PHOTO GALLERY: Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Week event “Investing in your Business” at Lawlor’s Hotel, Naas

Photos by Michael Donnelly

Bank of Ireland National Enterprise Week hosted an event entitled “Investing in your Business” which took place at Lawlor’s Hotel, Naas.

As part of its National Enterprise Week, Bank of Ireland held a series of events nationwide to help local businesses shape the best investment strategy for their business.

Launched in conjunction with National Enterprise Week, new Bank of Ireland SME research shows that 78% of Irish SMEs are confident in their ability to borrow if additional capital is required over the next twelve months, and almost one quarter (23%) already intend to borrow in the coming year.

Just over one in three (34%) SMEs identified no change in their volume of borrowing in the last few years.

While Brexit is a concern for 48%, along with staff recruitment and retention worries, 53% feel positive about the Irish economy in the next twelve months with more than half (57%) expecting turnover to grow.