Cross-Border Advice Zone
First Stop Shop
Our First Stop Shop service can help you with anything you need to know about doing cross-border business. We can provide relevant up to date information in these areas:
- Legal & Tax Advice
- Sales & Marketing Advice
- Financial Advice
- Regulatory Advice
- Cross-border Trade Statistics & Sectoral Reports
Contact us on Tel 00800 10105454 or email us at firststopshop@intertradeireland.com
Simple guide to cross-border trade
Download our Simple Guide to Cross Border Business (445 KB) which is a practical guide that provides answers to the most common financial and legal questions operating cross-border.
Trade accelerator vouchers
We can offer you financial support worth £1000 / €1200 towards professional advice in areas such as taxation, employment law, currency, sales, marketing or regulation if you are considering doing cross-border business. The Voucher can help your business to access the expertise from participating Providers (legal firms, accountancy firms, etc.) in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and can be redeemed against the cost of practical advice and expertise on specific issues.
Market reports
We produce a series of sectoral market intelligence reports which can help you to make informed decisions and to develop sound strategies for your business.
All-island trade statistics
We can provide you with relevant up to date information on cross-border sectoral and total trade, tourism flows, transport flows, student flows and economic indicators.The site has a combination of interactive graphs with trade commentaries, which provides a more comprehensive view of cross-border trade flows on the island.
All-island business monitor survey
Our Business Monitor offers a unique all-island survey of business sentiment surveying the views of 1000 owner/managers across the island every quarter. Since 2007/8 it has provided a review of business performance, intentions and future expectations alongside insights into the impact of the current economic downturn and the development of cross-border trade and co-operation.
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Useful Links
- Centre for cross-border studies researches and develops co-operation across the Irish border in a wide range of practical areas.
- Border Ireland is an online searchable database of cross-border information.
- Central Statistics Office (CSO) has become one of the main information dissemination vehicles for the Office
Useful Links
- Tradelinks2 Programme is a wide-ranging suite of business support measures which is aimed at addressing barriers to trade for micro-business having less than 10 employees located in Northern Ireland or the Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland.
- Invest NI offers free information and expertise to anyone seeking advice on business issues.
Useful Links
- Border People website is the central access point for cross-border mobility
information on the island of Ireland.
- Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is the principal source of official statistics and social research on Northern Ireland´s population and socio-economic conditions.