| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.09.2025 | Share of Irish businesses reporting growth at highest level for two years | SME sentiment across the island of Ireland held steady in the second quarter as modest growth was evidenced along with rising costs and tighter margins.
Two in five (39%) businesses reported growth, according to the latest InterTradeIreland... |
| 15.08.2025 | Irish medtech Sports Impact Technologies raises €650K for better concussion detection | Dublin-based startup Sports Impact Technologies has raised €650,000 in Pre-Seed funding to roll out its behind-the-ear wearable device that detects potentially dangerous head impacts in real time, aiming to address the widespread issue of u... |
| 12.06.2025 | Tariff confusion affecting business confidence despite resilient performance | Confusion over trade tariffs is beginning to erode business confidence, which has otherwise been resilient in the face of geopolitical tensions, according to the latest InterTradeIreland all-island business monitor.
Most firms are holding s... |
| 25.03.2025 | Northern Ireland's Entrepreneurial Surge: A New Dawn for Start-Ups | Northern Ireland is buzzing with entrepreneurial energy. The Co-Founders programme, backed by InterTradeIreland, is a catalyst for change. It’s a breeding ground for innovation, nurturing ideas that could reshape industries. This year, thre... |
| 25.03.2025 | InterTradeIreland’s 2025 Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition open for entries | InterTradeIreland’s 2025 Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition is now open for entries.
This investor readiness competition is the only all-island initiative offering an equity free cash prize.
It provides early-stage businesses with a un... |
| 25.03.2025 | Three Northern Ireland start-ups share Co-Founders' £5,000 prize fund | Three of Northern Ireland’s most promising start-ups, Rephobia, SpareChair and Vibrotect, who completed Catalyst’s entrepreneurship programme, Co-Founders, will share in a £5,000 fund sponsored by InterTradeIreland.
Co-Founders is a free pr... |
| 17.02.2025 | InterTradeIreland's All-Island Venture Capital Conference set for Dublin in March | Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and business angels from across the country are set to gather for InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Venture Capital Conference in Dublin next month.
The conference, which was attended by more 600 delegates la... |
| 06.09.2024 | The Skills Gap: A Chasm in the Irish Workforce | Ireland is facing a skills crisis. One in three businesses is struggling to find the right talent. The numbers are stark. Half of these companies report long-term vacancies. This is not just a bump in the road; it’s a deep chasm threatening... |
| 06.09.2024 | Shortage of skilled staff is causing long-term vacancies for Irish businesses | One in three Irish businesses are struggling to find skilled staff, with half experiencing long-term vacancies, a new survey has found, writes Helen Bruce.
InterTradeIreland's All-Island Business Monitor found that the skills shortage was m... |
| 10.07.2024 | National Enterprise Hub launched to help SMEs access State supports | The government has launched a new service staffed by experts and trained advisors to help businesses to access State supports.
The National Enterprise Hub has information and resources on more than 180 government supports across 19 departme... |
| 16.04.2024 | Final call for start-ups to enter Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition | InterTradeIreland has put out a final call for ambitious early-stage and high-growth start-ups to apply for this year's Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition ahead of this Friday's deadline (26 April).
The competition is designed to help ... |
| 15.03.2024 | Calls for more SME support at all-island venture capital conference | Supporting innovative SMEs is key to delivering higher productivity and better jobs, the Northern Ireland Economy Minister has said.
Conor Murphy MLA made the comments as he opened the 2024 InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference at Ti... |
| 06.02.2024 | All-island venture capital conference to return to Belfast | The InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference is returning to Belfast for the first time since 2020 on 5 March 2024 at the Titanic Belfast.
The event will see over 700 delegates connect with investors and business angels from across the ... |
| 16.11.2023 | Fewer SMEs growing amid tighter market conditions | Less that a third of SMEs are growing amid increased competition in the overall trading environment, the latest InterTradeIreland quarterly business monitor has found
The majority of firms (61%) surveyed for the cross-border study were stab... |
| 25.05.2023 | Irish businesses at their most stable for four years - InterTradeIreland | The proportion of businesses reporting they are in a stable position has hit a post-pandemic high in InterTradeIreland's latest all-island business monitor.
Nine in 10 businesses are either stable (55%) and growing (36%), according to respo... |
| 18.04.2023 | Final call for €300k Seedcorn competition | A final call has been issued for new start-ups and early-stage businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland to enter the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, with a chance to win a share of the €300,000 prize fund.
Entra... |
| 28.03.2023 | HBAN tallies record angel investment | The Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) invested a record €33m in 78 Irish start-ups on the island of Ireland in 2022, according to the organisation's annual review.
