Enterprise News 19 June

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brexit strategy: 5 first steps for Irish businesses preparing for Brexit

Valitacell secures €2m in new funding

Bringing Ireland’s fintech finest to Money20/20 Europe

The start-up figuring out finances for freelancers

Rocket scientist says space the place for budding entrepreneurs

3 Irish companies secure over €5m from Horizon 2020 SME instrument

UL pharma centre receives €1.3m funding to clean up industry’s act

'A new period of economic revival' - Irish-based companies at SelectUSA investment Summit

Forex future will be in the cloud

Seven Irish start-ups given the secret formula for success at Coca-Cola HQ

REDF Regional Information Sessions

€1m Regional Entrepreneurship Competitive Start Fund (CSF)

FinTech €500,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF)

Be Prepared Grant

UPCOMING EVENTS

21st June 2017: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Act 2017, Dublin

22nd June 2017: Excel at Growth - Strategic Business Planning, Dublin

28th June 2017: Learning Tech Ireland 2017, Dublin

28th June 2017: Fuelling Ambition Roadshow, Co. Cavan

Businesses must get Brexit-ready - that means being Lean

Sunday Independent: Lean is a proven business practice that continuously delivers greater value for businesses while using fewer resources.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brexit strategy: 5 first steps for Irish businesses preparing for Brexit
Silicon Republic

Anne Lanigan, Enterprise Ireland’s Brexit lead, kicks off a series on how Irish businesses can prepare for Brexit with a focus on strategy.

Valitacell secures €2m in new funding
RTE

Early-stage biotechnology company Valitacell has secured €2.02m in funding through the latest round of Horizon 2020 SME instrument Phase 2.

Bringing Ireland’s fintech finest to Money20/20 Europe
Silicon Republic

Tom Holgersson is Enterprise Ireland’s fintech market adviser for the Nordics. In a matter of days, he’ll be welcoming the largest cohort of fintech companies ever to visit the Nordics to join him for Money20/20 Europe.

The start-up figuring out finances for freelancers
Irish Times

Trezeo is a new solution to end the precarious finances of the self-employed by providing subscribers with a regular, defined income.

Rocket scientist says space the place for budding entrepreneurs
Irish Times

The man behind one of the world’s first rocket launches from a private site has called on Irish spacetech firms to focus on small satellites if they want to get ahead.

3 Irish companies secure over €5m from Horizon 2020 SME instrument
Horizon 2020

Three Irish companies were successful in securing almost €5.33 million between them from a total budget of €99.96 million under phase 2 of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument.

UL pharma centre receives €1.3m funding to clean up industry’s act
Irish Tech News

New research projects being carried out at a leading national technology centre will help biopharmaceutical companies in Ireland improve their manufacturing processes and increase competitiveness.

'A new period of economic revival' - Irish-based companies at SelectUSA investment Summit
Irish Independent

US-based Enterprise Ireland officials attended the event, which is the most high profile initiative in the country to connect global companies and facilitate business investment.

Forex future will be in the cloud
Irish Examiner

The one-year-old start-up has been first to market with a cloud-based foreign exchange processing engine which connects banking payment products to the wholesale foreign exchange marketplace.

Seven Irish start-ups given the secret formula for success at Coca-Cola HQ
Irish Independent

Seven of Ireland’s brightest business minds from the fastest growing food and drink start-ups in the country were selected to participate in the Thrive Project, a joint partnership between Coca-Cola and Enterprise Ireland.

REDF Regional Information Sessions

Enterprise Ireland will host regional information sessions on submitting applications under the new Regional Enterprise Development Fund of up to €60m - read more for dates and locations.

€1m Regional Entrepreneurship Competitive Start Fund (CSF)

Win up to €50k per company with Enterprise Ireland's Regional Entrepreneurship CSF - call opens on 21 June to start-ups who are based outside of Co. Dublin and closes at 3pm on 5 July.

FinTech €500,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF)

A lifestyle choice led to Hesus Inoma’s decision to set up WeSavvy, a digital insurance platform. A previous winner of Enterprise Ireland's Fintech CSF, this is his advice on making your application.

Be Prepared Grant

Up to €5,000 is available for Enterprise Ireland client companies with the Be Prepared Grant, designed to help SMEs develop an action plan.