michael Noonan says he can.

5.4k

Oct 9th 2014, 2:00 PM

# Jobswatch

Another 450 tech jobs could come to Ireland with transatlantic cash injection

€56 million in funding coming from SmartInvest, which recognises Irish “entrepreneurial spirit”.

8.1k

Oct 6th 2014, 9:24 AM

# lots of like

How this business went from (nearly) zero to 450,000 Facebook likes in a year

No, it didn’t involve pledging their souls to Mark Zuckerberg or posting lots of selfies.

16.2k

Oct 5th 2014, 9:15 AM

# SME focus

SME focus: Everything you need to know about education and business

For September’s in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs, we focused on everything to do with education and business.

4.5k

Oct 4th 2014, 10:30 AM

# going under

Bankruptcies have increased more than 750% since four years ago

New figures also show a rise in start-ups and a fall in the number of businesses going under.

4.4k

Oct 1st 2014, 7:00 AM

# left out

We should back female and elderly entrepreneurs better: small-business lobby

They’re among the groups under-represented in business which could be targeted in a national policy for entrepreneurs.

3.8k

Sep 30th 2014, 7:30 AM

# cough up

The government's 'charade' on late-payment laws is hurting small business

A quarter of SMEs are waiting more than 3 months to get paid and the problem is costing jobs, ISME says.

4.5k

Sep 29th 2014, 9:07 AM

# Stay Classy

Shouldn't you be at school, SMEs? How a lack of training is letting down business

Poll: What’s the best way to learn about running a business, in class or the school of hard knocks?

4.3k

Sep 29th 2014, 8:00 AM

# wired open fields

How SMEs in rural Clare could be cloud computing with their continental rivals

It’s part of a pilot plan to stop rural businesses in Ireland sliding behind competitors in Europe.

6.4k

Sep 28th 2014, 9:15 AM

# tomorrow today

These are the tech tools every SME should know about for the future

Digital gurus have given us all their top tips. Spoiler: Does not include any Back to the Future-style flying cars.

7.3k

Sep 27th 2014, 11:15 AM

# Honesty Box

Inside the Dublin café which runs on trust... and a little caffeine

The Hazel House has an honesty box and everyone loves it.

27.9k

Sep 27th 2014, 10:30 AM

# spinning around

These maps show Ireland's third level spin-off companies - but what do they tell us?

The country’s spin outs all in one place – but what do they need to survive?

11.0k

Sep 27th 2014, 10:00 AM

# branch out

Irish small businesses are still too old-school when it comes to getting loans

Think more crowdfunding, less banking, economists say.

5.2k

Sep 26th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Thinking capital

How to: spin a company out of a third-level institute

The ideas might be there, but the product isn’t always.

6.1k

Sep 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM

# switched on

This Dublin business is plotting to take over the Middle East's airwaves

Free WiFi entrepreneurs MyPlace Connect looking at next phase of expansion plans.

12.2k

Sep 21st 2014, 8:45 AM

# brick by brick

We now pronounce you Lego man and wife

From €1000 investment to 10,000 students – how couple’s startup Learn it built something from Lego.

16.2k

Sep 20th 2014, 5:15 PM

# Opting out

Company behind bulk marketing texts says Irish trade is 'challenging'

Zamano reports a fall in sales and profits, blames ComReg code of practice for bad local figures.

8.2k

Sep 18th 2014, 11:35 AM

# entirely rational fear

Who's afraid of the big, bad tax man? Small business is, apparently

SME confidence keeps improving, but rising tariffs and wage bills are getting in the way of growth.

6.6k

Sep 18th 2014, 10:05 AM

# Priorities

Sure the ping pong is fun, but IT staff also want to do good work

Survey says IT workers now prefer startups to big tech companies so they get to do interesting projects.

9.5k

Sep 17th 2014, 6:40 AM

# Desperate Times

Cash-strapped traders are turning to non-traditional lenders

SME loans taken out on unpaid invoices, stock and other assets are all on the up.

7.0k

Sep 15th 2014, 4:22 PM

# the commish

Irish startups need to 'get better at talking and thinking big'

But our tech entrepreneurs are already punching well above their weight, according to Dublin’s first commissioner for startups.

7.2k

Sep 14th 2014, 9:15 AM

# a jobbridge fan

Make JobBridge bigger and get Irish SMEs into digital age: training expert

Digital Marketing Institute founder says local graduates are the only ones NOT knocking on his door for internships.

9.4k

Sep 12th 2014, 4:20 PM

# Calling the shots

School dropout to gold trader and protein peddler: Limerick businessman's unusual path

21-year-old entrepreneur behind the “protein shot” says don’t be afraid to do things your own way.

13.7k

Sep 12th 2014, 8:30 AM

Voices

Column: Four trends that will have a significant impact on every business in Ireland

Paying special attention to the shifting needs and attitudes of the new, experiential generation will pay off for all businesses, writes Renaud Visage co-founder of Eventbrite.

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Sep 12th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Back To School

The Big Idea: The Dublin education company building a global audience of 1 million students

Examtime is just 18 months old, but already is making waves in the education world by putting students first.

10.6k

Sep 11th 2014, 8:49 PM

# Bottoms Up

Work starts on biggest independent Irish distillery - whiskey and jobs will flow

Walsh Whiskey Distillery in Carlow will be producing by 2016, 55 jobs to come.

14.7k

Sep 11th 2014, 10:22 AM

# give me a sign

Dublin City Council explains sandwich board sweep in Temple Bar today

Protecting the public or stifling SMEs?

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Sep 10th 2014, 5:03 PM

# size doesn't matter

Small country a big edge for Irish tech startups

Local entrepreneurs forced to “think global” from the get go, startup backer says.

4.9k

Sep 10th 2014, 8:30 AM

# Game on

Hey Uber and Hailo! There's a new rival in town

New taxi booking app Saytaxi will compete against booking giants in Dublin.

16.8k

Sep 9th 2014, 3:23 PM