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InterTradeIreland
As one of the cross-border bodies, InterTradeIreland, the Cross-Border Trade and Business Development Body, is funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) in Ireland and the Department for the Economy (DFE) in Northern Ireland. We support businesses, through innovation and trade initiatives to take advantage of North/South co-operative opportunities to improve capability, drive competitiveness, growth and jobs.
InterTradeIreland through its Funding for Growth team provide the following services for companies seeking to raise venture capital
• One-to-one regional equity advisory clinics to assist companies in making them ‘investor ready’.
• Signposting for businesses seeking equity finance.
• An annual venture capital conference.
• An annual all-island Seedcorn Investor Ready competition with a prize fund of €300,000
for the best new start up and early stage businesses on the island seeking to raise equity investment.
• An island-wide education and investor
ready programme to raise awareness of the availability and benefits of using equity funding including master classes, workshops and publications.
• InterTradeIreland has supported the development the all-island Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN).
• The Funding for Growth team also provide a funding advisory service for established businesses.
Further information on all of InterTradeIreland’s supports can be found at intertradeireland.com