DUBLIN-headquartered web management company Terminal Four has received €1.6 million in funding that will be used to expand its international presence, staff numbers and sales network.

There was a significant jump in the number of new business start-ups in 2008, which have experienced their strongest growth in over eight years, despite the economic downturn.

DUBLIN Business Innovation Centre (BIC), assisted in the establishment of 16 new export-oriented hi-tech Irish start-up companies in 2008.

TO accelerate growth of trade and job creation in Baltimore and Dublin, the Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) and Baltimore City’s Emerging Technology Centres have signed a deal to collaborate in attracting technology-based companies from their respective countries to open offices in the other’s business centres.

AIB and Enterprise Ireland are to contribute €15 million each to a new fund to invest in growing businesses.

MANAGING director of ACT Venture Capital, Niall Carroll, has been elected chairman of the Irish Venture Capital Association. He replaces Des Fahey, chief executive of the Dublin Business Innovation Centre, who has completed his term of office.