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First-Time Exporters Accelerator

Who it is for

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

Support you can get

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 organisers

• InterTradeIreland

Email

info@fullcircle.eu.com

Phone:

028 90 691027

Next Steps

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