FEATURE ARTICLE
Say cheese - and pizza - as Ireland wins five big food projects
 

Sunday Independent: Enterprise Ireland has secured five new foreign direct investments (FDI) for significant food projects so far this year, bringing approximately €300m in valuable investments to regional locations, with the creation of 28 new jobs.


Enterprise Ireland's International Markets Week opens this Wednesday


The Agile Innovation Fund


INDUSTRY NEWS
Companies creating smart city solutions receive €700,000 in funding
Silicon Republic
 

Last week, 21 start-ups and SMEs were awarded approximately €700,000 under Enterprise Ireland’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiative.


Future generation of business leaders focus of National Women's Enterprise Day events
Irish Independent
 

A number of entrepreneurial events will take place across the country this Thursday, attracting more than 1,000 women in business. Some 16 counties, from Cavan to Cork, will host the programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED).


Europe’s Top 50 Women In Tech
Forbes
 

Women don’t wait for the future. The 2018 Inaugural Top 50 Women In Technology identifies three generations of forward-thinking technologists leading more than a dozen tech sectors across the globe.


Meet the Buyer Social Housing Bundle 2 - October 23rd, Cork


Parkpnp – a finalist in the Innovation Awards sustainability category
Irish Times
 

Garret Flower, co-founder of Dublin-based Parkpnp, describes its offering as the Airbnb of car parking. Parkpnp users can rent out car parking spaces by the hour, day, week or month, and cash in on hitherto underutilised assets.


Propeller Shannon Accelerator Programme invites new applications
Irish Tech News
 

This unique Aviation and Travel Tech programme was set up to be its own fame academy, with the skills and resources to attract and support the next wave of business superstars in the aviation vertical.


How Skmmp styled the digital transformation of the fashion industry
Silicon Republic
 

Skmmp is an Irish ‘fashtech’ start-up based at NDRC focused on helping designers, wholesalers and retailers. Ultimately, end users get more lines of clothing in stores and there is more ease of use throughout the whole channel.


Brexit Advisory Clinic - October 22nd, Dundalk

Enterprise Ireland's Brexit manager Jonathan McMillan being interviewed by SkyNews at the Brexit Advisory Clinic in Galway last week. Join us at our next Brexit Advisory Clinic on October 22nd in Dundalk. 

 


Irish Dog Foods learns new market research tricks to target export growth #GlobalAmbition
 

When Irish Dog Foods needed to learn more about the relationship between man and his best friend, their first port of call was the Enterprise Ireland Market Research Centre.


Wild Atlantic Way tech buzz pushing back on narrative that Rural Ireland is closing down
Irish Independent
 

Dublin is not the only show in town. That’s becoming pretty clear. When an event is called ‘Tech on the Wild Atlantic Way’, and not Thatch on the Wild Atlantic Way, you know something is changing.


How Kinesis is working to improve the lives of older adults through innovative fall prevention solutions #IrishAdvantage
 

Founded in 2013 by Dr Barry Greene and CEO Seamus Small, Kinesis Health Technologies, a spin-out of University College Dublin (UCD), is a digital health company driving advancements in falls prevention.


'Exporter of the Year' category in the SFA awards 2019 - last chance to enter!


UPCOMING EVENTS
18 Oct 2018: National Women's Enterprise Day events
19 Oct 2018: Closing date for applications for SFA National Small Business Awards
22 Oct 2018: Brexit Advisory Clinic, Dundalk
23 Oct 2018: Meet the Buyer Social Housing Bundle 2, Cork
25 Oct 2018: Getting Ireland Brexit Ready, Dublin
26 Oct 2018: Closing date for applications for the Asia Matters Business Awards
08 Nov 2018: Brexit Advisory Clinic, Waterford
16 Nov 2018: Export Industry Awards, Dublin