Growth trend for start-ups ongoing

NEW business start-ups showed further growth in 2006, maintaining an unbroken trend since 2002.

As a result, one-in-10 Irish adults describe themselves as early stage entrepreneurs — and the growth in business confidence is set to grow again in 2007.

Statistics published yesterday by the Business Start-up Barometer from Bank of Ireland, based on data compiled by Vision-Net.ie, shows company registrations increased by 11% in 2006 to just under 20,000.