FEATURE ARTICLE
€750 Competitive Start Fund opening soon
Today FM
 
Today FM: Joe Healy, Divisional Manager, High Potential Start-Ups chats to Sunday Business Show presenter Conall Ó Móráin about Enterprise Ireland's latest Competitive Start Fund.
Kingdom come: new opportunities for Irish firms in Saudi
 
Sunday Independent: Saudi Arabia remains the single largest market for the Irish exporters in the Middle East, despite the slowdown in the Saudi economy wrought by low oil prices.
Facebook Live at International Markets Week

An Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald TD will officially launch International Markets Week this Wednesday at the Enterprise Ireland Business Breakfast Event - check out the action on Facebook Live which will be broadcast on the Enterprise Ireland Facebook page. 



INDUSTRY NEWS
Fund worth up to €750,000 made available for start-ups
Irish Times
 
A fund worth up to €750,000 has been made available for start-ups by Enterprise Ireland. The fund is open to all sectors, in particular agricultural, manufacturing, life sciences and renewables.
Irish software start-up looking to raise €600,000
Irish Times
 
CloudKPI, a female-led, Co Wicklow-headquartered software start-up, is looking to raise €600,000 to take total fundraising to date to €1 million as it gears up for expansion in the US.
Magical idea opens up global success for fairy door firm
Irish Independent
 
Parents of young children in particular, will be familiar with the Irish Fairy Door Company. Set up in 2013, the company employs 15 staff and has an annual turnover of more than €3m.
Irish social media start-ups have raised €50m
Irish Times
 
There are now close to 100 indigenous companies working in the social media/advertising space in Ireland, with start-ups in the sector having collectively raised nearly €50 million.
Number of overseas buyers at ploughing championships doubles
Irish Times
 
The number of overseas buyers attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which takes place in Tullamore this month, has more than doubled, according to the company which runs the event.
Ireland an ideal place for start-ups, says Future Finance co-founder
Irish Times
 
Ireland is an ideal environment in which to build a globally-focused technology firm but more needs to be done to encourage experienced professionals to relocate here.
Video: Boot Camp 2017
Irish Farmers Journal
 
The companies that will be exhibiting in the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena at this year's National Ploughing Championships got together for a special Boot Camp. Peter Young reports...
Grid Finance seeks to expand abroad after raising €3m in funds
Irish Independent
 
Alternative lender Grid Finance has raised €3m of equity from Luxembourg-based Reech Corporations Group.
International Selling Programme kicks off
 

Sixty-five Enterprise Ireland clients embarked on the International Selling Programme this week. Delivered in partnership with DIT, the 10-month export sales development programme has created winning results for many Irish SMEs.


Helping ambitious and brave women to Exxcel
Evening Echo
 
With ten years experience as a senior development advisor for Irish start-ups with Enterprise Ireland, Alison Walsh was well qualified to take on the role of Exxcel programme manager at CIT’s Rubicon Centre last January.
Innovation in Construction
 

Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateways is hosting a free event ‘Innovation in Construction’ in Dublin on 14th September. Book your place now! 


Scenario Planning for Brexit

Scenario Planning for Brexit is Enterprise Ireland's new programme designed to support Enterprise Ireland Brexit exposed clients. Delivered in partnership with Paradigm Learning, the programme offers a 1-day workshop, a 2-hour in-company advisory session and 24/7 access to eiLearn, an online learning portal.

                 

Scenario Planning for Brexit Promo


UPCOMING EVENTS
18 September 2017: Scenario Planning for Brexit, Dublin
21 September 2017: DataSci Awards, Dublin
3 October 2017: Predict Data Conference, Dublin