New data on SMEs in Northern Ireland

The ERC launched some new data on SMEs in Northern Ireland at the Entrepreneurship in Action event organised by Invest Northern Ireland in Armagh on 12th November. Nola Hewitt-Dundas presented findings from the Micro-business Northern Ireland report, and Karen Bonner presented findings from the Northern Ireland Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report. On the same day we also published more data and analysis in the new Northern Ireland Local Growth Dashboard. The research findings show that the number of people in Northern Ireland becoming entrepreneurs has risen significantly in recent years, while its micro-firms (those employing 1-9 people), are the most profitable in the UK and more likely to export than most other regions.

The reports are  also available from the DfE website via the links below:

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/understanding-micro-businesses-northern-ireland

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/ni-local-growth-dashboard-2018

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/publications/global-entrepreneurship-monitor-gem-uk-ni-report-2017