Tagged: SME
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EU SME support network launched News
08.02.2008 Enterprise Europe Network, a new European support network for business, particularly small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has been launched.Categories: Government, CIOTags: SME, European Commission, -
SMEs to benefit from €60m growth fund News
06.02.2008 Enterprise Ireland has announced a €60m growth fund to help Irish small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve scale.Tags: SME, Enterprise Ireland -
Collaborate to innovate News
06.02.2008 Ireland’s economy is undergoing a correction, a readjustment, or the beginning of a full-blown recession, depending on the disposition of the economist you’re reading, which... -
O2 reveals mobile back-up plan for businesses News
05.02.2008 Mobile operator O2 has introduced a new SIM card back-up service to allow business users to retrieve key contacts and numbers if they lose or damage their phone.Categories: Comms -
SMEs to outspend corporates on IT News
05.02.2008 Spending on IT by small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be higher proportionally than the overall IT spend by companies worldwide, analyst firm IDC has predicted.Categories: Business -
‘VoIP? What’s that?’, say majority of SME bosses News
22.01.2008 Less than half of small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) owner-managers (43pc) have heard of voice over internet protocol (VoIP), while 5pc have not heard of wireless...Categories: Comms -
SME staff resistant to CRM News
30.11.2007 Four fifths of senior executives cite employee resistance to using customer relationship management (CRM) software as the biggest hurdle they face when implementing the... -
Govt invests €6.7m in 22 business centres News
19.11.2007 Start-ups around Ireland are set to benefit from a key €6.74m investment by the Government in 22 Community Enterprise Centre projects. The investment will see the expansion of...Categories: Business -
Slow take-up of Govt-backed tech check scheme News
10.10.2007 Only 150 out of a potential 1,000 business have signed up for a technology check-up scheme that aims to identify ways of boosting productivity and profitability in SMEs.Tags: SME, -
Skype releases small business package News
24.08.2007 Skype has unveiled a new business package for small enterprises.Categories: -
European SMEs have false sense of security News
24.07.2007 SMEs across Europe have been warned of increasing use of unsafe websites and applications by employees.Categories: CIOTags: SME, -
Businesses unaware of employees’ online activities News
18.07.2007 The majority of SMEs in Ireland are unaware that they are liable for the online activities of their employees. Just 37pc of firms are aware with the remainder running the... -
SMEs need to be ready for the 24x7 global economy News
18.07.2007 The deputy president of Chambers Ireland and HP’s e-commerce guru Dr Chris Coughlan said that Irish SMEs are central to the next phase of Ireland’s economic success, but warned...Tags: SME, Chambers Ireland -
‘Hassle factor’ influences SME outsourcing News
09.07.2007 Conventional wisdom says that IT outsourcing is more appropriate for larger companies. Given their scale, they have most to benefit if an outsourcing move goes well and have the...Categories: BusinessTags: SME, Outsourcing -
SMEs reluctant to hire dedicated IT staff News
06.06.2007 Irish SMEs (small to medium-sized enterprises) are losing up to 15pc of their working week due to IT issues, an iReach survey on behalf of BT has revealed.Categories: Business -
All work and some play for Irish bosses News
05.06.2007 Some 67pc of small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) managers phone or email the office while on holiday, according to the annual SME lifestyle survey carried out by O2 Ireland.Tags: SME -
Power surge News
30.05.2007 The pharmaceutical industry is one to which the Irish Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has long paid particular attention as it seeks to attract and retain inward industrial...Tags: SME, Enterprise -
1,500 new jobs potential from 330 new businesses News
10.04.2007 An estimated 1,500 new jobs could be created by up to 330 new businesses across the country if the aims and objectives of a new €21m Government investment in Community...Categories:Tags: SME