Women in Business 2024
Pathways to parity Women in Business 2024
2024 marks the 20th year of Grant Thornton’s work to monitor and measure the proportion of women occupying senior management roles in mid-market companies
Staying One Step Ahead: Smart Investment Key to Emerging Stronger Once Uncertainty Lifts
Staying One Step Ahead: Smart Investment Key to Emerging Stronger Once Uncertainty Lifts Staying One Step Ahead: Smart Investment Key to Emerging Stronger Once Uncertainty Lifts
survey of mid-market companies, business leaders are cautious about their future investment intentions.
Beyond the Paycheck: Retaining and Attracting Talent in a Transient World
IBR Beyond the Paycheck: Retaining and Attracting Talent in a Transient World
Over the last few years of market shocks and geopolitical tensions, mid-market businesses have grown accustomed to bracing and planning for the unexpected.
The mid-market mindset
Independent Business Review The mid-market mindset
Entrepreneurial spirit maintains optimism as firms look past slowdown and plan for growth
Three Threats the Mid-market Saw Coming in 2023 – and One That Most Didn’t
Independent Business Review Three Threats the Mid-market Saw Coming in 2023 – and One That Most Didn’t
As they entered 2023, most business leaders in the mid-market kept had their focus on three top-of-mind threats: inflation, cyber-attack and the economic
Trading Places: Businesses Shift Trade Routes in Preparation for Economic Recovery
Independent Business Review Trading Places: Businesses Shift Trade Routes in Preparation for Economic Recovery
Mid-market firms using international supply chains have faced significant disruption and headwinds as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, the long tail of

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Labour costs and inflation concerns lead to business sentiment decline

08 Apr 2024

New research released today by Grant Thornton has revealed that Irish businesses’ optimism about the outlook of Ireland’s economy for the next 12 months has slipped slightly, falling five points from 78% to 73% according to the latest International Business Report (IBR).


Businesses in Ireland see fall in number of women in senior management roles

08 Mar 2024

Grant Thornton research has revealed a drop in the number of women in senior management roles recorded in the past year. The findings in the annual Women in Business Report - part of the firm’s mid-market business survey - found just 36% of Irish businesses reported women in senior management roles in 2024.


Optimism increases among Irish businesses in the first half of 2023 as economic constraints ease

18 Sep 2023

Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report finds that 78% of Irish businesses are optimistic for the economic outlook over the course of the next 12 months.