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A record number of delegates attended this year’s InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference in Croke Park, Dublin. The theme of the day “Resilience and Creativity” brought together a capacity crowd of more than 500 attendees comprising entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, business angels, other investors and start-ups seeking funding.

A celebratory event was held to mark the close of the Interreg funded Co-Innovate programme in Killeavy Castle Estate, Newry, on Tuesday 28th February. The event gathered together partner agency representatives from across Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland to celebrate the programme’s key achievements and showcased some of the 1,400 companies that have benefitted to date.

Firms across the island are reporting a better than expected close to 2022. InterTradeIreland’s latest All-island Business Monitor (Q4 2022) reveals that despite high inflation, firms finished the year on a more positive note than expected

InterTradeIreland recently welcomed both Social Enterprise NI (SENI) and Social Enterprise ROI (SERI) to its offices to discuss the opportunities available for cross-border collaboration and to demonstrate their commitment to growing the Social Enterprise sector across both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Keohane’s Seafood based in Bantry, has scooped an innovation award for its new product range, developed with assistance from Ulster University. In recognition of its achievement in creating a new range with wide commercial appeal, Keohane’s Seafood has been awarded Exemplar Status by InterTradeIreland. It is one of only six businesses to be recognised in this category across the island of Ireland

Mid-Cork Pallets and Packaging based in Clondrohid Co. Cork, has been recognised for its innovation capabilities by cross-border body, InterTradeIreland. The company is one of only six companies across the island to be awarded Exemplar status.

Eva-Tec, based in Balbriggan, is celebrating after winning an award that recognises its new product range, created in partnership with Queen’s University in Belfast.

Atlantic Prosthetic Orthotic Solutions (APOS) in Oranmore is celebrating after scooping a coveted award from InterTradeIreland. It is one of only six businesses across the island that has been recognised by the cross-border body for its innovation capabilities.

Galway-based tech start-up Byowave has been named the overall winner of the prestigious InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, pocketing a cash prize of €100,000.

InterTradeIreland has announced that in the year-to-date (January-October 2022) its programmes and initiatives have generated £100 million (€115 M) in business development value for SMEs. 3,500 businesses have been directly supported to generate cross-border exports, secure investment and accelerate their innovation pathway.

The latest InterTradeIreland Business Monitor (Q3 2022) reveals that while businesses are still expanding, the pace of growth is starting to flatten. The latest data shows that while sales and profits remain relatively buoyant, quarter-on-quarter, a pattern of slowing growth is emerging as rising costs pile on the pressure.

Ballymena based Atlas Smart Technologies and Belfast firm SustainIQ have been named ‘Best New Start’ and ‘Best Early Stage’ company respectively at the Northern Ireland regional final of the 2022 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.

Mettacomms and Capella have been named ‘Best New Start’ and ‘Best Early Stage’ company respectively at the Dublin regional final of the 2022 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.

Letterkenny based Itus Secure Technologies and Galway firm ByoWave have been named ‘Best New Start’ and ‘Best Early Stage’ company respectively at the Connacht and Leinster regional final of the 2022 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.

Waterford-based PlayerStat Data and Cork firm Lia Therapeutics have been named ‘Best New Start’ and ‘Best Early Stage’ company respectively at the Munster regional final of the 2022 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.