Elevate - Sales Development Programme for Small Business

If you’re a small company that needs to increase its sales, why not take your business up a level with InterTradeIreland Elevate - our sales development programme for small business.

Apply now!

It is 100% funded by InterTradeIreland and the application process is very simple.

Elevate will provide financial assistance to help you identify cross-border markets/customers across the island and win new business.

All you have to do is complete a short application form and if approved for support you will then get to choose one of OVER 100 consultants from our approved list of Advisors who will work with you to develop a winning cross-border sales plan for your business, kick start your sales and get on the fast-track to crossborder trading! 

You’ll benefit from free one-to-one advice and support from your very own expert within your industry or sector to develop your own sales development plan.

Support is available for:

• Identification of Sales leads
• Sales Negotiations
• Market Research
• Advice on the Development of Marketing Materials – (excluding printing costs).

Benefits

• Work with a marketing expert to develop your winning sales plan;
• Identify new customers and markets across the island;
• Increase your sales.

Am I eligible?

To take part in the Elevate programme - companies must:

• Be a small company with less than 10 employees;
• Be a manufacturing or tradeable service company with an annual turnover below €1.2m/£1m;
• Have a satisfactory track record and a trading history in their home market (minimum of 18 mths);
• Be focused on winning new cross-border sales;
• Have not generated more than 30% of their total turnover in the target cross-border market;
• Have the capacity (human, financial and production) to deliver the project;
• Have a sufficiently unique product that does not displace existing products in the market place.
• Have not previously participated on InterTradeIreland 'Acumen' programme

NOTE: Soles Traders and partnerships that satisfy the eligibility criteria are welcome to apply.

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Welcome

Elevate - Sales Development Programme for Small Business

If you’re a small company that needs to increase its sales, why not take your business up a level with InterTradeIreland Elevate - our NEW sales development programme for small business. Elevate will offer grants up to £10k/€11k to help small companies identify new markets/customers across the island and win new business. It is 100% grant funded by InterTradeIreland and the application process is very simple.

All you have to do is complete a short application form and if approved for support you will then get to choose one of our approved industry/trade marketing experts who will work with you to develop a winning sales plan for your business, kick start your sales and get on the fast-track to cross-border exporting!

You’ll benefit from free one-to-one advice and support from your very own expert within your industry or sector to develop your own sales development plan.

Elevate is being launched mid-summer but we couldn’t wait to tell you about it!

Register your interest by giving us your name, your company name and location and your contact details. What happens next? A member of the Elevate team will contact you to discuss your needs and find out how the programme might help you. We will satisfy ourselves as to your basic eligibility and if appropriate we will send you further information and ask you to complete a short application form which will give us the information to make a final decision on your eligibility to proceed.

Contact details:

Elevate Team Members:

Paddy Savage
T 00 44 28 3083 4110
E paddy.savage@intertradeireland.com