How EI can help you start a business
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Starting a new business is both a challenging and rewarding experience.   Entrepreneurs emerge from all areas of the community, there may be several scenarios in which you find yourself - you may, for instance,

  • be an experienced manager looking to start your own venture,
  • be returning to Ireland from abroad with a business idea in mind, or
  • be involved in third level research and have an interest in commercialisation.

Enterprise Ireland Start Up Team primarily encouranges and supports new high potential start-up businesses or "HPSUs" as a key priority.   

What is a High Potential Start Up?

If you are considering starting your own business, Enterprise Ireland can assist in directly supporting your business if it meets the criteria of a High Potential Start Up, these are businesses that will be:

  • manufacturing an export orientated product, or, offering a service that is internationally traded;
  • offering a product or service that is innovative or technologically advanced;
  • aiming to realise sales of €1m and employment of 10 or more within 3 years;
  • located and controlled in Ireland;

First Step - Getting Started

If you feel you meet these criteria and are interested in having an initial discussion, without commitment and with absolute confidentiality, please contact the start-up team to discuss further at:

Click here to eMail this person Start Up Team
Tel: + 353 1 609 2127

Not all start-ups will meet the HPSU criteria.  However there are a range of supports available to entrepreneurs throughout Ireland from 35 City and County Enterprise Boards (CEBs) who provide advice and funding to eligible start-ups and micro enterprises. 

More State Agencies that assist with business development.




Last updated 6/2/2008