FEATURE ARTICLE
How Irish firms can get help to diversify into new markets
 

Sunday Independent: Given the high level of uncertainty facing companies operating in the global marketplace, Irish exporters must broaden their horizons like never before.


Apply here for the first call of the Online Retail Scheme before Wednesday, 5th December.


INDUSTRY NEWS
Irish CEOs view Brexit and skills shortage as big challenges
RTE Online
 

Deloitte and Enterprise Ireland hosted the CEO Forum at Dublin Castle last week. The forum was an opportunity for chief executives to network and discuss the business landscape.


Irish businesses confident despite economic risks, survey finds
Irish Times
 

A considerable majority of Irish business leaders intend to expand their businesses despite macroeconomic issues, which could trouble the country’s competitiveness, a survey has found.


Finding the next generation of Irish giants
Irish Independent
 

Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon discusses the agency's drive to help homegrown firms scale up.


Clock ticks on €1.25m fund to help Irish online retailers
Newstalk
 

Applications for a new €1.25 million fund to help retailers' online growth will close on 5th December. The fund is targeted at retailers to encourage the acceleration of their online offerings.


Finance 4 Growth Workshop, 5th December
 

The Finance for Growth workshops demonstrate how financial information can be used to assist in strategic decisions to grow your business. Register today for the Dublin event taking place on 5th December.


Minister tells British and Irish financial services sector to strengthen ties
Business World
 

Over 80 senior executives representing financial services and technology companies from Ireland and the UK, gathered in the Irish Embassy in London last week for Enterprise Ireland’s 13th annual financial services dinner.


Dublin-based Irish Fairy Door Company signs 'game-changer' global animation deal
Irish Independent
 

Dublin based firm, the Irish Fairy Door Company has signed a ‘game-changer’ global animation deal that will bring characters from fairy stories to our screens next year.


Aid:Tech wins overall Innovation of the Year Award 2018
Irish Times
 

Dublin software company Aid:Tech, which has developed a secure way to deliver aid to people around the world using its blockchain-based platform, has won the overall Innovation of the Year Award 2018.


Cork firm ApisProtect gets €1.5m funding for bee monitoring tech
Irish Times
 

Cork-based agricultural technology firm ApisProtect will create 25 jobs over the next three years following a €1.5 million investment boost.


As Brexit looms, Ireland is taking the lead on preparing its businesses
Yahoo Finance
 

'From even the week before the referendum in June 2016, we’ve been telling our clients to prepare for a no-deal Brexit' - Jonathan McMillan, the head of Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit unit, told Yahoo Finance UK.


Ambition Germany - Wednesday, 7th December


StoryStock has the ‘write stuff’ to build brand tribes
Silicon Republic
 

Based in Tralee, StoryStock is the creator of the TribeStarter ecosystem for brands to source original content from their biggest advocates. 


Firm’s implant gets thumbs up at awards
Irish Examiner
 

The winner of this year’s InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn competition, Loci Orthopaedics, is a medtech company with an ambitious agenda — to disrupt the €550m thumb joint surgery market.


Tech firm UX Design Institute raises €500,000 in first funding round
Irish Independent
 

UX Design Institute has closed its first funding round after securing €500,000 from Enterprise Ireland and a number of private investors.


How to brand for success in the USA #GlobalAmbition
 

Irish companies selling in the US market should use branding and marketing communications that are more direct and more Irish than they would use at home.


LearnUpon: Delivering learning management excellence with industry-leading customer support #IrishAdvantage
 

LearnUpon was founded in early 2012 with the vision of building an enterprise level Learning Management System (LMS) platform that is quick to set up and easy to use. 


UPCOMING EVENTS
27 Nov 2018: Businss Opportunities Seminar with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
28 Nov 2018: InterTradeIreland OGP Intermediate Workshop, Dublin
5th Dec 2018: Finance 4 Growth, Dublin
7th Dec 2018: Ambition Germany, Westmeath