InterTradeIreland
The Trade and Business Development Body (Irish: An Comhlacht Forbartha Trádála agus Gnó;[1] Ulster-Scots: Tha Mercat an Dalin Fordèrin Convenerie),[2] trading as InterTradeIreland, (Irish: IdirThrádáilÉireann; Ulster-Scots: NifferinMercatAirlann) is one of the six all-Ireland bodies set up following the Belfast Agreement reporting to the North/South Ministerial Council. The body manages and implements programmes to build networks and partnerships on the Island. The organisation works in areas such as Science, Technology & Innovation, Sales & Marketing, Business Capability Improvement, Business Networks and Business & Economic Research.
Its mission is: '"...of a globally competitive enterprise environment in which Ireland and Northern Ireland co-operate to enhance their respective economic performance and competitiveness through the exploitation of synergies to drive additional internal and external trade and wealth creation.
[edit] Board
InterTradeIreland's current board (as of September 2011) are:
- Chair David Dobbin
- Vice Chair John Fitzgerald
- Brendan Butler
- Ray Doherty
- Jack Gilmour
- Hugh Logue
- Patricia McKeown
- Dr William Gerard O'Hare CBE
- Tom Scott OBE
- Vincent Parker
[edit] External links
[edit] Seedcorn Competition
Every year InterTradeIreland run a business plan competition called Seedcorn.
In 2010 the competition is offering a prize fund of €280,000 spread across 9 cash prizes to help the brightest new business stars across the whole island. [3]
Previous winners include:[4]
- 2006 Winners
- Overall Winner EnBio
- 2007 Winners
- 2008 Winners
- Emerging International Company Category Mcor Technologies
- Emerging Company Category Media Lightbox
- 2009 Winners
- Emerging International Company Category Sophia Search Limited
- Emerging Company Category Cauwill Technologies
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