Micro Business Statistics

helen.courtney

Does anyone have any statistics on the number of micro businesses there are in Ireland? A micro business is defined as less than 10 people and < 10 m in turnover. There seems to be very little available on this from government sources. thanks

amen

I always considered a micro business as one with <2 people (most likely 1).

A good example would be http://www.bingocardcreator.com/

not irish but a micro business

I think <10 people and turnover <10million is most small business in Ireland.

helen.courtney

Hi, thanks for that, you are right from an Irish context, but the definition of a micro enterprise comes from the EU, and sorry I was wrong on that one aspect of the definition, but its <10 people and turnover of < 2million pa. This definition was adopted in 2005.

Fergal C

Have you tried http://www.cso.ie/ or http://www.revenue.ie/. I don't know if the CSO have the info you are looking for, but they could be worth a phone call. My experience is that their staff are very helpful.

StupidLikeAFox

ISME could be worth a look too, and the Small Firms Association might help too

helen.courtney

thanks everyone, there doesnt seem to be much current statistics out there on this due the nature of micro businesses.Ill presevere!!