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An Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore, Patricia Rooney, US Ambassador to Ireland, Dan Rooney and Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman of The American Ireland Fund.
An Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore, Patricia Rooney, US Ambassador to Ireland, Dan Rooney and Loretta Brennan Glucksman, Chairman of The American Ireland Fund.
Get your foot in the door – the Irish Diaspora can help you

Enterprise Ireland’s recently launched Global Irish Contacts Programme is already gaining significant traction in bringing successful Irish expatriates in contact with growing Irish businesses. This newly introduced programme could play a key role in the Irish road to economic recovery.

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GEM report authors: Colm O’Gorman and Paula Fitzsimons with John Brophy, Carrig Solutions (centre)
GEM report authors: Colm O’Gorman and Paula Fitzsimons with John Brophy, Carrig Solutions (centre)
2,200 people start a new business each month in Ireland – GEM Report

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report published this week shows that there has been an increase in early stage entrepreneurial activity in 2011 with approximately 2,200 enterprising individuals setting up a new business each month.

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Niall Quinn kickstarts IT’s Happening Here campaign
Niall Quinn kickstarts IT’s Happening Here campaign
Niall Quinn kickstarts campaign to fill 1,500 vacancies in Irish-owned software companies

Footballer turned entrepreneur, Niall Quinn launched the IT’s Happening Here initiative to promote career opportunities in the Irish-owned software sector, where around 1,500 vacancies are waiting to be filled. IT’s Happening Here is targeting software professionals both at home and overseas and offers creative, dynamic positions with multiple responsibilities in Ireland’s home-grown software industry.

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Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD with Mark Dunne and Peter Van den Bossche of 2SAAS
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD with Mark Dunne and Peter Van den Bossche of 2SAAS
Final open call for applications to the Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund for 2012

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD this week named the 30 successful companies that have recently been awarded funding under Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund. He also announced a new call for applicants to the fund.

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Research & Innovation

 
Brainstorming for ideas
Brainstorming for ideas
New Ideas – Big Investments

Save this date in your calendar, you don’t want to miss it! Ireland’s latest technologies will be pitching to the investor community on the 28th of November at The Big Ideas Showcase organised and sponsored by Enterprise Ireland.

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Pictured at the launch of CompetitivJoe Kelly, Manager of CAIRN International Trade Centre, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, and Barry Egan, Director West Region Enterprise Ireland.
Pictured at the launch of CompetitivJoe Kelly, Manager of CAIRN International Trade Centre, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, and Barry Egan, Director West Region Enterprise Ireland.
Taoiseach launches €200,000 Enterprise Ireland fund to boost new business start-up activity in West Region

Mayo Ideas Week is an annual event consisting of a series of idea generation, entrepreneurship and business events hosted by the development and enterprise support agencies in County Mayo. Mayo Ideas Week events consist of seminars and workshops to suit those already in business as well as those thinking of taking the plunge.

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Innovation
Innovation
Two Irish companies win global Innovation Awards

Irish companies are making waves on the international scene. Two Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Ups, Sonru and B-Smark, have just recently been recognised in global competitions for their innovative thinking.

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Start Ups & Deals

 
Olympic Stadium - Patryk Kosmider, Shutterstock.com
Olympic Stadium - Patryk Kosmider, Shutterstock.com
Towards and beyond 2012 - Irish companies striking Olympic gold

Ireland had five medalists at the London Games this summer and sixteen at the Paralympic Games. But the athletes were not the only winners in 2012. Irish construction firms also struck Olympic gold worth well over €250 Million in contracts related to the London Olympics 2012.

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Go where your spirit takes you when you travel with Connectedtrips

Figures for the first half of this year prove optimistic, showing the number of Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up companies up 26% and jobs up 20% on same period last year. Every issue of our Newsletter profiles one of these new exciting start-ups. Today it's time for Connectedtrips.com

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Did You Know?

The Market Magazine - Autumn '12 issue out now
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€614m invested under Enterprise Ireland’s Seed & Venture Capital Programmes
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