Small business
A selection of publications relating to small businesses in Ireland.
Sector analysis
SMALL BUSINESS FORUM. (2006) Small business is big business: report of the Small Business Forum. Dublin: Small Business Forum. (Presents an analysis of Ireland’s small business sector and the evolving environment in which it operates.)
LAWLESS, M., MCCANN, F. and MCINDOE-CALDER, T. (2012) SMEs in Ireland: stylised facts from the real economy and credit market. Dublin: Central Bank of Ireland.
FARRELLY, R. (2011) Ireland - SMEs in the crisis: employment, industrial relations and local partnership. Dublin: eironline.
BROUGHTON, A. (2011) SMEs in the crisis: employment, industrial relations and local partnership. Dublin: eironline.
Advisory Group for Small Business
Small Business Advisory Group launched, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation press release, 16 June 2011 (Includes list of group members.)
ADVISORY GROUP FOR SMALL BUSINESS. (2011) The voice of small business: a plan for action - report of the Advisory Group for Small Business. Dublin: Advisory Group for Small Business.
Ability of small businesses to succeed and grow underpins future potential for jobs, growth and prosperity - Perry, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation press release, 11 January 2012 (Speech by John Perry TD, Minister for Small Business, on the report of the Advisory Group for Small Business, The voice of small business: a plan for action.)
Surveys
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE. (2008) Small business in Ireland. Pm A8/0552. Dublin: Stationery Office.
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. Business sentiment survey. Dublin: SFA.
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. Jobs sentiment survey. Dublin: SFA.
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. (2011) Employment law survey. Dublin: SFA.
Number of SMEs teleworking doubles: 25% of those who don’t use mobile broadband are considering take up, O2 press release, 9 July 2010
Salary surveys
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. SFA annual pay survey results. Dublin: SFA.
ISME. Wages and conditions of employment report. Dublin: ISME.
Taxation
MEEHAN, M. (2010) Understanding tax for small businesses: a tax guide for SMEs/owner-managed businesses. Dublin: Irish Taxation Institute.
RED C. (2010) SME tax poll. Dublin: Irish Taxation Institute.
Finance
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. Credit conditions survey. Dublin: SFA.
CREDIT SUPPLY CLEARING GROUP. (2010) Your business, your bank. Dublin: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.
LAWLESS, M. and MCCANN, F. (2011) Credit access for small and medium firms: survey evidence for Ireland. Dublin: Central Bank of Ireland.
FORFÁS. (2012) The Irish enterprise funding environment. Dublin: Forfás.
ISME. (2008) Guide to government sponsored grants and support programmes for SMEs. Dublin: ISME.
ENTERPRISE IRELAND. (2011) Seed and venture capital programme report 2010. Dublin: Enterprise Ireland.
Crime
IRISH SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION. National crime survey. Dublin: ISME.
SMALL FIRMS ASSOCIATION. National small business crime survey. Dublin: SFA.