Are Irish business owners content to stay small?

Dr. Jane Bourke joins Anthony McDonnell on this episode of Insights, to explain why Irish small businesses are content to keep their business to their current scale, with only 1 in 4 looking to grow into a national or international business. 
Jane co-authored the study – Micro-Business Report in Ireland (https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/mandc/newsimagesnew/april2019/Micro-BusinessinIrelandReporte-version.pdf) – which surveyed 1,500 Irish micro-businesses to identify their ambition, innovation and adoption of digital technology.
She discusses the study's findings, the importance of micro-businesses in Ireland, why they don't want to scale, and how government policy runs counter to the ambitions of these business owners.
Insights, the CUBS UCC podcast presented by Anthony McDonnell, Professor of Human Resource Management, finds out about the new and ground-breaking research and ideas from CUBS lecturers that are making an impact on society in Ireland and abroad. 
 
From business to Brexit, management to marketing, the Insights podcast brings you fresh perspectives and different ways of thinking from CUBS UCC.
For more information visit cubsucc.com (https://www.cubsucc.com/)
Insights is produced by LastCastMedia.com (http://www.lastcastmedia.com)
 

Show Notes

Dr. Jane Bourke joins Anthony McDonnell on this episode of Insights, to explain why Irish small businesses are content to keep their business to their current scale, with only 1 in 4 looking to grow into a national or international business. 

Jane co-authored the study – Micro-Business Report in Ireland – which surveyed 1,500 Irish micro-businesses to identify their ambition, innovation and adoption of digital technology.

She discusses the study's findings, the importance of micro-businesses in Ireland, why they don't want to scale, and how government policy runs counter to the ambitions of these business owners.

Insights, the CUBS UCC podcast presented by Anthony McDonnell, Professor of Human Resource Management, finds out about the new and ground-breaking research and ideas from CUBS lecturers that are making an impact on society in Ireland and abroad. 

 

From business to Brexit, management to marketing, the Insights podcast brings you fresh perspectives and different ways of thinking from CUBS UCC.

For more information visit cubsucc.com

Insights is produced by LastCastMedia.com

 

What is Insights: the CUBS podcast?

Insights brings you the latest news and events from the Cork University Business School as well as finding out about some of the most interesting and ground-breaking research being carried out in the school that is making an impact not just in Cork, Munster and Ireland but beyond.

Insights is a co-production with CUBS UCC and LastCastMedia.com.