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# sme - Monday 11 February, 2019
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.
# sme - Sunday 29 July, 2018
'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.
# sme - Saturday 15 July, 2017
A Wicklow business is Brexit-proofing itself by eyeing-up the Dutch market
“People hoping Brexit won’t happen,” businessman Paul Jacobs says. “Hope is for mass on Sundays.”
# sme - Monday 15 August, 2016
Courts should hand down tougher sentences for crimes against businesses, say company owners
The latest national survey finds a quarter of businesses were impacted by crime last year.
# sme - Wednesday 30 March, 2016
Journal Media launches brand new business site
Fora will help SMEs and startups access information, support and quality journalism.
# sme - Friday 8 January, 2016
Here is how many Irish businesses went broke last year
The service sector was hit hardest by insolvencies.
# sme - Monday 4 January, 2016
Business owners are not happy about the new minimum wage
The wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour last week.
# sme - Saturday 21 February, 2015
Need to attract the brightest talent to your company? Here's how...
The competition for top talent is red hot now – here’s how to make sure you get the candidates that will make your company succeed.
# sme - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
"Loose talk" of higher pay from the Government not helpful, says business group
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association’s (ISME) estimate that the SME sector could create 60,000 jobs in 2015.
# sme - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
2 brewers, 1 goal: How two very different craft beer companies are hoping to get ahead in 2015
How are the old hands in Irish craft beer getting along with the new brewers on the block?
# sme - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
Organised gangs are flying into Dublin to shoplift your belongings this Christmas
Retailers want courts to crack down harder on shoplifting.
# sme - Sunday 2 November, 2014
Poll: What's your biggest worry when applying for a job?
Apart from not getting it, obviously…
# sme - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
Film lovers, you've one less place to go to find classic movies
Dublin’s Laser DVD is closing down.
# sme - Sunday 26 October, 2014
Jordan Casey is expanding his tech start-up - right after he does his Junior Cert
We spoke with the 14-year-old CEO ahead of his appearance at the Web Summit.
# sme - Monday 20 October, 2014
About 138 SMEs a day are asking Bank of Ireland for loans
And they say they are approving 87% of them.
# sme - Sunday 19 October, 2014
What do you do when your business has "ISIS" in its name?
“I had the name first.”
# sme - Monday 13 October, 2014
Readers’ Panel Part One: What are you expecting from Budget 2015?
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
# sme - Wednesday 10 September, 2014
Dublin City Council explains sandwich board sweep in Temple Bar today
Protecting the public or stifling SMEs?
# sme - Friday 5 September, 2014
SME Focus: Everything you need to know about innovation and SMEs
For our in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs last month, we focused on the opportunities in the tourism sector.
# sme - Monday 25 August, 2014
Life after debt: advice for heavily-burdened SMEs
ISME is to run a series of free advice sessions for struggling business owners.
# sme - Tuesday 12 August, 2014
'When it comes to state tenders, there is a fear of small businesses'
The EU says Ireland breached a directive in tendering for Eircode.
# sme - Monday 4 August, 2014
SME focus: Everything you need to know about trading on tourism
For our third month of in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs, we focused on the opportunities in the tourism sector.
# sme - Saturday 2 August, 2014
Call of the wild - Irish scientist's journey back to nature
Conservation scientist Liam Lysaght will cycle 3,400 km along the coast of Ireland in a mission to bring Irish wildlife to the masses.
# sme - Friday 1 August, 2014
The Briefcase: good numbers, burnt bondholders, and the ghosts of Irish banking
This was the week in business.
# sme - Thursday 31 July, 2014
How do you get shoppers to return to your store? Inspire them
Kids’ activities, helpful staff, demos and clear signage – just some of the ways retailers can make themselves irresistible.
SME book club: What the tourism industry can learn about sustaining itself
Each month, as part of TheJournal.ie’s dedicated coverage of the SME sector, we’ll be reviewing a business book that makes a difference.
# sme - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
Here's one hard-hit Irish industry finally coming back from the recession - hardware
But growth in Dublin is outstripping growth in rural areas.
There were 32,154 new .ie websites last year - and most are business-related
And Irish SMEs might just be getting all innovative about their names.
# sme - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
SMEs call for Budget 2015 to focus on competitiveness
ISME also says keeping the 12.5% corporation tax is essential to the recovery.
If you like salary hikes and promotions, you might like being a Chartered Accountant right now
Well, in Leinster, at least…
Does it make more financial sense to holiday in Ireland or abroad?
Poll: Is it better value to stay in Ireland? Or impossible to put a price on all that foreign sunshine?
# sme - Monday 28 July, 2014
Someone's come up with a fix for the 'brown bin' smell
Entrepreneurs will stock product in Dunnes Stores – but reckon it will be a hit export too.
Are you using Wordpress for your SME?
Survey shows that the blogging forum has become a useful choice as CMS for smaller companies.
Top tips on winning public contracts if you are an SME
The public sector has huge opportunities for small or medium Irish businesses – if you’re ready for the challenge.
NTMA meets Irish 'debt repayment milestone'
Agency’s latest figures show that it has repaid 43% of its senior debt liabilities ahead of schedule.
Consumers still 'afraid to spend' in climate of uncertainty
The Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association have hit out at a number of government policies impeding customer spending.
# sme - Thursday 24 July, 2014
Get your skates on if you want your business idea to win €100k
Young entrepreneurs who need a leg up have a week to enter Government-sponsored fund.
# sme - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
SME focus: Everything you need to know about sports and business
Our in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs active in the sports and fitness industry.
# sme - Thursday 26 June, 2014
Over 40% of SME loans are in arrears
A new Central Bank report found that there has been “no discernible upward trend” in lending to SMEs.
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Poll: Do you support protests and blockades by farmers?
FARMERS ARE CURRENTLY staging a protest outside a major Aldi distribution centre in Naas, Co Kildare.
Organised by the Irish Farmers’ Association, the protest began at 7am and is expected to last all day.
Farmers are blocking exits and entrances at the site. IFA President Joe Healy said farmers are sick of “being short-changed” by meat factories and retailers.
The action comes after a taskforce was agreed by beef farmers and representatives of the beef processing sector in October, following weeks of protests.
So what do you think? Do you support these protests by beef farmers?
Poll Results:
Yes (5241)
No (4018)
I don't know (360)
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How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
By TheJournal.ie reader
Opinion: 'Hong Kong people are more tolerant of radical protest because of guilt - not anger'
By Dr Chung Kam Kwok
How I Spend My Money: A 25-year-old civil servant on €38,000 struggling to save while commuting to Dublin
By TheJournal.ie reader
The 25-year-old moved from Dublin to Kildare to cut down on expenses
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