Presentation to Lord Mayor of Dublin




• Alan Hobbs
Our Mission
Why it’s important…
Highlights 2011…
Constantly changing landscape
New Initiatives 2011/2012

•   Competitive Start Fund                 • Potential Exporters Division
•   €10m International Entrepreneur Fund   • New Frontiers
•   Job Expansion Offer                    • Community Enterprise Business
                                               Development
•   Going Global Fund
                                           •   Leadership 4 Growth (Food)
•   Market Research Grants                 •   Food FDI
•   Lean Business                          •   Clustering Industry Ecosystems
•   Graduates 4 International Growth       •   Joint Enterprise Ireland / IDA
•   Leadership 4 Growth (CFOs)                 Ireland management working
                                               team
•   Education in Ireland
•   Overseas Network Realignment
                                           •   Technology Centres
                                           •   Public Procurement
Targeting Irish and Internationally Mobile
Entrepreneurs
• 95 HPSUs
• International Ambassadors
• Regional Competitive Feasibility
    Funds
•   Mentoring
•   “Start your own business”
    programmes
•   Female Entrepreneurship
Research and Innovation
• €97 million invested in
    Science and
    Technology in 2011
•   743 Clients engaged in
    significant R&D
•   518 Innovation
    Vouchers redeemed
•   Irish SMEs number 1 in
    Europe for FP7 funding
•   118 licences to industry
Trade Missions
        •   42 Trade Fairs and Missions with 484 participants
        •   813 international inward buyers
        •   €2.14 billion in new exports sales
        •   320 new overseas presences established
Funding for Business in 2012
•   Going Global
•   Competitive Start Fund
•   Job Expansion Fund
•   R&D Fund
•   FP 7
•   iHPSU
•   Innovation Fund Ireland 2
•   Development Capital Scheme
•   Competitive Feasibility Regional Funds
•   Female Entrepreneurship
The Year ahead…
• Leveraging Irish and “new” Diaspora
• Sales to the public sector and Multinational Corporations in
    Ireland
•   Under-exploited potential of the BRIC and Middle East
    Countries
•   Continued growth in UK, Euro Zone and North America
•   Implementation of “Harvest 2020” strategy
•   Action plan for Jobs 2012-2013
Presentation to Lord Mayor of Dublin




• Alan Hobbs

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    Presentation to LordMayor of Dublin • Alan Hobbs
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    Constantly changing landscape NewInitiatives 2011/2012 • Competitive Start Fund • Potential Exporters Division • €10m International Entrepreneur Fund • New Frontiers • Job Expansion Offer • Community Enterprise Business Development • Going Global Fund • Leadership 4 Growth (Food) • Market Research Grants • Food FDI • Lean Business • Clustering Industry Ecosystems • Graduates 4 International Growth • Joint Enterprise Ireland / IDA • Leadership 4 Growth (CFOs) Ireland management working team • Education in Ireland • Overseas Network Realignment • Technology Centres • Public Procurement
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    Targeting Irish andInternationally Mobile Entrepreneurs • 95 HPSUs • International Ambassadors • Regional Competitive Feasibility Funds • Mentoring • “Start your own business” programmes • Female Entrepreneurship
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    Research and Innovation •€97 million invested in Science and Technology in 2011 • 743 Clients engaged in significant R&D • 518 Innovation Vouchers redeemed • Irish SMEs number 1 in Europe for FP7 funding • 118 licences to industry
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    Trade Missions • 42 Trade Fairs and Missions with 484 participants • 813 international inward buyers • €2.14 billion in new exports sales • 320 new overseas presences established
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    Funding for Businessin 2012 • Going Global • Competitive Start Fund • Job Expansion Fund • R&D Fund • FP 7 • iHPSU • Innovation Fund Ireland 2 • Development Capital Scheme • Competitive Feasibility Regional Funds • Female Entrepreneurship
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    The Year ahead… •Leveraging Irish and “new” Diaspora • Sales to the public sector and Multinational Corporations in Ireland • Under-exploited potential of the BRIC and Middle East Countries • Continued growth in UK, Euro Zone and North America • Implementation of “Harvest 2020” strategy • Action plan for Jobs 2012-2013
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    Presentation to LordMayor of Dublin • Alan Hobbs