Business Explorer Programme
Funding to small businesses as they start their journey of innovation or develop industry solutions allowing them to take their business to the next level.
Who it is for
To be eligible for support under the Business Explorer - Explore, businesses must:
- Be a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) with 5 – 249 employees (part-time/full time).
- Be an SME which is a manufacturing or tradable services company, located on the island of Ireland (North or South).
- Be financially viable by demonstrating a minimum of £250k annual turnover to £40m (guided figure). Priority given to businesses with less 100 staff and less than £10m turnover.
- Have a minimum 2 year trading history.
- Be an SME indigenous to the island of Ireland.
- Be in the early stages of exploring a business challenge/new idea and need support to find an innovative solution.
- Be an SME which is able to demonstrate the capacity and commitment to support an InterTradeIreland Innovation programme project at senior management level.
Please note: You will be working with an academic or industry specialist in the opposite jurisdiction to where your business is based.
Support you can get
The Business Explorer programme can help you explore the best way forward within your business to effect change through Innovative solutions.
There are levels of funding within the Business Explorer programme. You can apply initially for Explore, which will give you access to specialist support through an academic or industry specialist to begin to explore the challenges within your business or the idea you would like to develop. You can progress from Explore to Plan to continue working with an academic or industry specialist to develop a plan to integrate the solution or new idea into your business.
If you're not sure where to start, register for a one-to-one information session today with our Business Explorer team.
Support organisers
- InterTradeIreland