What’s holding your business back?
Take our free 5-minute survey and help identify the biggest business and technology challenges facing Irish SMEs.
Tell us what is slowing your business down. You get instant, practical results – and we use the anonymised data to show what is affecting businesses like yours across the region.
We’re not telling you what your problems are. We’re asking.
Every week we hear the same frustrations from owners and managers across Munster and Leinster. This survey turns those conversations into real data, so we can focus our advice, events and webinars on what matters most to you.
Instant results
See your top priorities and practical next steps the moment you finish.
Sector findings
Everyone who takes part receives the anonymised results when the survey closes.
Expert follow-up
Invitations to webinars and events on the top issues, plus a free, no-obligation review if you want one.
Which ones are hitting your business?
The survey covers the ten business and technology challenges we hear about most from Irish SMEs – from admin and knowledge to cyber security and AI. Pick the ones that matter to you.
- 01Knowledge locked in one person’s head
What happens when the person who knows how everything works is off or leaves? - 02Manual reporting and admin waste
How many hours disappear into spreadsheets and re-keying every week? - 03Slow quotes and proposals
How many deals do you lose waiting on a quote? - 04No real-time view of the business
Do you know how today is going, or only at month end? - 05Too many disconnected systems
Are you paying for Microsoft 365 tools while still working in spreadsheets? - 06Cyber attacks, ransomware and phishing
If you were hit tomorrow, how long would you be down? - 07Downtime and backups nobody has tested
When did you last prove you could restore? - 08NIS2 and compliance burden
If a customer asked for proof of security, could you give it? - 09Unsure where to start with AI and Copilot
Is AI a risk, an opportunity, or both? - 10Unpredictable IT costs and slow support
Do IT bills and fixes arrive as surprises?
Five minutes, one clearer picture
Step 1 of 4
Which of these are affecting your business? Choose as many as apply
How much is each one affecting you?
About your business
Which three matter most over the next 12 months?
Pick up to three from the challenges you chose.
Your top priorities
Get the sector findings and your free review
Add your details and we will send you the anonymised results when the survey closes, invite you to webinars and events on the top issues, and offer a free, no-obligation review with an account manager.
Ask. Learn. Act.
Survey
Five minutes, ten pain points. Tell us what is affecting your business and get instant results.
Learn
We share the anonymised findings and run webinars and events on the top three issues.
Act
Book a free, no-obligation review and get a practical plan for your business.
Free. Confidential. No obligation.
Your individual answers will not be sold or shared. Only aggregated, anonymised results are used to identify trends. There is no obligation to buy anything. See our privacy policy.
Before you start
How long does it take?
About five minutes. It is designed to be quick, so you can highlight what is affecting your business without taking time away from running it.
Who is it for?
Owners, directors and managers of Irish small and medium-sized businesses in any sector, whether you have in-house IT, an external provider or nobody at all.
What happens to my answers?
Your individual answers are never sold or shared. We combine them with other responses to find common trends, and only anonymised results are published.
Is this a sales pitch?
No. You get your results whether or not you leave your details, and there is no obligation. If you would like help, a free review is available.
What do I get back?
Instant results with practical next steps, the anonymised sector findings by email when the survey closes, and invitations to related webinars and events.