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Acumen

About the Acumen programme

InterTradeIreland can assist you to source and fund the right people to help you increase your cross-border export sales North or South. InterTradeIreland’s Acumen programme will help you develop new markets, new customers and new sustainable sources of income, right here on the island.

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Support options

We offer funding options for both full-time and part-time staff. InterTradeIreland will support you to find the right sales person for your business.

Full Time Sales Person

Many businesses face the challenge of funding and recruiting a dedicated professional to win sales in the cross-border market and, here again, Acumen can help.

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Part Time Sales Person

As an alternative to hiring a full-time person in the target cross-border market, our Acumen programme can also offer you support

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Export Diagnostic

All eligible applicants will benefit from an assessment with an experienced business consultant, gaining a bespoke report which will identify key areas of business strength, areas for development and potential for cross-border export opportunities.

Am I eligible?

To qualify for financial support through our Acumen programme ideally your business should be:

  • A manufacturing or a tradable service company with an annual turnover below £40 million (or euro equivalent)
  • A company that employs less than 250 people
  • An indigenous company (not multinational or foreign owned)
  • Committed to the development of new product markets with the potential of job creation
  • A company with an established relationship with a mainstream development agency (Invest Northern Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Údarás na Gaeltachta, a Local Enterprise Office, a Local Enterprise Agency)

In addition, you should also have:

  • A satisfactory track record in your home market
  • Less than 30% of total business in the target cross-border market already
  • A sufficiently unique product that does not displace existing products in the marketplace
  • A project that can demonstrate that it may not happen without support
  • The capacity (human, financial & production) to deliver the project

Please note that businesses involved in retail, distribution and agriculture are not eligible for assistance under this scheme.

Benefits

Typical benefits as a result of the programme include:

  • Access to new markets and increased sales
  • Better knowledge of the cross-border market
  • New business opportunities identified
  • Improvements to your sales and marketing strategy
  • Increased business contacts and prospects across the island

Sales Growth on your Doorstep brochure

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Acumen Enquiries

Alison Currie will handle your enquiry. You can get in touch directly by email acumen@intertradeireland.com, by phone 028 3083 4110 (048 from Ireland) or by using the form below.

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