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Almost 22.5k new Irish companies formed in 2018 - a new record.
2018 was a record breaking year for start-ups in Ireland with 22,493 new companies being formed, up slightly from the previous record (22,380) in 2017.
One in five new companies operate in the professional services sector, with the second and third most popular industries being finance (15%) and social & personal services (12%). Construction and wholesale & retail complete the top 5 most popular industries with 2,356 and 1,970 company start-ups respectively.
Dublin remains the most popular area for start-ups with almost 46% of new companies having a registered address in the county. Cork is the next most popular area with one in ten start-ups formed there.
Galway, Limerick and Kildare are the next most popular counties and account for approximately 4% of companies apiece.
If your business targets start-ups or Irish companies in general, this represents a great opportunity to expand your sales pipeline and increase revenue.
Vision-net.ie provides users with simple and user-friendly search options and filters to allow them to quickly and easily segment the Irish corporate landscape in any way they see fit.
- Identify new leads by size from the Top 1,000 companies to medium sized or smaller entities.
- Segment your target grouping by area and distribute quality leads geographically.
- Pre-Screen your list by Risk Rating to remove companies with a high risk of business failure.
Once you're happy with the criteria that you've entered, you can export this data in list format for your sales team to contact.
In seconds, they'll be able to view details of the industry type, location, risk level, financials and contact details - where available - associated with each of the relevant companies.
To start putting together a segmented list, simply login to Vision-net.ie today.
Insolvency Notices
1,666
The number of companies that have collapsed this year. This figure is up 23% compared to last year
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PREDICTIVE CREDIT REPORTS
Our Credit Reports are predicting over 80% of insolvencies at up to 6 months in advance.
Appointments
LIQUIDATORS
- 32 Companies
E8 (Notice Of Appointment Of Receiver)
- 0 Company
EXAMINERS
- 0 Company
Meetings of Creditors
3rd of January, 2019
2nd of January, 2019
1st of January, 2019
22nd of December, 2018
Read MoreClosures
164
The number of companies that have closed this week.
New Startups
New Companies
- 363 Companies
New Businesses
- 475 Businesses
Important Changes
Changed Status
- 657 Companies
HIGH COURT NOTICES
- 2 Companies
Strike off & Struck off Companies
Strike Off
- 245 Companies
Struck Off
- 0 Company