FEATURE ARTICLE
How lean helps firms mean business and be competitive
Sunday Independent
by Richard Keegan
 

Sunday Independent: 

"Irish exporters can't just be good, they must be better" - more than 1,000 companies have used Enterprise Ireland 'lean business' supports to take practical steps to become more competitive and improve as exporters.


INDUSTRY NEWS
Portwest’s Harry Hughes named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
Silicon Republic
 

The Mayo-based family company Portwest designs and manufactures specialist workwear and took the overall award at the 20th annual awards in Dublin. 


A disruptive force in international recruitment
Today FM
 

Hire Up's founders spoke to Today FM's Sunday Business Show about their plans for the tech start-up to be a "disruptive force in the international recruitment industry".


Dublin startup Coroflo going with the flow
Irish Examiner
 

Coroflo, the company behind the first accurate breast milk flow monitor, has been boosted by a €900k funding round and a public mention from billionaire business magnate Richard Branson.


Enterprise Ireland invests in marine protein firm BII
Irish Independent
 

Enterprise Ireland has invested €750,000 in Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII), the marine ingredients manufacturer owned by a consortium of Killybegs fishermen. 


GlycoSelect Completes €450,000 Seed Round
Business Plus
 

Biotech specialist, GlycoSelect, has completed a seed funding round of €450,000 with investments from Enterprise Ireland and KBI Biopharma.


The future of tech is female, but toxic culture must end first
Irish Times
 

Many of the impressive female-founded firms born of late have blossomed on the back of increased funding and scaling support from organisations such as Enterprise Ireland. 


Creche platform making childcare as easy as ABC
Irish Examiner
 

Online platform ChildDiary was inspired by extensive amounts of pre-school paperwork, and can save up to 22 hours per month previously spent on admin in childcare centres and creches.


EY Awards: Jack Teeling named best emerging entrepreneur
Irish Times
 

Jack Teeling of Teeling Whiskey Distillery in Dublin has been awarded the EY Emerging Entrepreneur Award 2017. Teeling founded the company in 2012, making it the first distillery to open in Dublin in more than 125 years.


MassChallenge Cork to connect start-ups with Boston
Silicon Republic
 

20 start-ups in the life sciences, medtech and digital health space have a chance to join a globally renowned MassChallenge bootcamp in Cork.


Export Summit to help companies throughout Ireland grow overseas markets
Irish Times
 

Companies throughout Ireland with an ambition to grow internationally are invited to register for the very first Export Summit which takes place in Galway on November 9th.


Global Aisa Matters Conference
Enterprise Ireland
 

The Global Asia Matters Business Summit Going Global Faster: The New Asia Reality, takes place in Dublin on 8 November. Enterprise Ireland clients can avail of a 20% ticket discount using the promotional code AsiaMatters2017.


eCommerce workshops for SMEs
 

Six eCommerce workshops for SMEs selling online are taking place in various locations around Ireland - the workshops are free to Enterprise Ireland clients. 


What is Knowledge Transfer?
Knowledge Transfer Ireland

What is Knowledge Transfer?

 

 

How does Knowledge Transfer work and what are the benefits? To find out more, view this animation produced by Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI).


 

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS
2 Nov 2017: eCommerce Workshop, Dublin
8 Nov 2017: Taking Care of Business, Dublin
9 Nov 2017: Export Summit, Galway
13 Nov 2017: Enterprise Ireland Graduate Programme closing date
30 Nov 2017: Managing Successful Innovation Projects, Dublin