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Archive 2005

Inaugural Meeting of the Steering Group of the United States-Ireland Research and Development (R&D) Partnership
Thursday 22.12.05

Tuesday 20th December 2005, by videoconference in Washington D.C. and Newry, the U.S.-Ireland Research and Development (R&D) Partnership met . The videoconference marked the inaugural meeting of the high level Steering Group composed of senior representatives from Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the United States....

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Sigmoid Wins InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Competition
Monday 12.12.05

€100,000 Prize For Winner At the final networking dinner in Dublin last night (December 6th), Sigmoid was announced as the overall winner of InterTradeIreland’s All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2005. Chosen from eight finalists from all corners of the island, Sigmoid becomes the third winner of the competition since it was first run by InterTradeIreland’s EquityNetwork in 2003....

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Want to cut your distribution costs?
Tuesday 29.11.05

The Logistics XP programme could help businesses – regardless of size – to cut distribution costs by as much as 10%. In a new approach to distribution, the project aims to demonstrate where opportunities exist for collaboration between participating companies in both Ireland and Northern Ireland. A pilot scheme identified savings ranging from 5% to 20%, or £45,000-£250,000 per company not to mention revenue generating opportunities with an estimated value of £500,000....

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Regional Seedcorn Winners Announced
Tuesday 29.11.05

InterTradeIreland has announced the eight regional winners for the third All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2005. Organised by InterTradeIreland’s EquityNetwork, the competition, which has a total prize fund of €230,000, has received hundreds of expressions of interest from ventures all over Ireland....

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Northern Ireland Companies rankin Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards
Friday 25.11.05

The results of this years search for Irelands fastest growing technology companies by Deloitte have just been announced. Belfast based Meridio, a Rising Star in last years Fast 50 Listing, scooped fourth place this year with a staggering average growth of 1456 per cent, doubling their rate of growth from last year....

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Report Shows 324,000 Entrepreneurs on Island
Friday 25.11.05

Entrepreneurship in Island of Ireland published today, 25th November 2005, by InterTradeIreland in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland, shows that there are 324,000 entrepreneurs on the island. Of these 253,000 are based in Ireland and 71,000 in Northern Ireland. These figures include owner managers of existing companies and new entrepreneurs – those with young companies (42 months) and those in the process of setting up enterprises....

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NI Seedcorn Winners Reap Rewards!
Wednesday 23.11.05

Belfast’s Mail Distiller and Nvolve from Castlederg have each won £13,400 (€20,000) as the Belfast and Northern Ireland regional winners of the third All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2005, and will go forward to compete for an overall prize of €100,000 in the grand final on December 6th. Organised by InterTradeIreland’s Equity Network, the competition, which has a total prize fund of £155,000 (€230,000), received hundreds of expressions of interest from ventures all over Ireland and Mail Distiller and Nvolve were selected from a shortlist of six Northern Ireland companies....

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InterTradeIreland Annual Report 2004 Released
Friday 28.10.05

This year’s Annual Report provides details of what has been achieved under existing programmes and what new initiatives and events have been created as a result of research, feedback and understanding what businesses need to compete successfully at home and abroad.

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WORTHY WINNER
Monday 24.10.05

Kim Robinson of Red Dog has won the Grand Prix at the 2005 Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards for her Concern Worldwide Annual Report design. The ceremony, which took place at the Odeon, Harcourt Street on Wednesday the 19th of October, was attended by the cream of the Irish design community to honour the best in Irish design as judged by an international panel of jurors....

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INTERTRADEIRELAND, THE IRISH ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERS IRELAND LAUNCH NEW RESEARCH CALLING FOR MORE ENGINEERS TO GROW ALL ISLAND ECONOMY
Thursday 13.10.05

NORTHERN IRELAND AND IRELAND CAN JOIN LEAGUE OF TOP 5 RICHEST ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD BY 2020. MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERS AND IT PROFESSIONALS NEEDED SAYS ENGINEERS’ VISIONARY BLUEPRINT. Within the next fifteen years, the island of Ireland can become one of the top five richest economies in the world....

