While foreign multinationals make a valuable contribution, the success of the Irish economy “now depends very heavily on the progress of domestic business”, a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has concluded. [...]
Almost no Irish businesses have been paid out on business interruption insurance claims since the Covid-19 lockdown, according to a survey by lobby group the Alliance for Insurance Reform. A third of businesses have made [...]
The Republic of Ireland has fallen four places to 18th spot in an international ranking of the best countries for start-ups, with Dublin dropping out of the top 50 cities. The rankings were compiled by using [...]
Ibec says the Government needs to step up its pandemic budget plans and to develop more a more ambitious long-term investment plan and social contract. The call came as Ireland faced its second major economic [...]
THE Government's emergency loan supports for small firms are too slow and difficult to access and should not be channelled only through pillar banks. Figures show only an €11m drawdown to 56 firms from the [...]
Half of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a new survey say that they will last less than six months as going concerns due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Details of the survey by representative [...]
03 APRIL 2020 As information regarding Business Supports during the Coronavirus crisis continues to develop, CFO Services will endeavour to keep you updated with the details as and when they emerge. Today, we again outline the four [...]
A surge in funding to Irish startups and tech companies saw the total value of venture capital investment in Ireland rise to €820m last year, according to new figures from the Irish Venture Capital Association [...]
The most recent Global Cities Report - produced by management consulting company Kearney - ranked Dublin highly in its Outlook Index, jumping 24 places to ninth, behind cities such as London, Singapore, San Francisco, Paris [...]
Almost 23,000 business startups were formed in Ireland last year, according to a report from company intelligence firm CRIF Vision-net. This is up 1.2pc on 2018, and is the highest number of startups over a [...]