Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D. officially opened Showcase – Ireland’s Creative Expo at the RDS in Dublin yesterday. Showcase is one of Ireland’s most important international trade fairs and will welcome buyers from 2,580 retail businesses from 26 countries worldwide. 

Sunday Independent: The latest Enterprise Ireland SBIR challenge, in partnership with the HSE, focuses on avoidable complications associated with diabetes, and encourages innovators to come up with solutions.

The full list of Brexit supports is now included in our new Brexit brochure available to download here: 

Enterprise Ireland's consistent message since the UK referendum has been to prepare for a hard Brexit. It has provided, perhaps the only certainty possible in the current uncharted waters: hope for the best but plan for the worst.

A consortium of engineering and manufacturing companies has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to fill a skills gap faced by equipment manufacturing firms and boost exports.

Enterprise Ireland has backed numerous startups involved in the wider marketing, advertising, entertainment and media industries.

If you want to prepare your business for customs after Brexit, register here to access Enterprise Ireland's free Customs Insights course.

Enterprise Ireland has revealed its 2019 Competitive Start Fund which will provide up to €50,000 in equity funding for up to 15 successful entrepreneurs and start-ups in all sectors.

One of Ireland’s most important international trade fairs welcomes buyers from 2,580 retail businesses from 26 countries worldwide to the RDS this week.

Europe is a hotbed of fintech and e-commerce promise, underpinned by revolutions in open banking, apps and blockchain. Discover the 25 European start-ups to keep an eye out for in 2019.

The Agile Innovation Fund allows companies to access up to 50% in support of innovation projects. Find out more here.

If you have a good idea or a new business, get applying. The search is on for participants of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs (IBYE) 2019 programme, which is a €2m investment fund to help get businesses off the ground.

Over the past five years, Modular Automation, a 32 year-old Shannon-based company that delivers advanced technological solutions for the manufacturing industry, has grown its business significantly thanks to export success.

The Market Discovery Fund is designed to help companies meet the key challenges of market research, helping businesses take their first steps into new markets.

VR Education is a virtual reality (VR) software and technology group based in Waterford, Ireland. Dedicated to transforming the delivery methods of education and corporate training by utilising VR technologies, VR Education delivers a fully-immersive virtual learning experience.

Enterprise Ireland client companies can increase their exposure to overseas businesses and can avail of several marketing opportunities through the #IrishAdvantage campaign. Find out how you can register your business here.