Start-ups showcase their wares and their aim to create hundreds of jobs

Some 92 companies that aim to create hundreds of jobs by the end of 2013 attended a showcase in Dublin yesterday.

The High-Potential Start-Ups Showcase was opened by Richard Bruton, the jobs minister. Enterprise Ireland defines a high-potential start-up as a company based on technological innovation, likely to achieve sales of €1m per annum and employ 10 people in three years.

Among the exhibiting firms was YouComply Ltd of Tralee. Founder and chief executive John Ogie-Sheehy said his company’s software, which concentrates on management accountability, could be key in helping governments achieve targets.