The joint venture between Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland promotes... |
| 27.02.2023 | Nine in 10 Irish businesses stable or growing despite headwinds | A quarter of Irish firms claim they are experiencing strong growth, and a third expect to see sales increase in the next six months, the latest all-island business monitor from InterTradeIreland shows.
Overall, 91% of businesses on the isla... |
| 15.11.2022 | Rising costs slow business growth but profitability stable - InterTradeIreland | Close to eight in 10 businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland are still stable or growing, but rising costs have slowed growth despite relatively buoyant sales and profits, according to the latest InterTradeIreland business monitor.
A thi... |
| 15.08.2022 | Companies that trade cross-border twice as likely to grow strongly | Companies that trade cross-border are nearly twice as likely to experience moderate to rapid expansion as those that don't trade between jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, data from InterTradeIreland's Q2 business monitor shows.
Some 4... |
| 07.12.2021 | Look Back And Learn As We Move Forward | Sponsored Content As the New Year brings new challenges, InterTradeIreland CEO Margaret Hearty (pictured) outlines the agency’s support programmes to assist enterprise growth
Another year is coming to an end, and following a challenging 202... |
| 26.11.2021 | Gasgon Medical Wins Seedcorn Contest | InterTradeIreland has named Gasgon Medical as the overall winner of its Seedcorn investor readiness competition, pocketing a cash prize of €100,000.
Gasgon Medical, based in Cork, manufactures AirVault, a device for removing air bubbles fro... |
| 27.09.2021 | How To Improve Tendering Capability | SPONSORED CONTENT The public procurement market on the island of Ireland is currently in excess of €13bn per annum, with opportunities worth €9bn in Ireland alone. This scale of opportunity should encourage companies of all sizes to activel... |
| 19.08.2021 | Fast-Track Business Growth With Cross-Border Trade | Sponsored Content Cross-border trade is vital to economic recovery. It should be part of your business growth strategy, too, explains Anne-Marie McAteer of InterTradeIreland.
Cross-border trade is a significant slice of the economy. The lat... |
| 11.06.2021 | Helping Startups To Get Investor Ready | Sponsored Content
Despite challenges caused by Covid-19, venture capital funding into Irish SMEs grew by 13% to €925m in 2020, compared with €820m the previous year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey pub... |
| 05.05.2021 | InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Contest Opens For Entries | InterTradeIreland is looking for startups and early-stage companies and has €300,000 for investment in the Seedcorn Investor Readiness competition.
This year, a new Low Carbon Award is also up for grabs, with a €20,000 prize for the best in... |
| 20.04.2021 | Public Procurement Tips From InterTradeIreland | Sponsored Content Public sector buyers are keen to work with smaller companies but with tendering it pays to be prepared first, explains Caroline Sweeney in InterTradeIreland
The all-island public procurement market is worth €12.1bn and off... |
| 13.01.2021 | Making Brexit Manageable For Cross-Border Traders | Sponsored Content InterTradeIreland’s range of Brexit supports and funding will help businesses manage the challenges ahead
The trading relationship between the UK and the EU changed on 1 January 2021 when the Brexit transition period ended... |
| 24.12.2020 | Breaking Down Barriers To Business Innovation | Sponsored Content
The world has changed, though by how much isn’t fully known yet. The legacy of Covid-19 on the way we work and live will only become clear once we’ve moved beyond the grip of the pandemic. However, one thing is certain: bu... |
| 28.07.2020 | How Selling Online Can Help Boost Your Sales | Sponsored Content Barbara Collins (pictured), InterTradeIreland consultant, explains how online marketing has helped businesses survive lockdown
Many businesses haven’t yet set up to sell online and are potentially missing out on millions o... |
| 01.06.2020 | Use The 'Business Cube’ For Your Business Plan | sponsored content
Even during these uncertain times, investors are still out there, looking for businesses to invest in. You need to show them what makes you different and why they should play a part in your success, writes Shane O'Hanlon o... |
| 27.05.2020 | Cross-border Face Visor Venture Takes Off | A cross-border group of firms has come together to manufacture face visors for health workers, helped by €300,000 of funding from the InterTradeIreland-led Co-Innovate scheme.
The group of 18 companies set up a not-for-profit enterprise cal... |
| 20.05.2020 | Seedcorn Competition Has €100,000 Top Prize | InterTradeIreland is holding a series of online Seedcorn workshops in the coming weeks for its annual funding competition.
