Funding freeze shows signs of thawing out

With the eurozone crisis showing no sign of letting up and the Irish economy receding in the last quarter, Brian O’Grady looks at what the current climate is like for start-up businesses seeking investment

MINISTER for Jobs Richard Bruton promises to help fund 5,000 businesses with a view to creating 100,000 jobs over the next five years.

“If we are to turn this country around and create a new economy which can support the levels of employment we need, central to that will be dynamic Irish companies,” he said in October.