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Mixed fortunes for SMEs but key is staying in contact with banks
It's a cliché of our time that the top economic priority is to "get banks lending again". We hear of cash-strapped but otherwise healthy companies going to the wall because lending institutions refuse to offer a credit lifeline.
Tales of thrift keep 'em hooked
IN peace times, a group of accountants would have a hard time gathering a crowd of dozens, so it's a telling sign when 350 business people throng a number crunchers' event, particularly one that kicks off at the ungodly hour of 7.30am.
IT changes 'save firms thousands'
Businesses could save tens of thousands of euro and stave off redundancies by making simple changes to IT systems, consultants have claimed.
ISME claim social partnership 'dead in water'
Smaller businesses have urged the scrapping of the social partnership to get the country back on track.
How swine flu gave a helping hand to one company
FOR most companies, the advent of swine flu brought a potential logistical nightmare and an expensive headache; for Duleek-based Pharmaher, the advent of swine flu brought a 10-fold increase in sales of hand sanitiser 'No Germs'.
Statistics tell some home truths on the plunge in property values
THERE are a number of reasons why the perception of what is happening to house prices does not match what is recorded by statistical measures.
Growing pains: most business leaders hoping for tough Budget
MORE than 40pc of Ireland’s business leaders don’t expect any return to growth until 2011 and 84pc of them want the Government to slash public sector spending in the Budget.
Enterprise surge as grants flow to 500 new businesses
A SURVEY of county enterprise boards shows that 500 new businesses have been set up this year, with a huge surge in applications from people considering setting up on their own.
Fund launched to invest in firms
A €26m fund to invest in start-up companies has been launched by Tanaiste Mary Coughlan.
Limerick restaurateur will be in first when banks start lending
AT the height of the Celtic Tiger, restaurateur Padraic Frawley was "robbing Peter to pay Paul" as his lifelong dream of developing a hotel collapsed around him, threatening to take down everything he'd ever worked for.
Inside Small Business
- Planning is now the critical factor for small businesses seeking credit
- Postbank aims to start SME loans by next year
- Kitchenworld rustles up new recipe for success in fast-changing market
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Columnist Comments
• Fight back against high insurance premiums
THE insurance industry is trying to avoid the impact of the recession by ripping off its customers.
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THERE comes a point in life when one becomes convinced that they did things better in the old days. The arguments in favour of this proposition seem quite overwhelming but, since one heard one's parents and grandparents say the same thing, the best policy seems not to mention it -- or at least mention it as little as possible.
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