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One-in-five Irish SMEs left in the dark over bank loan refusals
Irish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain hugely reliant on bank lending to underpin their business growth, with bank loans almost 15 times more popular than equity finance, but almost a fifth of SMEs refused bank finance are still given no reasoning as behind the decision.
1 min readLast updated 7 Mar 2016 | First published 7 Mar 2016
Lack of awareness of technology and business grants among SMEs
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Last updated 1 Mar 2016
First published 1 Mar 2016
ISME: Make high business costs an election priority
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Last updated 22 Feb 2016
First published 22 Feb 2016
Irish SMEs at risk of online security breaches
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Last updated 1 Feb 2016
First published 1 Feb 2016
Irish SMEs paying higher interest rates than continental counterparts
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Last updated 18 Jan 2016
First published 18 Jan 2016
Flood-affected homeowners not exempt from property tax
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Last updated 11 Jan 2016
First published 11 Jan 2016
SFA anticipates creation of 30,000 new jobs in 2016
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Last updated 4 Jan 2016
First published 4 Jan 2016
Late payment culture still harming SME growth
2 min read
Last updated 29 Dec 2015
First published 29 Dec 2015
Two-thirds of Irish SMEs plan to invest in 2016
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Last updated 22 Dec 2015
First published 22 Dec 2015
Early-stage entrepreneurs lacking support
2 min read
Last updated 15 Dec 2015
First published 15 Dec 2015
48% of SMEs refused credit in last three months
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Last updated 7 Dec 2015
First published 7 Dec 2015
21% increase in established start-ups last month
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Last updated 3 Dec 2015
First published 3 Dec 2015
Irish SMEs too dependent on domestic market
2 min read
Last updated 23 Nov 2015
First published 23 Nov 2015
Red tape still an obstacle to growth for SMEs
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Last updated 16 Nov 2015
First published 16 Nov 2015