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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.

The latest Business Monitor from InterTradeIreland reveals that stability is the prevailing trend among firms across the island.

The 23rd InterTradeIreland All-Island Venture Capital Conference is returning to Belfast for the first time since 2020. The one-day conference will take place at Titanic Belfast on Tuesday 5th March from 9.00am – 3.00pm. This unique event connects early-stage and start-up businesses with investors and business angels from across the equity ecosystem on the island of Ireland.

InterTradeIreland hosted their second ‘Cross-Border Trade – What you need to know’ event in The Ebrington Hotel, Derry-Londonderry on Wednesday 22nd November 2023. With a focus on Customs and VAT, the event provided an interactive forum to help over 100 attendees get the answers they need to support future cross-border trade.

The latest quarterly business monitor from the economic cross-border body InterTradeIreland reveals that the overall trading environment is becoming increasingly competitive. The topline sentiment shows the number of firms in a stable position is positive this quarter (61 per cent) and seven in ten say they are profitable.

Mavarick has been announced as the overall winner of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, walking away with a cash prize of €100,000 to invest in their business. The Limerick company has developed a platform that generates real-time information to help manufacturers make better decisions to achieve additional capacity, reduce machine downtime and increase profitability.

Winners of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Northern Ireland regional final have been announced as Neurodiversity Training (Best New Start), and Ilimex, (Best Early Stage). The winners were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November.

Winners of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Dublin regional final have been announced as Brace (Best New Start), and Electric Vehicle Ecosystem, (Best Early Stage). The winners were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November.

Winners of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Connacht and Leinster regional final have been announced as Omuu Petfood (Best New Start), and Galenband, (Best Early Stage). The winners were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November.

InterTradeIreland launched the first in a series of cross-border trade events in Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise on Tuesday 17th October 2023. With a focus on cross-border regulation and employment, the event provided an interactive forum to help businesses get the answers they need to support future cross-border trade under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the Windsor Framework.

Winners of the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Munster regional final have been announced as Mavarick (Best New Start), and Neurobell, (Best Early Stage). The winners were awarded €20,000 each and will advance to the All-Island final in Dublin on the 9th of November.

Innovate Island is launching a ground breaking project to drive all-island innovation. The project is being delivered with the support of the InterTradeIreland Synergy programme. The Synergy programme aims to scale cross-border collaboration among SMEs using cluster and networking supports for the mutual benefit of businesses in Northern Ireland and Ireland.