Business survey finds confidence growing

EIGHTY-EIGHT per cent of respondents to a local survey are confident the Irish economy will continue to grow and have a positive impact on the growth of their own businesses.

Organised by the Sandyford Business District Association and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, the results of the business survey conducted among companies in the region were released to coincide with the launch of the new Sandyford Business District.

Four major business parks in the region РCentral Park, Sandyford Business Park, South County Business Park and Stillorgan Business Park ̱ are coming together under one umbrella group, the Sandyford Business District.

The launch was aimed at highlighting the commercial benefits of the district that is already home to more than 700 national and multi-national companies such as Microsoft Ireland, Vodafone Ireland and SoftCo.

The launch also featured the introduction of the official website (www.sbd.ie) and a video to key business and property contacts.

At last Thursday’s launch, the results of the survey conducted among a sample size of resident companies in November 2014 were released.

Some 71 per cent of those surveyed are planning to add to their current staff numbers, with over 300 potential jobs in the region within the next 18 months alone.