Funding and programme information
“InterTradeIreland's Acumen programme has proved extremely valuable to us. The support it provided definitely helped us to break into the Northern Ireland market. It sped up the process and provided real results in a short space of time.”
James Murphy, Murphy Engineering, Ballybrit, Galway
How it works
It is very straight forward to apply for Acumen funding - all we need you to do is to answer to some simple questions and provide some basic information about your company to get you started.
Step 1: Contact us
Contact one of our Acumen team. They will ask you some questions about your business and discuss the potential support options that may be right for your business.
Step 2: Complete a short business proposal form
Once you have spoken to our advisors, they will ask you to complete a short two-page application form and return it.
Step 3: Approval & assessment
Your proposal will be reviewed at a monthly Acumen meeting and if your application is approved you will be notified immediately.
Step 4: Getting started
You may already have a salesperson in mind, if so, they can be appointed to undertake your project straight away or we can help you to find and recruit the right candidate for the job. You will also be assigned an InterTradeIreland Acumen consultant who is responsible for supporting you throughout the project.
Step 5: Claims
Once you begin your project and the salesperson begins their role, you claim financial assistance for eligible costs from InterTradeIreland each quarter in arrears.
“Thanks to Acumen we are now trading successfully in our closest market. Without it we would still be trying to break into Northern Ireland. Acumen sped up the process and provided real results in a short space of time.”
Ray
Donoghue, Donoghue
Packaging, Bandon, Cork
“With
the support of Acumen
we have acquired a number of new customer accounts. On completion, we will have
achieved annualised sales of around
€350k
in the Republic. I would definitely recommend the programme to other businesses
wishing to increase their cross-border presence.”
Alyson Hogg, Vita Liberata, Templepatrick, Antrim