Key Findings

• The majority of SMEs (80%) plan to invest in their business over the next three months
• Almost two-thirds (65%) of SMEs expect sales to increase in Q4 2018
• More than half (56%) of SMEs are taking steps to prepare for Brexit, with 38 per cent exploring new markets and 26 per cent diversifying their business
• 20% say the UK’s departure from the EU is the biggest challenge they are currently facing
• 88% of Irish SMEs believe government needs to offer greater support
• More than a third of SMEs suffered from a bad debt in the past 12 months