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'Independent retailers and small businesses struggling with increasing costs' - Lowry

Independent Tipperary TD, Michael Lowry told the Tribune this week he has been contacted by numerous small retailers and businesses in Tipperary who are finding the rising energy costs and the reduction in consumer spending very challenging. Deputy ...

26 Aug 2022 at 16:33

City

Small businesses complain of ‘cost-of-working crisis’

Eight in 10 small businesses have said they are facing a “cost-of-working crisis” due to poor customer service from suppliers, according to a survey. Conducted by telecommunications provider TalkTalk Business, the survey revealed two-thirds of ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:17

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Derry university campus part of £4.5m SME regional support hub

Ulster University is one of three UK universities to have been awarded an equal share of £4.5 million to fund small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) engagement hubs, as part of the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation (HNCDI) ...

11 May 2023 at 17:33

Small businesses lost four million trading days to strikes in six months – study

Smaller firms have lost an estimated 680,000 days of trading every month because of the wave of strikes across the country since last year, new research suggests. A study by small business lender iwoca indicated that around four ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:26

City

Small business growth booms outside London as Calder Valley named UK hotspot

The Calder Valley has been revealed as the fastest growing area for small businesses in the UK, according to fresh research. The West Yorkshire area, which was the setting for BBC hit TV show drama Happy Valley, was pinpointed ...

08 May 2023 at 00:01

City

Half of women business owners rejected for a loan, survey finds

Half of female entrepreneurs have been turned down for a loan to fund their new business – putting pressure on the Government’s ambitions to boost Britain’s economy, according to new research. Some women business owners ...

06 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Government launches sustainability hub to help 5.5m small businesses decarbonise

The Government has launched a new sustainability hub to support Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to save on their energy bills and decarbonise. The UK Business Climate Hub, developed by the Department ...

14 Aug 2023 at 10:29

Home

Google-led initiative to support SMEs in Longford returns for second year

This year sees the return of the Google - Led initiative to support the upskill of Irish small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs). Google, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices have launched the 2023 ...

28 Sept 2023 at 09:33

Government must act to boost net-zero efforts among smaller firms – researchers

The Government must act urgently to rapidly scale up decarbonisation efforts among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to help achieve national net-zero targets, leading researchers have warned. The group, ...

05 Oct 2023 at 15:28

City

British Business Bank says ‘social benefit’ is high as it swings to yearly loss

The Government-owned British Business Bank has said UK taxpayers will feel the long-term benefits of plugging billions of pounds into small firms after revealing it swung to a loss of more than £147 million ...

25 Sept 2023 at 08:14

Budget measures for small businesses ‘too little too late’ for SMEs

Small firms and business groups have welcomed moves to boost growth and ease the tax burden in the spring Budget, but cautioned measures did not go far enough and were “too little too late”. Billed by the ...

06 Mar 2024 at 16:11

Pubs ‘raise glass’ to Chancellor’s small firms boost

Britain’s publicans and brewers will be “raising a glass to the Chancellor” after measures were unveiled in the autumn statement to help small firms by slashing business rate bills across the sector. But ...

22 Nov 2023 at 16:19

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