The webinars will provide those considering applying with advice on preparation of video clips, presentation slide de... |
| 25.02.2020 | Tweed Caps And Robots Among InterTradeIreland’s ‘Exemplars’ | Sponsored Content
InterTradeIreland’s FUSION programme has awarded Exemplar status to five businesses across the island. At first glance, this small group of firms has very little in common; however, dig a little deeper and you’ll discover ... |
| 27.12.2019 | Cross-Border Opportunities With InterTradeIreland | Sponsored Content
Sales are crucial to the success of any company, and many small businesses may have limited resources to explore new markets. Cross-border opportunities can be an essential part of a company’s growth strategy, but lack of ... |
| 20.12.2019 | InterTradeIreland Launches ‘Innovation Station’ Podcasts | Sponsored Content
Interested in learning the latest business innovation techniques from industry experts? InterTradeIreland has just launched Innovation Station, a new series of innovation podcasts focused on sharing insights into business ... |
| 29.11.2019 | Tracworx Wins InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Contest | Medical software company Tracworx has been named overall winner in InterTradeIreland’s seedcorn investor contest, taking away a cash prize of €100,000.
The Limerick company has developed a patient tracking system that uses WiFi networks in ... |
| 05.06.2019 | Powerful Partnerships - Better Together | Sponsored Content
Do you want to develop a new product, service or process? Have you ever considered a partnership to drive innovation in your business?Aidan Gough (pictured) in InterTradeIreland explains why the Co-Innovate Programme can h... |
| 27.05.2019 | Final Call For Seedcorn Competition Entries | Startup and early stage firms in search of funding are being urged to enter InterTradeIreland's Seedcorn Investor Readiness competition.
The closing date for entries is Friday May 31.
The largest business competition of its kind, Seedcorn o... |
| 08.05.2019 | Brexit: Be Prepared With InterTradeIreland | Sponsored Content It’s not too late to start business planning for life after Brexit, whatever form that might take. InterTradeIreland is there to help, writes Deirdre Maguire
Nowadays, moving people, goods and services across the border ha... |
| 08.12.2018 | Three Reasons To Collaborate To Innovate | Sponsored Content
Coming up with innovative product ideas that differentiate your business from competitors isn’t easy. By collaborating with other innovative companies, maybe in your supply chain or locality, you can share ideas and even t... |
| 28.11.2018 | Galway Firms Sweep Seedcorn Awards | Galway medtech firm Loci Orthopaedics has been named overall winner of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness competition and will walk away with a cash prize of €100,000 for the achievement.
Loci says its team has developed an i... |
| 22.11.2018 | Variety Abounds Among Seedcorn Regional Finalists | Sponsored Content
Six very different local companies have been named Regional Winners in the ‘Best New Start’ and ‘Best Early Stage’ company categories in InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition 2018, which has earned th... |
| 01.09.2018 | InterTradeIreland Helps Dáithí Get Active Up North | Sponsored Content Revive Active founder Dáithí O’Connor explains how InterTradeIreland helped him expand the business into Northern Ireland and pave the way for future growth
Exporting can open up paths to success. If you’re unsure of how t... |
| 19.06.2018 | Boost Cross-Border Trade With InterTradeIreland | Sponsored Content
Funding up to €5,700 is available through InterTradeIreland for sales and marketing programmes that suit micro-businesses across a range of sectors, writes Alison Currie, Operations Manager, Trade Programmes, with InterTra... |
| 31.05.2018 | HBAN Launches UK Investor Syndicate | The Halo Business Angel Network has launched a new London syndicate of angel investors, with plans to invest €3m in Irish startups over the next three years.
HBAN is a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland that promot... |
| 18.05.2018 | Forget The Brexit Noise And Start To Plan | Sponsored Content At InterTradeIreland, we know that businesses are holding back on planning for Brexit, in part because of the uncertainty but also because of the often conflicting messages about Brexit and what it will mean. There is plen... |
| 08.05.2018 | Growth In Sharp Decline As SMEs Hunker Down | Levels of business growth are declining sharply in Ireland as companies enter a critical phase of the economic cycle, according to InterTradeIreland.
The agency this week published its latest quarterly Business Monitor Report, covering the ... |
| 04.05.2018 | Guest Blog: Gráinne Lennon, InterTradeIreland | Sponsored content
Gráinne Lennon, Manager of the Funding Advisory Service team in InterTradeIreland, talks through the five key things you need to consider if you are looking for investment for your business.
What sort of investor do you wa... |
| 24.01.2018 | HBAN Partnering With New York Investor Group | The Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) has tied down its first overseas partnership, enabling it to invest in and support early stage Irish companies with a US market focus.