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Lar Burke appointed as Project Manager for new Business Angels Partnership
Friday 07.10.05

InterTradeIreland are pleased to announce from 1st September the appointment of Lar Burke as project manager of a new ‘Business Angels Partnership’ in the south of the Island. This is a joint funding venture between InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Ireland and Dublin Business Innovation Centre. The partnership will act as a matching and introduction service between investors and projects seeking equity funding....

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Insight Out initiative launched
Monday 08.08.05

The University of Ulster is looking for 12 of Northern Ireland’s up and coming creative innovators to take part in a pioneering training programme for the creative industries. Called ‘Insight Out,’ the programme will offer up to twelve Northern Ireland-based graduates who have left from either an FE or HE institution in the last three years the chance to be part of a five week long initiative, designed to help them develop their own creative business....

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Trade Statistics Web Site Launched
Monday 25.07.05

On 28th June 2005, InterTradeIreland launched a trade statistics website which enables access to a range of comparable data on trade and production for Northern Ireland, Ireland and composite all-island data in the form of statistics, charts, and interactive graphs. It also provides a range of views from industry specialists, North and South, allows access to a range of trade-related publications, and links to useful statistical web sites....

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SENATOR MITCHELL HONORS FIFTH CLASS OF SCHOLARS
Thursday 07.07.05

The fifth class of George J. Mitchell Scholars received their class rings from Senator Mitchell at a reception at the Linen Hall Library on Wed 6th July. The reception was sponsored by InterTrade Ireland, with in-kind donations from the Hastings Hotels, Chateau de la Ligne, and Hot Irishman. The rings were specially designed for the Scholars and were a gift from Cross Atlantic Capital Partners....

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INTERTRADEIRELAND CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT BACKED ALL-ISLAND CONSTRUCTION FORUM
Friday 01.07.05

InterTradeIreland has urged the construction industry, supported by the Government to establish a cross-border forum, bringing together key players to meet the on-going needs in the development of Northern Ireland’s infrastructure. The call for greater collaboration came at an event hosted by the cross-border body in Dundalk and follows the recently announced proposals by the Government for a £16bn infrastructure investment programme over the next 10 years in Northern Ireland....

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Freedom of Information Code of Practice Adopted
Monday 20.06.05

InterTradeIreland has adopted a draft Code of Practice for FOI in conjunction with the North South Minsterial Council. We are now ready to consult publicly on the contents of the draft Code, prior to seeking the approval of the draft by the NSMC and the Code becoming fully operative in the Cross Border Bodies and Tourism Ireland Ltd later this year....

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Directory of Calibration and Testing Services Released
Tuesday 03.05.05

The all-island Directory of Calibration and Testing Services has been compiled by InterTradeIreland in conjunction with Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. This Directory is a key business resource, providing information on the services of more than 140 organisations across a diverse range of technological fields....

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Supplier Education Programme
Tuesday 15.03.05

After a successful pilot PricewaterhouseCoopers has been reappointed by InterTradeIreland, to deliver the Supplier Education Programme. The programme is aimed at improving the skills and expertise of companies who are targeting and seeking to win public sectors contracts and tenders. The programme consists of workshops, optional mentoring and remote assistance which will be run across the island....

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INNOVA Collaborative R& D Programme Launched
Thursday 17.02.05

InterTradeIreland have launched an exciting new initiative aimed at stimulating and supporting R&D co-operation between firms North and South. One of the key objectives being to contribute to the development of new products and processes with commercialization plans. Each individual company involved in a project can attract up to €200,000 financial assistance....

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CROSS BORDER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL IRELAND SME’s
Friday 04.02.05

MICROTRADE ALL-ISLAND NETWORKING EVENT MicroTrade, a joint initiative between InterTradeIreland, Enterprise Northern Ireland and the City and County Enterprise Boards is inviting small businesses employing less than ten people to attend the first ever MicroTrade All Island Networking Event (MAIN) scheduled to take place at the Citywest Conference Centre, Dublin, on Wednesday 13 April, 2005....

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Call for submissions to Directory of Calibration and Testing Services
Tuesday 11.01.05

InterTradeIreland was established under the Belfast Agreement to co-ordinate work on trade and business development on an all-island basis. We have responsibility for revising the Directory of Calibration and Testing Services, which was first published in 1994. This publication, supported by Enterprise Ireland and Invest NI, offers a comprehensive inventory of calibration and testing services across the island....

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