Enterprise News 25 September 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tipperary solar water pump inventor wins big at National Ploughing Championships

Robots milk opportunity as agriculture ploughs ahead

15-year-old scoops top prize at innovation awards for tractor invention

Irish tech firm to create 40 new jobs

Irish start-up CloudKPI begins Women’s Start-up Lab journey

Cawley to chair peer-to-peer lender Linked Finance

Irish start-up Mingo aims to bring cryptocurrency to the masses

Irish women bosses can lead the Brexit charge

Nationwide Events For National Women’s Enterprise Day

NY’s largest health care provider partners with Irish companies Technopath and Salaso

Dairygold opens multi-million euro campus in Mallow

Minister D’Arcy travels Europe to promote Irish financial services

€750k Competitive Start Fund

Showcasing Irish SaaS start-ups

Trade & Investment Mission to Singapore and Japan with 60 client companies - Follow on Twitter

UPCOMING EVENTS

28 Sept 2017: Identifying Innovation Opportunities for Growth

29 Sept 2017: Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneurs closing date.

10 Oct 2017: Business Planning for Growth, Cork

Tánaiste says post-Brexit world offers opportunities for Ireland in Asia

Irish Times: Ireland’s position in the EU and the Eurozone in a post-Brexit world offers significant opportunities for Irish companies in Asia, Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald said on the first day of a trade mission to the region.

Firms looking east can bridge the gap to Estonian market

Sunday Independent: If your company is interested in expanding to eastern Europe, there are good reasons to consider Estonia. Business people in Ireland and Estonia share a positive attitude, making both tech scenes fun and collaborative.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tipperary solar water pump inventor wins big at National Ploughing Championships
Silicon Republic

There were 11 winners at Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Awards at the National Ploughing Championships, including a solar water pump.

Robots milk opportunity as agriculture ploughs ahead
Irish Times

The future of agriculture - An Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald TD with Enterprise Ireland CEO Julie Sinnamon at the Robotics and Drives stand at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships.

15-year-old scoops top prize at innovation awards for tractor invention
Farmers Journal

Jack Nagle, a 15-year-old entrepreneur from Co Kerry, won the People's Choice Award for his Tractor Safe Lock device at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships.

Irish tech firm to create 40 new jobs
Irish Independent

Irish tech firm Tandem HR Solutions is creating 40 new jobs over the next three years after it raised €2m in Seed Funding.

Irish start-up CloudKPI begins Women’s Start-up Lab journey
Silicon Republic

Irish-founded SaaS start-up CloudKPI is one of 12 selected by the prestigious Women’s Start-up Lab for Batch 12 of the programme.

Cawley to chair peer-to-peer lender Linked Finance
Irish Times

Former Ryanair deputy chief executive Michael Cawley has been appointed chairman of peer-to-peer lending platform Linked Finance, which hooks up companies requiring capital with individuals and institutions looking to lend.

Irish start-up Mingo aims to bring cryptocurrency to the masses
Silicon Republic

Irish start-up Mingo wants to use a messaging app to help your average person learn about and possibly get involved in cryptocurrency.

Irish women bosses can lead the Brexit charge
The Irish World

With Brexit just eighteen months away, Ireland is investing heavily in female-led companies to break the glass ceiling here in the UK.

Nationwide Events For National Women’s Enterprise Day
Biz Plus

National Women’s Enterprise Day will this year feature its biggest-ever programme of events across the country on Thursday 12 October.

NY’s largest health care provider partners with Irish companies Technopath and Salaso
Industry and Business

Leveraging its strategic partnership with Enterprise Ireland, Northwell Health has announced two new partnership agreements with Irish companies Technopath Clinical Diagnostics and Salaso Health Solutions Limited.

Dairygold opens multi-million euro campus in Mallow
C103

The official opening has taken place of Dairygold's new multi-million Nutritionals Campus in Mallow. The new development is an investment of 86 million euro and secures the future of Dairygold in North Cork.

Minister D’Arcy travels Europe to promote Irish financial services
Business and Finance

Michael D’Arcy TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, led an Enterprise Ireland fintech and financial services trade visit to Zurich last week to raise the profile of Ireland’s financial services and fintech capabilities.

€750k Competitive Start Fund

Looking to take your start-up to the next level? There are just two days left to apply to Enterprise Ireland's All Sector €750k Competitive Start Fund. Get your application in before 3pm on Wednesday, 27th September.

Showcasing Irish SaaS start-ups

Enterprise Ireland's High Potential Start-Up division held a Breakfast & Networking event alongside SaaStock last week to showcase emerging Irish SaaS start-ups to an international audience of investors.

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Trade & Investment Mission to Singapore and Japan with 60 client companies - Follow on Twitter

Follow @EI_AsiaPacific on Twitter to keep up to date on all the news from the joint Enterprise Ireland / IDA Ireland trade and investment mission to Singapore and Japan with 60 client companies.

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