Enterprise Ireland is the Irish state economic development agency focused on helping Irish-owned business transform itelf both with respect to geographical spread and value added. The core mission of Enterprise Ireland is to accelerate the development of what is hoped will become world-class Irish enterprises capable of achieving strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity and purchasing power. It has previously collaborated with the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET ) on the awarding of basic research grants.
Through the agency's extensive network of 13 Irish offices and 34 international offices, it works with Irish companies to assist them to compete and to grow.
It's focus, for Irish companies, is on five main areas of activity: Achieving export sales; investing in research and innovation; competing through productivity; starting up & scaling up and driving regional enterprise.
The agency also provides assistance and direction for companies outside Ireland who are searching for suppliers and the agency can help international companies who want to set up food and drink manufacturing operations in Ireland.
The 1st location in Ireland was established in Dublin in 1997.
Expatriates from the U.S. may have introduced the Enterprise culture to Ireland, but it is the local employees who ensure Enterprise will thrive there in the years to come.
Enterprise is becoming well established in the Ireland and experiencing double-digit growth per year.
EnterpriseIreland offre son concours aux inventeurs et aux PME par l'intermédiaire de son programme d'assistance en matière de propriété intellectuelle depuis 1998*.
EnterpriseIreland évalue l'invention et, si elle la juge prometteuse, fournit au requérant des conseils initiaux et préconise les mesures à prendre pour mettre au point cette invention, la faire protéger et la commercialiser.
EnterpriseIreland préfère généralement que les requérants n'aient pas déposé de demande de brevet avant de demander à bénéficier du programme d'assistance en matière de propriété intellectuelle.