HBAN, which is a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterT... |
| 12.12.2017 | InterTradeIreland – Helping Firms Find Funding Sources | Sponsored Content Euripides’s instruction to “leave no stone unturned” is great advice for established SMEs seeking backing in order to grow their business. With the upturn in the economy, there is a wealth of funding prospects available to... |
| 31.10.2017 | FREE Specialist Brexit Advice For SME's | Sponsored Content InterTradeIreland, the cross-border trade and business development body, has launched a new Brexit Advisory Service, unveiled recently by Mitchell O’Connor, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The new service com... |
| 26.10.2017 | Elevate Your Business To The Next Level | Sponsored Content
Elevate is a programme from InterTradeIreland that aims to assist companies with cross-border sales potential to make the most of the exporting opportunity
For many micro-businesses, exporting can seem unachievable but the... |
| 24.10.2017 | Brexit Borders: Now Is The Time For Business Preparation | Small business are disproportionately reliant on cross-border trade. Now is the time to plan for changes that Brexit will bring to this landscape, says Aidan Gough (pictured), Director of Strategy & Policy, InterTradeIreland
In the spac... |
| 22.10.2017 | Plan. Act. Engage. Time To Get Brexit Ready | Sponsored Content
If you are a business looking to navigate your way through Brexit and are unsure what to do next, start with InterTradeIreland’s Brexit Advisory Service, advises Mark Sterritt, manager of the new service
Through its quarte... |
| 21.09.2017 | Innovation Support For Border Region Firms | Sponsored Content
Register now for a share of €16.6m worth of support from the new Co-Innovate programme. InterTradeIreland is running half-day workshops to explain how it works
More than 1,400 SMEs across the border region of Ireland (Cava... |
| 19.09.2017 | £14.6m Co-Innovate Programme for SME Support and Innovation | Small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) in Western Scotland are set to benefit from a £16.4 Million programme to encourage research and innovation. Launched as Co-Innovate, the project is supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA progra... |
| 14.08.2017 | Research, Innovate And Grow With Horizon 2020 | Sponsored Content Businesses seeking funding for research or innovation activities but who are unsure what to do next should start with InterTradeIreland's Horizon 2020 Support Service, according to Carrie Gribben, Horizon 2020 Manager at I... |
| 07.08.2017 | Businesses Shrug Off Brexit Uncertainty | The latest Business Monitor report from InterTradeIreland has revealed that one year on since the vote took place, only 3% of exporters have a Brexit plan in place while 77% of exporters report ongoing uncertainty is making it difficult to ... |
| 18.05.2017 | What Is The Export Knowledge Programme? | The second crop of participants in the Export Knowledge Programme, an SME-focused course to improve exporting skills, graduated at a ceremony held in Dublin this week.
The programme was launched in January 2016 and is developed by The Irish... |
| 04.05.2017 | 100,000 Reasons To Enter Seedcorn | Sponsored Content Imagine the difference €100,000 could make to your new start or early stage company. Well, that is what is on offer to the overall winner of the 15th InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn Competition 2017.
With a total cash prize fu... |
| 29.11.2016 | Looking For Funding To Move Your Business Up A Gear? | SPONSORED CONTENT
In a challenging commercial world, business funding can make all the difference. If you are an established firm looking to grow your business, hiring the right sales and technical personnel can be the key to your business ... |
| 24.11.2016 | Biotech Startup Valitacell Wins €100k Seedcorn Prize | Dublin biotech company Valitacell is the overall winner of this year’s InterTrade Ireland Seedcorn competition. The other main winner was Dundalk-based Gecko Governance, which won the Best Early Stage Company award.
This year is the 14th ou... |
| 10.10.2016 | Marketing on a Shoestring Budget: 10 Top Tips | It’s often said that ‘the best things in life are free’ and this can also be true in business. Many small businesses feel they simply do not have the budgets or resources for marketing and this activity often falls to the owner manager – be... |
| 12.09.2016 | Is There Such A Thing As An 'Average’ Business Angel? | InterTradeIreland has published a unique all island report into the Business Angel investor market. Funding for growth: The Business Angels Market on the Island of Ireland draws on the views of over 100 individuals involved in Business Ange... |
| 17.06.2016 | Looking To Raise Finance For Your Business? Here’s How | Most enterprises need funding at some stage and it pays to be prepared when seeking it. InterTradeIreland’s Grainne Lennon offers some tips on how to access finance
Small businesses across the island were adversely affected by the financial... |
| 01.06.2016 | SMEs Looking North For Business Growth | With the economic recovery starting to take hold, SMEs are now starting to look for opportunities to develop their businesses. InterTradeIreland is a cross-border trade and business development body and we recently launched a new advisory s... |
| 26.11.2015 | Limerick Startup Wins €100,000 | Limerick startup Ocean Survivor has been selected as overall winner of the annual InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition, winning a cash prize of €100,000 at the grand final held at Clontarf Castle. The other main winner on the night was Du... |
