Support & Advice
- Sources of Innovation Support
- Third Level Institutes
- Expert Profiles
- Useful Websites
| Product Name | Description | Website Reference |
|---|---|---|
| County Enterprise Board | Feasibility Study Grant: A Feasibility Study Grant may be used to assess the viability of a business proposal and to ascertain whether a new product or service should be brought to the market. It may include research and development, prototype manufacture, test marketing, consultancy, preparation of a business plan and financial projections. Grant assistance is payable on the production of a completed feasibility study or report. A maximum of 60% of the cost of agreed work, subject to an overall limit of €6,350 in the case of any single study, is payable to eligible projects | www.lceb.ie |
| EnterpriseIreland Products: Mainly available only to EI clients | ||
| Productivity Improvement | The fund aims to support EI client companies achieve greater competitiveness by improving their export potential. Funding activities include: capital, technology acquisition, training/management development/ workplace innovation. | www.enterprise-ireland.com/researchinnovate |
| Innovation Vouchers | Aims to assist SMEs to innovate by building links between companies and research community. | |
| R&D Awareness | Provides three days technical consultancy to help companies understand the R&D process. | |
Training for Innovation and R&D
| Various Programmes including: Introduction to Innovation and R&D Management Innovate for Profit BA in Technology Management MSc in Technology Management | |
| RTI Initiative | Supports company focussed industry led projects in product and process development | |
Innovation Partnerships | Aims to stimulate new product and process development through collaboration with Third Level Colleges by co-funding the colleges research costs. | |
Research Innovation Fund | Aims to support research ideas with commercial potential that arise from researchers/entrepreneurs within third level academic community | |
InterTrade Ireland Products | ||
| Fusion | This network enables knowledge and technology transfer across the island, supporting business innovation and increased competitiveness. 3-way partnership between Industry, academia and graduates. | www.intertradeireland.com |
| Innova | All-Island collaborative R&D Programme aimed at stimulating, promoting and supporting R&D co-operation between firms, must involve one company from the North and one from the South. | |
BMW Regional Assembly | ||
| Research Voucher Scheme | Award of research vouchers to companies in the BMW region who can exchange them for a given number of days research in a participating research centre in the region. Companies receive expert advice on a particular technological problem. | www.bmwassembly.ie |
| Innovation Management Programme | Training Programme for SMEs in the BMW region. Structure 6 days of workshops and mentoring over 6 months. Two on-site meetings in total. | |
The ICE project is part-financed by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA Cross-border Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body with match financial assistance from Scottish Enterprise.