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Loan refusal rates declining for SMEs
The Irish SME Association (ISME) published its Quarterly Bank Watch Survey for Q4 2017 last week, confirming a fall in loan refusal rates for Ireland's small businesses. The survey also noted that the length of time it takes for small firms to access finance is down to six weeks, from decision to drawdown.
2 min readUpdated 19 Dec 2017 | Published 19 Dec 2017
Digital tax revolution fast approaching for small business owners
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Updated 5 Dec 2017
Published 5 Dec 2017
Efforts combined to help prepare SMEs affected by UK's EU departure
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Updated 16 Nov 2017
Published 16 Nov 2017
ISME discusses employee payments during Storm Ophelia
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Updated 19 Oct 2017
Published 19 Oct 2017
IBEC opposes reducing the Universal Social Charge in Budget 2018
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Updated 21 Sep 2017
Published 21 Sep 2017
Taoiseach Varadkar insists there should be no cap on aspiration
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Updated 15 Sep 2017
Published 15 Sep 2017
Millions offered to SMEs via Credit Guarantee Scheme
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Updated 3 Aug 2017
Published 3 Aug 2017
Increasing loan costs for Irish small businesses
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Updated 27 Jul 2017
Published 2 Aug 2017
Irish area awarded European Entrepreneurial Region 2018
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Updated 14 Jul 2017
Published 14 Jul 2017
Irish small businesses report profit and upturn from last year
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Updated 4 Jul 2017
Published 4 Jul 2017
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Major new two-day event to celebrate Irish businesses launched
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Updated 3 Jul 2017
Published 3 Jul 2017
