Thursday 5 December 2013

Ireland No. 1 for Business

Ireland No. 1 for Business

Ireland is now ranked by Forbes as the number 1 country globally for business. Despite its recent economic woes Ireland tops the influential ranking list and is still a favoured Business destination for many of the worlds leading multi national business concerns and recognised global Business brands with 8 out of the top 10 global technology Businesses and 15 of the top 25 medical device companies located here. According to Forbes 

“There are now more than 1,000 overseas companies with a presence in Ireland and they employ 150,000 of the nation’s 1.9 million workers.”

Ireland's Business corporations tax rate of 12.5 % affords multi - national companies the opportunity of basing their headquarters in Ireland in order to benefit from a taxation level not available to them in their country of origin. Brands such as Intel, Google,  Ebay are examples to name a few.

Setting up a Business in Ireland can not only benefit the larger business concerns but indeed can be a viable alternative for any small to medium sized Business and particularly those with global export potential.

 

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