Alan Hobbs gave a presentation to the Lord Mayor of Dublin on Enterprise Ireland's initiatives and funding for 2011-2012. He highlighted several new programs including the Competitive Start Fund, €10m International Entrepreneur Fund, and initiatives focused on exporting, research and innovation, trade missions, and female entrepreneurship. Hobbs also discussed Enterprise Ireland's goal of targeting Irish and internationally mobile entrepreneurs and leveraging the Irish diaspora in the coming year.

1. Presentation to Lord Mayor of Dublin
• Alan Hobbs

2. Our Mission

3. Why it’s important…

4. Highlights 2011…

5. Constantly changing landscape
New Initiatives 2011/2012
• Competitive Start Fund • Potential Exporters Division
• €10m International Entrepreneur Fund • New Frontiers
• Job Expansion Offer • Community Enterprise Business
Development
• Going Global Fund
• Leadership 4 Growth (Food)
• Market Research Grants • Food FDI
• Lean Business • Clustering Industry Ecosystems
• Graduates 4 International Growth • Joint Enterprise Ireland / IDA
• Leadership 4 Growth (CFOs) Ireland management working
team
• Education in Ireland
• Overseas Network Realignment
• Technology Centres
• Public Procurement

6. Targeting Irish and Internationally Mobile
Entrepreneurs
• 95 HPSUs
• International Ambassadors
• Regional Competitive Feasibility
Funds
• Mentoring
• “Start your own business”
programmes
• Female Entrepreneurship

7. Research and Innovation
• €97 million invested in
Science and
Technology in 2011
• 743 Clients engaged in
significant R&D
• 518 Innovation
Vouchers redeemed
• Irish SMEs number 1 in
Europe for FP7 funding
• 118 licences to industry

8. Trade Missions
• 42 Trade Fairs and Missions with 484 participants
• 813 international inward buyers
• €2.14 billion in new exports sales
• 320 new overseas presences established

9. Funding for Business in 2012
• Going Global
• Competitive Start Fund
• Job Expansion Fund
• R&D Fund
• FP 7
• iHPSU
• Innovation Fund Ireland 2
• Development Capital Scheme
• Competitive Feasibility Regional Funds
• Female Entrepreneurship

10. The Year ahead…
• Leveraging Irish and “new” Diaspora
• Sales to the public sector and Multinational Corporations in
Ireland
• Under-exploited potential of the BRIC and Middle East
Countries
• Continued growth in UK, Euro Zone and North America
• Implementation of “Harvest 2020” strategy
• Action plan for Jobs 2012-2013

11. Presentation to Lord Mayor of Dublin
• Alan Hobbs