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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.

InterTradeIreland has launched a new Cross-Border Trade Hub at the ‘Unlocking New Cross-Border Trade Opportunities’ conference held in the Printworks, Dublin Castle.

InterTradeIreland is inviting businesses of all sizes to its ‘Unlocking New Cross-Border Trade Opportunities’ conference, taking place on 27th September at the Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre, Dublin Castle.

InterTradeIreland’s latest All-Island Business Monitor reveals that stability in business performance continues to set the tone for 2023. In the second quarter, 57 per cent of firms reported a stable three months, with just over a third in growth.

InterTradeIreland welcomed US Special Economic Envoy Joe Kennedy III and US Consul General Paul Narain to its office in Newry on Wednesday.

More than 600 delegates attended the recent InterTradeIreland Business Summit ‘23 in Belfast, during which speakers focused on innovation, sustainability, and ambition.

On Friday 2nd June, InterTradeIreland’s Innovation Boost programme Project Manager’s received their market leading Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation Management from the William Clinton Institute, Queen’s University Belfast in recognition of their work in delivering innovative projects within small businesses across the island.

InterTradeIreland’s latest All-island business monitor reveals the mood music among businesses is pointing to a solid start to Q1 2023, as the number of firms reporting they are on a stable footing hits a four year high, at 55 per cent, while 36 per cent are reporting growth. A third of businesses are optimistic about sales increases in the next 6 months.

Business Leaders from across the island will gather in Belfast for the InterTradeIreland Business Summit ’23 on Thursday, 8th June at the Belfast International Convention Centre (ICC). Keynote speakers at the summit include Brian O'Driscoll, former Irish rugby international and successful entrepreneur; and leading economist and broadcaster David McWilliams.

New start and early stage businesses across the island of Ireland have been encouraged to enter the InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, with a chance to win a share of the €300,000 prize fund.