Intertrade
For more information, contact Bullseye Food Marketing (021 477 66 44).
If you're considering doing business across the island, The Intertrade Ireland 'Trade Accelerator Voucher Scheme' can offer you financial support worth £1000 / €1200 towards professional advice in areas such as taxation, employment law, currency or regulation. It can also be used for market research, i.e. to help you assess the potential business opportunity in your opposite jurisdiction.
The voucher can help your business get advice
from participating expert providers (legal, accountancy, market research firms
etc.) in
Typical benefits as a result of the trade accelerator voucher include:
* Free and impartial expertise to help your business trade across the island
* Better understanding of the cross-border market opportunity
* Solutions to overcome cross-border business barriers
* Improved knowledge of the practical considerations when trading across the border (financial, tax, legal, currency, regulation etc.)
How it works:
Step 1:
Complete a short application form.
Link to application form:
http://www.intertradeireland.com/firststopshop/tradeacceleratorvouchers/business/
You will need to include some company information and details about the type of expertise you need, or problem which you are trying to solve. You can select the firm which you would like to advise you from our list of participating providers.
Once completed, you should submit your application via email to firststopshop(at)intertradeireland.com
Step 2:
Your application will be assessed and once approved you will be notified immediately.
Please note that you may only have one 'active' voucher at any point in time. Vouchers are non-transferable.
Step 3:
When notified, you will be issued with a Terms of Reference which must be completed with the Service Provider of your choice.
Once they have completed the work to your satisfaction they claim the cost of the Trade Accelerator Voucher from InterTradeIreland to cover the costs of their expertise for the project.
**Am I eligible?**
Your company must be a registered Small Business (25 employees or less) with an annual turnover not exceeding €5m/£4.5m.
The assistance requested must relate to cross border trade and business. You must be a manufacturing or internationally tradable service company.
**Are there any exclusions?**
Small businesses in the transportation and agricultural sectors are excluded in line with specific State Aid guidelines.
For terms and conditions, please see:
http://www.intertradeireland.com/firststopshop/tradeacceleratorvouchers/business/
Contact:
Bullseye Food Marketing:
Tel: 021 4776888 / 087 6539676
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