Posted on 11/25/2005 10:41:49 PM PST by Murtyo
A report from cross-border trade group InterTradeIreland shows that there are 324,000 entrepreneurs on the island of Ireland.
"Entrepreneurship in Island of Ireland", published in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland, shows that 253,000 are based in the Republic and 71,000 in Northern Ireland. These figures include owner managers of existing companies and new entrepreneurs.
'These figures show a very high level of owner managed businesses on the island with 9% of the adult population involved,' said Dr Eileen McGloin of InterTradeIreland, one of the report's authors. She said this figure was one of the highest in the EU, and was close to the US figure of 10%.
But Dr McGloin pointed out that in the US new businesses were being created at a much faster rate and the number of businesses growing significantly was much higher.
Now if they could just do something about those thatched roofs.
LOL - Although I daresay that there's many of us here in SoFlo who would gladly take a thatched roof over tarp after Wilma...
However, the Irish government have not brought about any real free market reform - our Thatcherite Revolution was stillborn in that sense, the PDs want a laissez faire economy - but Fianna Fail are still stuck with 17th century mercantilism - they pander to the closed shops and the grossly bloated public sector!!
Still, may entreprenueralism stay with the people of Ireland, maybe someday a government may follow suit.
Note to Bertie: Ever hear of Adam Smith?
"Now if they could just do something about those thatched roofs."
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