Enterprise News 12 June

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deal with Chinese province Guangdong set to boost Irish trade

Plynk valued at above €50m after €25m fundraising

Teeling Whiskey plans €500,000 expansion of Dublin distillery

Table-top solution to waiting in line

Netwatch opens Chicago office as part of global expansion

Pure Telecom signs €1.75m deal to promote broadband

Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards 2017

An Irish start-up in New York: How to meet and greet the fintech elite

Cybersecurity firm to create 78 jobs in Dundalk

Entrepreneur of the Year award finalists

DroneSAR wants to turn drones into search and rescue heroes

Titanic to put Waterford virtual reality firm on the map

Enterprise Ireland "Prepare for Brexit" Roadshow in Limerick

Be Prepared Grant

UPCOMING EVENTS

14th June 2017: Fuelling Ambition 'Steps to Success' Roadshow, Co. Clare.

15th & 16th June 2017: National Life Sciences & Engineering Expo, Mullingar

28th June 2017: Learning Tech Ireland 2017, Dublin

Fintech can lead to banks queueing up - not customers

Sunday Independent: Fintech, as the financial technology sector is known, is rapidly disrupting the way all sorts of payments are made, from crypto-currencies like Bitcoin to 'tapping and going' at your local newsagents.

Exporters must brace themselves for Brexit, warns Enterprise Ireland

Irish Times: Irish exporters need to plan for a hard Brexit and they have to prepare for it now. That’s the advice of research and innovation manager Gearóid Mooney.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deal with Chinese province Guangdong set to boost Irish trade
Irish Times

More than 250 Irish and Chinese companies and groups met at a function in Dublin on Friday to discuss opportunities presented by the UK’s departure from the European Union.

Plynk valued at above €50m after €25m fundraising
Irish Independent

Plynk, the money messaging start-up that closed a €25m fundraising deal announced last week, is valued at more than €50m after the deal.

Teeling Whiskey plans €500,000 expansion of Dublin distillery
Irish Times

The facility in the Liberties area of Dublin has attracted 185,000 visitors in its first two years in business and plans to expand its production facilities and event space.

Table-top solution to waiting in line
Irish Times

Promo Pads is a digital menu system that allows customers order directly from their tables with no need to wait for a server - revenue comes from selling ads on its digital menus.

Netwatch opens Chicago office as part of global expansion
Business and Finance

This is the latest development in Netwatch’s commitment to creating 85 new jobs as they continue to expand and will see the Carlow company grow to over 250 employees.

Pure Telecom signs €1.75m deal to promote broadband
Irish Times

Irish telecoms provider Pure Telecom has signed a €1.75 million deal with sales agency DSM as it seeks to increase access to broadband across the State, with a particular focus on rural Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland Student Entrepreneur Awards 2017
Business World

The winning entrants from NUIG beat off stiff competition with their project ‘Coachbook’, an online platform for riding coaches to train horse riders remotely through live video streaming.

An Irish start-up in New York: How to meet and greet the fintech elite
Silicon Republic

New York has an amazing wealth of financial institutions and business knowledge, with some of the hottest fintech start-ups based in Manhattan. So, how can new entrants make an impression?

Cybersecurity firm to create 78 jobs in Dundalk
RTE

Nova Leah is a spin-out firm from researchers of the Lero Irish software centre, based at the Regulated Research Centre at the Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Entrepreneur of the Year award finalists
Irish Times

Aoife Lawler and Niamh Sherwin Barry from The Irish Fairy Door Company help fairies relocate into homes and gardens all over the world by producing high-quality wooden Irish fairy doors.

DroneSAR wants to turn drones into search and rescue heroes
Silicon Republic

Donegal-based DroneSAR has developed unique software that it claims will revolutionise the worldwide search and rescue industry by reducing search time, cost and risk.

Titanic to put Waterford virtual reality firm on the map
Irish Examiner

Start-up Immersive VR Education is preparing for the launch of Titanic VR, an immersive experience which allows users to see the events of the doomed ship through the eyes of a survivor.

Enterprise Ireland "Prepare for Brexit" Roadshow in Limerick

Minister Pat Breen opened the practical business forum to encourage SMEs to prepare for Brexit using Enterprise Ireland's Brexit SME Scorecard.

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.