Ireland one of the top ten innovators in the world
It shouldn’t come as a big surprise that most Latin American countries ranked towards the bottom of a new United Nations index of innovation. What’s surprising — and depressing — is that, with a few exceptions, they are not even making the list’s sub-group of “innovation learners.”
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SIMON CUMBERS MEDIA FUND OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
If you are a media organisation, professional, student why not apply for the Simon Cumbers Media Fund worth €10,000? The deadline for submissions is 12th October 2012.
David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards 2013 Open for Application
If you are an Entrepreneur from the fields of arts, business and social enterprise you are invited to enter the David Manley Awards 2013. The prize is €10,000 cash prize and €100,000 worth of consultancy to help develop your business. The deadline for submission is 7th September 2012.
Enterprise Ireland Seeking Venture Capital Funding Co-investors
The final €20 million of the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Programme 2007-2012, which had a total value of €175 million, has been made available for co-investment in seed and venture capital funds. The programme has already committed around €155 million to 11 seed and venture funds. These 11 funds have more than €630 million under management for investment in early stage and growing companies. Enterprise Ireland is now inviting applicants for the last €20 million in the fund and is seeking co-investors with access to private sector and institutional capital in Ireland and overseas to support Irish innovative companies.
Consultation on Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan
The European Commission is consulting on measures to boost entrepreneurship across Europe.
New companies represent the most important source of new jobs - creating 4.1 million new jobs every year in Europe. Yet whilst only 11% of European citizens are entrepreneurs, 45% would like to be their own boss. To unlock this enormous potential for jobs and growth, the European Commission intends to launch a European Entrepreneurship Action Plan in autumn 2012 to boost entrepreneurship at all levels. Europe needs more entrepreneurs.
CLOUD COMPUTING SUMMIT, 12th SEPTEMBER
iQuest’s 1-day 4th annual summit in Croke Park will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the elements of the cloud environment from a business and technical perspective. This event is aimed at business and IT decision-makers who need to gain the confidence & reassurance to deploy Cloud Computing.
Enterprise Ireland Clustering Programme Pilot Launched
A new €2 million programme to entice businesses to develop innovation clusters has been launched by Enterprise Ireland.
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Richard Bruton, TD, has launched a new €2 million programme, with the aim of getting businesses that are serviced by enterprise development agencies in Ireland to collaborate to improve their competitive advantage.
Accelerate Management Development Programme
The County and City Enterprise Boards’ new management development programme is designed to help Ireland’s small businesses accelerate their growth prospects.
Through a series of specially-designed modules and one-to-one mentoring sessions, hundreds of small business owners all over the country are expected to learn new management, leadership and business skills to carry over to their own companies. ‘Accelerate’, which is based on international best practice and is delivered over a six-to-nine month period, is being rolled out across all the County and City Enterprise Board areas, following a successful pilot programme staged in 2011.
