As the weeks go on, so do our members concerns for their business, their staff and the economy. We want to ensure each and every one of you that ISME is working tirelessly to make sure your concerns are heard by our team, support bodies and by government.

To help us gather a greater picture of the state of SMEs today we have launched a survey regarding COVID-19 and the impact it is having on your business. If you have already taken part, thank you – if not, you can take the 2-minute survey here.

We have decided to hold a LIVE Q&A session, with myself and our HR Advisor, Cait Lynch on Tuesday the 21st of April at 11am. This is open to members and non members. All questions should be emailed to ciara@isme.ie before 5pm on Friday the 17th April.

Some areas covered will be: HR, Financial Supports and Lobbying for SMEs. If you wish to join us for the LIVE session you can email Ciara at the address above. Senders details will not be revealed during the session.

ISME Skillnet was delighted to announce the introduction of Free Webinars to help our SMEs navigate these difficult times.

We know that times are tough for your business, and that you need liquidity right now. The ISME Chairman has written to An Taoiseach and to the Finance Minister looking for the working capital you need, and we will continue to press for it.

We look forward to hosting our first LIVE FAQ session and hope you will get involved by submitting questions before 5pm on Friday the 17th April and joining us on Tuesday. If you have any other suggestions as to how we can help you navigate these difficult times, please let us know.

Kind Regards,

Neil McDonnell

ISME CEO