Collaboration between businesses and academia can create numerous opportunities to support growth and recovery in firms across the island.

It can give you access to in-depth industry knowledge that you may not have the time or resources to explore, often resulting in new or improved innovative processes, as well as the creation of new products or services. So how can companies achieve this?

Join us for this year’s InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference, as we showcase world-class companies which have started and are scaling up from the island of Ireland.

Taking place over two days, you will have an opportunity to get insight into the Venture Capital industry and hear from speakers and panels around the entrepreneurial journey – sourcing teams, growing sales and raising capital.

InterTradeIreland would like to welcome and congratulate Richard Kennedy on his appointment as our new Chairman. "We have no doubt that he will make a very significant contribution to InterTradeIreland. We look forward to his innovative vision and considered input," says CEO, Margaret Hearty.

Our Funding Advisory Service workshops are back. The workshops are aimed at established companies seeking to grow their business.

Delivered by Grant Thornton Ireland, these free events will provide you with information on the main sources of funding for growth suitable for your business, including traditional bank funding and new funding types.

If you are a small business owner involved in manufacturing and production, no doubt you will have heard the widely coined phrase, Industry 4.0 – but what does this really mean? Watch our webinar with Professor Jim Browne to find out what Industry 4.0 means for your business.

Sponsored by InterTradeIreland, the annual Newry and Dundalk Chamber cross-border conference will take place on 9th March from 9am to 1pm. The virtual event is free to attend and will focus on sustaining and building cross-border cooperation and trade.

Over one year since the end of the Brexit transition period, the conference will provide businesses with an update on the challenges, opportunities and support available for firms involved in North/South trade.