Survey reveals level of gloom among SME owners

More than 58% of SME owners believe the current business situation in Ireland is stagnant or worse then the previous three months.

That is according to the latest quarterly survey of SME's carried out by office supplier Viking.

The survey also found that the majority feel the current environment is gloomy but, nearly two thirds or 60% of those surveyed say that they expect to grow their business in 2014.