Enterprise News 19 December

INDUSTRY NEWS

Read about the Irish SMEs with global ambition

Futureproof: A top-flight team of father and sons

Trish Dromey: Arckit model firm’s ‘Late Late Toy Show’ boost

Gecko Governance looks to benefit from Brexit

Minister unveils 10 new Irish Fintech start-ups at Dogpatch labs

Launch of new recruitment agency offers clarity to clients

UCD crop-spraying tech spinout forecasts sales of €20m next year

Vizlegal sparkles and Glissed glistens at NDRC Investor Day

Irish companies foccused on growth export #GlobalAmbition

More than 2,000 jobs announced in Connaught in 2016

Local start-up claims big prize

Dragon's Den 2017

SME Leaders' Event with global futurist Anton Musgrave

UPCOMING EVENTS

22-25 Jan: Showcase Ireland, Dublin

11 Feb: Italy vs Ireland Rugby Networking Event, Rome

Export advice column: Irish firms will warm to new EU-Canada trade deal in the Great White North

Sunday Independent: The link between Canada and Ireland has been strengthened by the recent CETA trade agreement. If enacted, this will eliminate 98% of the tariffs between Ireland and Canada.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Read about the Irish SMEs with global ambition
Sunday Business Post

An in-depth look at a variety of SMEs from all regions in Ireland who have successfully exported to different sectors worldwide.

Futureproof: A top-flight team of father and sons
Irish Times

Dublin-based companies Topflight and Directski.com share how their business models sustained the recession, alongside their plans for the future.

Trish Dromey: Arckit model firm’s ‘Late Late Toy Show’ boost
Irish Examiner

Featuring on RTÉ's The Late Late Toy Show and securing a place in the finals of the 2017 US Toy of the Year Awards served as major highlights of 2017 for Dublin-based company Arckit.

Gecko Governance looks to benefit from Brexit
Irish Times

Louth-based fund management regulatory solution firm sets their sights on New York, post-Brexit.

Minister unveils 10 new Irish Fintech start-ups at Dogpatch labs
Business World

The ten companies were each awarded €50,000 in equity support earlier this year through Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund, as part of the IFS2020 strategy.

Launch of new recruitment agency offers clarity to clients
Enterprise Ireland

Clarity Recruitment opened its doors to offer a client-centric recruitment service targeted at delivering a collaborative, end-to-end service to all of their new clients.

UCD crop-spraying tech spinout forecasts sales of €20m next year
Irish Independent

MagGrow now has offices in Kenya and Ethiopia where there is a market of 20 million small farmers. Some customers have seen their crop yields increase 300pc, with water use reduced by 67pc and fertiliser use halved.

Vizlegal sparkles and Glissed glistens at NDRC Investor Day
Silicon Republic

Pitches were made by 20 companies that have emerged from NDRC’s pre-seed investment programmes, including Launchpad, Catalyser and VentureLab.

Irish companies foccused on growth export #GlobalAmbition

John Beckett from Channelsight, Drewry Pearson from Marco Beverages and Seamus Lawlor from Keltech Engineering discuss their export growth plans for 2017.

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More than 2,000 jobs announced in Connaught in 2016
Silicon Republic

The year saw a steady number of job announcements for the region, with a particular spike in September which yielded four separate announcements for Co. Galway alone.

Local start-up claims big prize
Irish Independent

The LINC (Learning and Innovation Centre) at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (ITB) announced that north Fingal company Invizbox is the winner of JumpStart 2016.

Dragon's Den 2017
RTE Television

Applications are now being accepted for the next series of Dragon's Den - closing date is Friday 13 January 2017.

SME Leaders' Event with global futurist Anton Musgrave

Highlights from the SME Leaders' Community event with global strategist and futurist, Anton Musgrave, held in early December at Enterprise Ireland.

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