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Thirteen businesses from Ireland this week had the opportunity to foster cross-border connections to grow their business across the island on a two-day Cross-Border Trade Mission to Northern Ireland.

6D-Dementia Ltd won ‘Best New Start’ while Klas Therapeutics won ‘Best Early Stage.' Each company received €20,000 and will advance to the All-Island final in Belfast on November 7th.

Milky Paws and Plio Surgical are Dublin’s regional winners of this year’s InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition. Milky Paws won ‘Best New Start’ while Plio Surgical won ‘Best Early Stage. Each company received €20,000 and will advance to the All-Island final in Belfast on November 7th.

Sports Impact Technologies won ‘Best New Start’ while Grá Chocolates won ‘Best Early Stage.' Each company received €20,000 and will advance to the All-Island final in Belfast on November 7th.

Cotter Agritech won ‘Best New Start’ while Everywhere English won ‘Best Early Stage.’ Each company received €20,000 and will advance to the All-Island final in Belfast on November 7th.

Partnering with Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland launches innovative programmes to help women entrepreneurs collaborate, scale, and lead businesses across the island.

InterTradeIreland’s latest All-Island Business Monitor reveals most businesses across the island are stable or growing, though firms are indicating that lack of access to skilled employees could potentially constrain growth in the long run.

Cross-border co-operation on sustainability took a leap forward with the first meeting of the All-Island Circular Economy Forum

Businesses engaged in cross-border trade started the year with a strong tailwind, according to the latest data from InterTradeIreland’s All- Island Business Monitor.

CEO Margaret Hearty and Chair Richard Kennedy today joined the Trade and Business Development Sectoral Meeting of the North South Ministerial Council to discuss the positive impact of InterTradeIreland’s work and future opportunities in North South economic co-operation and collaboration.

InterTradeIreland is encouraging ambitious early-stage and high-growth start-ups to apply for the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, the largest business competition of its kind on the island of Ireland with an overall cash prize fund of €300,000. The closing date for applications is Friday, 26th April.

InterTradeIreland, the all-island economic development agency, has launched a report revealing new business opportunities available in the all-island circular economy across a wide range of sectors.

InterTradeIreland welcomed delegates to a special event in Washington DC to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Set up under Strand Two of the Good Friday Agreement, InterTradeIreland was established in 1999 and over that time has assisted more than 57,000 business across the island.

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 Titanic Belfast, welcoming over 600 delegates from across the island of Ireland.

The networking event, which took place on Wednesday 28th February at the Rochestown Park Hotel, brought together stakeholders and businesses from across the island to explore new trade opportunities and to ultimately help businesses find the customers, suppliers and partners they need to succeed and grow.