Supporto Finanziario

SMEs and microenterprises in Ireland seeking to innovate can investigate a range of financial supports that are available from state enterprise development agencies:

 

 

 

 

 

Innovation Vouchers
If you own or manage a small business and you have a business opportunity you want to explore, you can apply for an Innovation Voucher worth €5,000. In the period 2007 to 2012, €13.4m in Innovation Voucher funding was provided to qualifying companies. The scheme is administered by Enterprise Ireland.

 

 

 

 

 

Feasibility Grants
Feasibility grants are designed to assist the promoter with researching market demand for a product or service and examining its sustainability. The grants are administered by national network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) located across Ireland.

 

 

 

 

Innovation Partnerships
If you own or manage a small business and you have a business opportunity you want to explore, you can apply for an Innovation Voucher worth €5,000. In the period 2007 to 2012, €13.4m in Innovation Voucher funding was provided to qualifying companies. The scheme is administered by Enterprise Ireland.

 

 

 

 

Intertrade Ireland’s ‘All-Island Innovation Programme’
This programme aims to promote and encourage innovation across the island of Ireland. A series of free innovation lectures, seminars and masterclasses are held throughout the year to share international best practice in the areas of innovation. The programme is delivered in partnership with InterTradeIreland, Queen’s University Belfast, NUI Galway, University College Dublin and University College Cork.