Last week, the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) launched its second IPO Ready programme which is effectively a boot camp for companies considering a listing on the stock market. 

Enterprise Ireland has said it will need to develop “contingency plans” to protect indigenous Irish businesses if US president-elect Donald Trump moves to repatriate American multinational firms.

“I know there is room for improvement and I am confident I can achieve it.”

Adams & Butler had positive experiences with JobBridge, and found Enterprise Ireland helpful, but have been hampered by one bit of red tape in particular

Two major business groups representing small business owners say it is time to set up an “IDA-style” government agency to look after the interests of Irish SMEs.

Many companies are already benefitting from their work with enterprise support agencies - these are their stories.

The president of Cork Chamber of Commerce has warned that pay increases have the potential to undermine the country’s competitiveness as the economy emerges from a period of harsh austerity.

Ireland is unlikely to be the incubation centre that gives birth to the next global consumer-facing tech giant, in the mould of Facebook, Google, or Twitter, but can continue to rival the world’s elite in other areas, according to Enterprise Ireland’s software chief.

A report compiled by the University of Stuttgart and commissioned by the Irish firm, Ecocem, which finds that cement causes massive environmental damage has prompted a furious backlash from the Cement Manufacturers of Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland is to invest €600,000 in 12 female-led businesses, as part of the Government’s bid to boost the number of women entrepreneurs.

A €250,000 fund aimed at boosting the number of export-orientated firms which are run by female entrepreneurs has been set up by Enterprise Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland companies posted a record €16.2bn in exports last year and created 12,861 new jobs, according to the state agency’s latest annual report.

The amount of money invested in Enterprise Ireland-client companies, by Irish-based venture capitalists, has increased by over 90% in the past two years, new figures show.

Only two counties have seen a net increase in jobs in companies supported by either the IDA or Enterprise Ireland since 2008.

AN IRISH-born entrepreneur topped the charts last month with iPhone app ‘Joe Danger’.

Irish start-up companies are becoming increasingly dependent on “informal” funding avenues — such as business angels and family/friend investors — to attract vital early stage capital, a new report has suggested.

The $100bn (€75bn) a year global aircraft leasing industry rolls in to Ireland again this week as two keynote conferences take place in Dublin.

There are many sources start-ups can try for funds, so explore the many avenues, writes John Finn.

Over the last 10 years, Enterprise Ireland has managed to earn €152m in profit on its investments in companies providing Irish jobs.

EVENTING IRELAND (EI) chairman John Wright yesterday revealed that the organisation’s membership has dropped by almost 40% in just three years.

Heading up Enterprise Ireland in the midst of an economic crisis is no easy task but there has been some good news for Frank Ryan lately, with multinationals hiring again and the export sector packing a powerful punch, says Kyran Fitzgerald

FOOD service distributor Pallas Foods has taken on stock from emerging food companies who participated in a joint Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia food business incubation initiative.

IRELAND show jumping team manager Robert Splaine believes the nations cup in Wellington, Florida last weekend provided him with a couple of combinations for his Meydan Series assault later this year.

Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) yesterday saw its Irish Sports Council funding cut by over €120,000 for 2011 and it may also have to contend with a cut in the level of Eventing Ireland’s contribution to high performance.

A company in Shannon, Co Clare has told staff that it plans to seek as many as 40 redundancies in the coming months.

CIAN O’CONNOR gave himself an early Christmas present yesterday, winning the Welcome Stakes on the first day of the London International Horse Show in Olympia.

ATLANTIC Bridge (ABVEN), has raised €85 million in funding for technology focused companies.

TEN Irish food companies hope to build sales thanks to a new Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia programme geared towards the €4.7bn global market for ‘out of home’ products.

RESEARCHERS at third-level with ideas for start-ups have until September 22 to apply for a cut of a €7 million fund launched yesterday by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe.

MORE than 19,000 jobs were lost in 2009 in Enterprise Ireland-backed firms while exports fell 10% to €13 billion.

ENTERPRISE Ireland is seeking a meeting with the provisional administrators of Quinn Insurance as the focus on avoiding potential job losses at the company intensifies.

EVENTING Ireland Chairman John Wright hopes a root and branch analysis of the organisation will lead to a “slicker” operation.

IRISH investors could face losses of close to €500 million as the Education Media & Publishing Group (EMPG), controlled by Barry O’Callaghan, faces a major restructuring of its $7bn-plus crippling debt.

FOOD companies should focus on lean manufacturing and increased productivity rather than demanding export credits, says Enterprise Ireland (EI) chief executive Frank Ryan.

AFTER 32 years with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA, Mike Feeney has decided to branch out into a new career in the private sector.

LAST year’s pattern of approximately 8,000 more jobs being lost in Enterprise Ireland (EI) supported companies than were created, is likely to be broadly repeated this year, management at state development agency, EI said yesterday.

GERMAN-BASED Tipperary show jumper Denis Lynch continues to strengthen his team, acquiring the ride on two new horses.