First-Time Exporters Accelerator
Summary:
A practical, fully funded programme of support including mentoring and training in export strategy development, export market analysis, and business networking opportunities.
Eligibility criteria:
To be eligible, participating businesses must:
- Be an SME with less than 250 staff.
- Have a minimum annual turnover of £50,000 and not exceeding £40 million per annum (or Euro Equivalent).
- Be an indigenous business registered in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
- Be active in the manufacturing or tradable services sectors. By tradable services, InterTradeIreland requires the business service to be delivered in the cross-border market, and not just to attract customers from the cross-border market to their service business in the home market (see list below of ineligible sectors).
- Have a minimum 12 months trading history.
- Have more than 75% of sales in their home market.
- Have cross-border sales in the opposite jurisdiction of less than 7% of company turnover.
- Be able to complete the First-Time Exporters Accelerator project within a maximum 6 months of approval.
Ineligible sectors
Businesses in the following sectors are not eligible for assistance under this scheme:
- wholesale & retail
- personal services
- distribution
- tourism
- hospitality
- primary agriculture
- professional business services
Additional information:
Delivered by experienced export professionals with input from successful cross-border exporters and professional membership bodies, this programme has been designed to:
- Quickly provide you with the knowledge and confidence you need to demystify export success.
- Develop a leadership focus on driving your business to achievable cross-border sales.
- Provide funded support to overcome the varied export obstacles faced by SMEs.
What support does this scheme provide?
- A series of 3 workshops providing clear direction on how to export.
- Personalised mentoring to progress you in the right direction with confidence.
- Sales driven market research to identify clear opportunities for your business.
- A cross-border export plan ready for implementation.
Support organisation:
- InterTradeIreland
Contact:
Emily McCann
Phone:
028 9146 4649
Email:
emily@coregrowth.net
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