Research and Development (R&D) tax credits are a powerful financial incentive designed to encourage innovation and technological advancement. These credits offer significant tax relief to businesses investing and actively engaging in R&D activities, helping them [...]
In today’s economy, running an SME feels like juggling on a moving train. Inflation bites, supply chains wobble, and customers change their minds faster than ever. The margin for error? Slim. But here’s the thing: [...]
Service sector growth moderated slightly for the second successive month in July, but a pick up in new business, the year-ahead outlook and jobs growth pointed to positive signs for firms, a survey showed today. [...]
Irish business leaders are more optimistic but less innovative than their peers in Europe, according to a new report. Fear of a second Donal Trump presidency or of fallout from the wars in Ukraine and [...]
Venture capital funding for start-ups and tech companies has fallen sharply in Ireland, according to new industry figures. Cash to fund tech firms sank by 48pc to €259m in the first three months of the [...]
Digital services provider Viatel Technology Group is set to acquire MJ Flood Technology, the technology division of the MJ Flood Group. The deal will combine two of Ireland's tech solutions providers, bolstering Viatel's capabilities in [...]
The outstanding debt owned by businesses that availed of Revenue's debt warehousing scheme stood at €1.58 billion this week, according to the tax commissioners in their annual report for 2023. The scheme was introduced to [...]
Business insolvencies rose by 41% in the first quarter of the year with SMEs accounting for 85% of all business failures, according to PwC's latest Insolvency Barometer. If this trend continues, PwC forecasts insolvencies will [...]
Funding for Irish startups and scaleups fell by 17pc to €204m in the last quarter of 2023 from €245m a year earlier, according to new figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association. Deals in the [...]
Fifty two percent of Irish SME businesses raised their prices in the second quarter. This is according to the latest Linked Finance SME Confidence Index, based on research conducted by Behaviours & Attitudes. Inflation Squeeze [...]