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Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government body responsible for the development and growth of Irish businesses internationally.

Enterprise Ireland

Here is how Enterprise Ireland budget is spent

26M

7%

48M

12%

51M

12%

309M

69%

Million € for 2022 -2023

About Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government trade and innovation agency. Their mission is to accelerate the development of world-class Irish companies and help them achieve leading positions in global markets. They support Irish businesses of all sizes by fostering entrepreneurship, increasing innovation levels, enhancing leadership development, improving competitiveness, and transforming the sustainability performance of Irish enterprises. They have a network of 39 offices worldwide and work in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate, and win export sales in global markets.

Funding Supports

Enterprise Ireland provides funding support based on a company’s stage of business. These are 1) Business in Concept 2) High Potential Start Up 3) Established SME and 4) Large Company Funding. Each business will be assessed on its own merit with grant funding awarded based on a predetermined criterion of qualification. Funding supports include PSSF (Pre Seed-Start Fund), HPSU (High Potential Start Up) and Agile Innovation)

Pillars of Assessment

Enterprise Irelands company assessment is based around 6 Pillars of business capability. These pillars are 1) Finance 2) People and Management 3) Sales and Marketing 4) Strategy 5) Innovation and 6) Operations. Each of these pillar measurements are diligently scrutinised to examine the businesses’ ability to impact job creation, assess innovation and look at the export potential of the business.

Applications Submitted

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Grant approval success

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Client retention

Discover Enterprise Ireland Grants

Pre Seed Start Fund (Equity)

HPSU Feasibility Grant

Innovation
Voucher

IHPSU
(Equity)

Market Discovery Fund

Evolve Strategic Planning Grant

Market Growth & Diversification Grant

Digital Marketing Capability

Exploring Innovation Grant

Agile Innovation Fund

R,D and
I Fund

Digital Process Innovation

IP Start
Grant

IP Plus
Grant

Innovation Partnership Programme

Strategic Consultancy Grant

Key Manager Grant

Operational Excellence Offer

Climate Action Voucher

Green
Start

Disruptive Technology Innovation Fund

Capital Investment for Energy Monitoring and Tracking

Capital Investment for Decabonisation Processes

Lean
Start

Lean
Plus

Lean
Transform

Capital Investment Inititive

Grad Start

Green Plus

Job Expansion Fund

Taillored Company Expansion

Our Services

Prepare

  • Document Bank Creation
  • Market Research
  • Business Plans
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Consortium Building

Fund

  • Audit and Scope
  • Grant Applications
  • Application Mapping
  • Strategic Grant Advice
  • Review and Resubmission

Prepare

  • Finance and Compliance
  • Drawdown Management