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Venture Capital Conference 2018 - returns to Belfast on March 7th
Brexit - are we nearly there yet?
Latest InterTradeIreland Business Monitor - Economies healthy with some signs of North-South divergence
New supports for SMEs to access public spending worth €12 billion
InterTradeIreland presents four companies with innovation awards at national event
Biopharma Ambition Conference 2018, 21-22 Feb, Dublin
2018 Equity Advisory Clinics - various locations
InterTradeIreland Vacancy - Corporate Services Director
11 Keys to Mastering Difficult Conversations
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Venture Capital Conference 2018 - returns to Belfast on March 7th

The event in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Belfast on March 7th is designed to allow networking between venture capitalists, business angels and new and growing companies.  On the day you’ll hear from some of the top “accelerators” on the island, plus find out the top tech trends that investors are interested in this year. The keynote address will be delivered by Eleanor McEvoy, the founder of Budget Energy and star of Dragon’s Den. Full Programme now available.

 

 

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Brexit - are we nearly there yet?
by Mark Steritt, InterTradeIreland Brexit Manager
 

 

If Brexit was a race, it would be a marathon.  Getting to the end of Brexit is not for the faint hearted and is going to take a degree of commitment and endurance that any marathon runner would be proud of. The good news is that the InterTradeIreland Brexit Advisory Service provides practical help and support to any business making plans or preparations for Brexit and our message remains that now is the time to Plan, Act and Engage.

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Business Monitor
Latest InterTradeIreland Business Monitor - Economies healthy with some signs of North-South divergence
 

The latest quarterly report indicates that both economies across the island are in a healthy position, with 40 per cent of businesses in growth mode and 54 percent reporting stability.  A breakdown of the figures reveals however that significantly more firms in Ireland are enjoying growth (45 per cent) compared to 28 per cent in Northern Ireland. Download pdf.

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Business Supports
New supports for SMEs to access public spending worth €12 billion
 
Grant Gilmore InterTradeIreland at the launch.
Grant Gilmore InterTradeIreland at the launch.

At the end of January, Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan TD launched a new range of materials from the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to encourage SME participation in the Irish public procurement process. 

 

SMEs - the initiative includes a series of introductory breakfast briefings in Waterford, Athlone, Cork, Galway, Newbridge and Limerick, organised by InterTradeIreland, whilst free to attend you must register! A range of videos explaining the procurement process was also launched - including case studies.

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InterTradeIreland presents four companies with innovation awards at national event
 
InterTradeIreland FUSION Exemplars 2017
InterTradeIreland FUSION Exemplars 2017

At an event held on the 23rd January in Carton House Hotel, Co. Kildare, InterTradeIreland awarded ‘Project Exemplar’ status to the following SMEs:

  • Ceramicx, Co. Cork
  • Cf Pharma, Co. Kilkenny
  • Deluxe Group, Co. Armagh
  • Statsports Technologies, Co. Down

These SMEs were judged to be the four best FUSION projects of 2017 (VIDEO) in terms of the level of innovation, benefits achieved and overall contribution to the programme. Between them, the ‘Project Exemplar’ companies have reported combined sales, savings and investments of over €570,000 and have projected further sales, savings and investments of almost €20m over the next three years.

Find out how FUSION could help your business.
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Now Recruiting
InterTradeIreland Vacancy - Corporate Services Director
 

We now wish to recruit a Corporate Services Director to join our Senior Leadership Team. The successful applicant will be responsible for a number of functions including Financial Management, Human Resources, Information Technology and Communications. Closing date 9th March.

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And Finally......
11 Keys to Mastering Difficult Conversations
written by emma seppala August 1, 2017
 

Yes we have all found ourselves in this situation and often wished we had some training  or experience behind us at the time. So when we came across this article by Emma Seppala,thought it would be good to share.  The article focuses on What’s the best way to master difficult conversations? How can we give feedback with a good outcome? After all, such talks are inevitable, at home and at work. She has writtten a number of articles on the topic; here is a summary of that work, including tips from her book The Happiness Track and great advice from my colleague Kim Cameron, author of the highly informative book Positive Leadership:. Enjoy!

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