The document outlines Ireland's path to economic recovery in 2013, with three main points: 1) Focus on job creation to reduce unemployment and stimulate healing, 2) Economic growth will follow as employment increases, 3) Once recovery is established, reduce budget deficits. It provides advice on startup businesses focusing on finding a business model over extensive planning, and highlights social enterprises as a means of job creation.

1. Ireland 2013
Creating a Vision for Economic Recovery
Mike McGrath
24.01.2013

2. Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
a) “Get companies to start creating jobs again – we need to
bring down unemployment. Nothing is possible without that.
b) This will lead to an economic healing and we can then rev
up economic growth.
c) Once the economic recovery is firmly planted, the
administration can shift its strategy to bringing down the
nation's record-high budget deficit.”
[US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner]

3. 1. Start-Up Business
- “Employ your friends” [UCC President]
- Start-Up is not a small version of a large company
- Start-Up's Goal: Search for a Business Model
- Don't waste time on a Business Plan

4. IGNITE

5. What is supply.ie?

6. 2. Purchasing

7. 3. EU Opportunities

8. 4. Social Enterprises
- Social mission driven organisations which apply market-
based strategies to achieve a social purpose.
- 2 million social enterprises in the EU (representing 10 per
cent of all European businesses) and they employ over 11
million people (the equivalent of 6 per cent of the working
population of the EU
- Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key
stakeholders in the social economy and innovation
[European Commission 2012]

9. World Mini Games 2013

10. Thank You