Enterprise News 3 April 2017

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seeing the wood for the trees is vital for timber exporters

Chanelle Group's Michael Burke on Brexit #GlobalAmbition

Driving R&D in Irish firms with Enterprise Ireland

Funding of €44m to be made available for start-ups

Agri Careers Fair 2017

Irish firm Kastus wins award for solution that kills superbugs

Arralis gets €50m from Hong Kong-based consortium

Black Twist’s coffee and whiskey blend targets millennials

Buymie gets your groceries to you when you need them

Enda Kenny to meet Angela Merkel on Brexit

Leaders’ Insights: Alison Campbell, Knowledge Transfer Ireland

Version 1 raises €90m to boost expansion

Super job of online retail supply

Irish start-up raises €1m for overseas expansion

Immigrant Investor (IIP) & Start Up Entrepreneur (STEP) Programmes

Spectac International creates major brewery project

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 5 2017: Fuelling Ambition Roadshow, Wicklow

April 6 2017: Fuelling Ambition Roadshow, Kilkenny

April 7 2017: First Friday for Startups, Dublin

31 May 2017: Enterprise Excellence Ireland, Dublin

New #PrepareforBrexit campaign

Enterprise Ireland launches Brexit SME Scorecard to help companies self-assess their readiness for Brexit as part of a new #PrepareforBrexit campaign
"Irish companies must prepare for a hard Brexit - SME Scorecard is a first step to putting a Brexit Business Plan in place" - Julie Sinnamon, CEO, Enterprise Ireland
Campaign launched with Enterprise Ireland client Kayfoam on RTE Six One News
Scorecard report will help Irish SMEs #prepareforBrexit providing an overview of potential risk areas and generating suggested actions, information and resources
Enterprise Ireland clients can apply for up to €5k in funding to develop a business action plan.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seeing the wood for the trees is vital for timber exporters
Sunday Independent

The timber sector has new challenges in the face of competition from Scottish mills and, with Brexit, possible tariffs and longer wait times at entry points into the UK. Given the forest industry's ability to handle past difficulties, there is no doubt it can overcome these ones.

Chanelle Group's Michael Burke on Brexit #GlobalAmbition

Irish companies need to spread their wings and look further afield than the UK, according to Michael Burke, Chanelle Group's Managing Director

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Driving R&D in Irish firms with Enterprise Ireland
Irish Times

Enterprise Ireland’s Technology Gateway Programme has enabled more than 900 Irish companies to complete 1,800 research and development projects over the past four years.

Funding of €44m to be made available for start-ups
Irish Times

Up to €44 million in funding is to be made available for start-up and early-stage companies. The investment is to leverage private sector funding to create a pool of capital to support the growth ambitions of high-potential companies.

Agri Careers Fair 2017
Morning Ireland, RTE Radio 1

What are investors looking for in AgTech start-up companies? Enterprise Ireland's Dr Tom Kelly was one of the AgTech Village speakers at last week's Agri Careers Fair 2017 in Dublin's RDS.

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Irish firm Kastus wins award for solution that kills superbugs
Irish Times

Arralis gets €50m from Hong Kong-based consortium
Irish Times

Irish tech firm Arralis, has secured a €50 million investment from a consortium of Hong Kong-based investors that will allow the company to expand its operations and add up to 25 new jobs.

Black Twist’s coffee and whiskey blend targets millennials
Irish Times

Black Twist has been created by Conor Coughlan who has brought his background in chemistry and food science to bear on his love of artisan coffee and an interest in brewing techniques.

Buymie gets your groceries to you when you need them
Irish Times

Consumers spend on average 5½ days a year grocery shopping. This is over two hours a week and ultimately means you’ll spend roughly one full year of your life in a grocery store. Buymie gives customers this time back.

Enda Kenny to meet Angela Merkel on Brexit
Irish Times

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will meet German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin next Thursday to discuss the European Union’s Brexit strategy and Ireland’s concerns over the impact on trade, the peace process and the Border.

Leaders’ Insights: Alison Campbell, Knowledge Transfer Ireland
Silicon Republic

Alison Campbell came to Dublin in 2013 to establish Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), a joint venture between Enterprise Ireland and the Irish Universities Association.

Version 1 raises €90m to boost expansion
Irish Independent

IT services company Version 1 has raised €90m in fresh capital to drive expansion in the UK and Europe. The money comes from Volpi Capital, a UK-based private-equity.

Super job of online retail supply
Irish Examiner

While online retailers across the globe have been working on ways of making online shopping easier for consumers, Dublin start-up SuperDisty has been working on software which makes it easier for manufacturers and distributors to supply those online retailers.

Irish start-up raises €1m for overseas expansion
Business World

AmbiSense, a DCU spin-out focused on developing next generation sensor technologies for the environmental monitoring sector, has secured investment of €1m to scale-up its business and to expand into additional overseas markets.

Immigrant Investor (IIP) & Start Up Entrepreneur (STEP) Programmes

A number of applications received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) from potential investors suggest that they may be confusing the IIP and STEP Programmes. INIS has recently published a clarification on the differing criteria for each programme.

Spectac International creates major brewery project

The Dundalk Bay Brewery Company will focus on contract brewing for Ireland and the UK and is looking at expanding into mainland Europe and US markets.

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