Isme: Confidence at highest level for five years

Business confidence in the small and medium enterprise sector is the highest it has been for five years.

The first quarterly business trends survey results for 2012 carried out by Isme, the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, has found the highest levels of confidence in five years.

However, the organisation’s chief executive Mark Fielding sounded a note of caution over the optimism of his members.