Overview of the Going Global Fund
Am I eligible?
What is the maximum funding available?
How to apply?
Call close dates
Key contact/more information
Overview of the Going Global Fund
The Going Global Fund is a competitive fund which is focused on locally trading companies that have successfully established businesses in Ireland, and wish to explore opportunities to internationalise their business as a route to growth.
The fund is designed to assist successful applicants to;
- evaluate and assess overseas market opportunities,
- develop plans to localise their current service/product offer for overseas markets,
- identify suitable channels to international markets,
- examine possibilities for web-enabling its service offer for export markets and,
- conduct or carry out overseas market research.
Am I eligible?
The fund is open to existing and potential clients of Enterprise Ireland that meet the following criteria:
- Carries out an eligible service activity or has a manufacturing business in the Republic of Ireland.
- Has received less than €50,000 in funding from Enterprise Ireland over the last 5 years (excluding Employment Subsidy Scheme support)
- Employs 10 or more employees.
- Has been generating reasonable levels of revenue for at least 2 years.
What is the maximum funding available?
The maximum support is €25,000 grant.
The maximum support rate is 50% of all eligible costs. Eligible costs include wages/salaries; consultancy costs; travel and subsistence in addition to overhead costs.
Funding is approved by an Enterprise Ireland committee on a competitive basis and will be subject to an assessment process.
How to apply?
Alternatively, if you are not currently a client of Enterprise Ireland, new applicants should contact the Get Export Ready Team on 01-7272829 or email going.global@enterprise-ireland.com
Any expenditure incurred prior to the call close date will not be considered eligible for support.
Call close dates
There are no calls at present.
Key contact/more information
For more information on the Going Global Fund, contact the Get Export Ready Team on 01-7272829
or email going.global@enterprise-ireland.com
Enterprise Ireland clients can contact their Enterprise Ireland Adviser to discuss.
For more information on how Enterprise Ireland works with companies to develop their exports, go to our Export Section.