Enterprise News 16 October

INDUSTRY NEWS

President Higgins emphasises role Irish exporters played in economic recovery

Combilift signs $1 million contract with Civmec in Australia

Ireland’s Cubic Telecom signs agreement with Australia’s Telstra

Westport work wear firm expands in Australia

Superbug killer Kastus wins overall prize at Irish Times innovation awards

Video marketing platform boost for property sector

Ireland signs deal with ESA for access to near real-time Earth observations

Irish P2P lender Linked Finance raises €2m as it looks to expand

Success has not been easily served to FEED

Fintech tsar Brian Norton: ‘It’s easier to start up in Dublin than NYC’

New Competitive Start-Fund for Experienced Business Professionals now open

UPCOMING EVENTS

25 October 2017: Meet the Buyer - new children's hospital, Dublin

26 Oct 2017: SME Engagement for Skills & Growth, Dublin

31 Oct 2017: Enterprise Ireland Graduate Programme closing date

8 Nov 2017: Taking Care of Business, Dublin

8 Feb 2018: Policy Forum for Ireland, Dublin

President Higgins calls on Australian entrepreneurs to work in Ireland

Irish Times: President Higgins addressed an Enterprise Ireland business lunch attended by more than 50 Irish companies and Australian businesspeople at the Sydney Opera House, encouraging Australian entrepreneurs to work in Ireland “as a bridge” to the EU and Irish companies to work through Australia to reach Asian markets.

Islands: Ireland building on success in the Singapore area

Ireland and Singapore have become known as 'innovation islands', hubs for world-class entrepreneurs and ecosystems that support the development of multinationals.

INDUSTRY NEWS

President Higgins emphasises role Irish exporters played in economic recovery
RTÉ

In a wide ranging address to a trade and investment lunch at the Sydney Opera House, Mr Higgins said the Irish economy was performing strongly and was forecast to grow further in the next two years.

Combilift signs $1 million contract with Civmec in Australia

Combilift, the Irish manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts, has signed a contract with Australian construction and engineering company Civmec, worth an additional $1 million to the Irish company.

Ireland’s Cubic Telecom signs agreement with Australia’s Telstra
Irish Independent

Dublin-based Cubic Telecom, which connects cars and computers to mobile networks, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia’s Telstra Wholesale.

Westport work wear firm expands in Australia
Irish Times

The Westport-based safety clothing and protective equipment maker Portwest has splashed out almost €10 million buying another Australia company to expand its presence in that market.

Superbug killer Kastus wins overall prize at Irish Times innovation awards
Irish Times

Irish firm Kastus, which has developed a pioneering antimicrobial coating which kills 99.99 percent of harmful bacteria and superbugs such as E.Coli and MRSA, has won this year’s Irish Times overall innovation of the year award.

Video marketing platform boost for property sector
Irish Times

ShowHouz aims to provide estate agents, property management companies and those involved in holiday rentals with the tools to create high-quality video content easily and cost-effectively.

Ireland signs deal with ESA for access to near real-time Earth observations
Silicon Republic

Ireland’s ability to look up to the stars was greatly increased with the signing of an agreement with the European Southern Observatory (ESO) this week, but its new deal with the European Space Agency (ESA) lets it look back down at Earth in unprecedented detail.

Irish P2P lender Linked Finance raises €2m as it looks to expand
Irish Times

The funding round was led by the company’s original venture capital backers Frontline Ventures. In addition, 28 individual investors who are all active lenders on Linked Finance’s platform, participated in the round.

Success has not been easily served to FEED
Irish Independent

Founded earlier this year, ethical food company FEED already has its healthy meal pots on the shelves of SuperValu and Dunnes Stores. However, for its owner Shane Ryan, success has not come easy.

Fintech tsar Brian Norton: ‘It’s easier to start up in Dublin than NYC’
Silicon Republic

If the start-up ecosystem joins the dots and the banks remove the frictions, Dublin could be an unstoppable global force for fintech.

New Competitive Start-Fund for Experienced Business Professionals now open