Presentation given at launch of the The Fuse Initiative on 23rd June 2011. The Fuse Initiative is a two year project that aims to ignite business growth in the south east.

1. WELCOME

2. Welcome
§ The FUSE Initiative is a 2-year project by entrepreneurs to ignite
and promote business growth in the South-East of Ireland
§ Started in Jan 2011
§ 18 Founding members, now 165 members, all nominated to join
§ Success driven through projects
§ All members need to participate

3. MEMBER PROFILES

6. • Traditional Business, 5th generation
• “Not something I’ve inherited from my parents but rather
something I have borrowed from my children”.
• Farm to Fork model.
• Constantly innovating and developing the range through
added value products and development of rare breed
cattle.
• In 2004 James Whelan Butchers became the first butcher
trading online in Ireland.

7. Key Facts Capabilities
§ Started ’73, Buy Out 2007 § Precision Engineering
§ Employ 152 staff § Precision Fabrication
§ 3 facilites in Waterford § Class 10K & Class 100K
§ 1 facility in Leicester, UK Cleanroom Assembly & Test
§ Yearly Growth since 2007 of § Design / Project
25 -30% Management
Markets Served Certifications
§ Medical Device § ISO13485 (Medical Device)
§ Aerospace § AS9100 (Aerospace)
§ Oil/ Gas § ISO 9001:2008
§ Process control § Rolls Royce UK &
§ Analytical Instrumentation Deutzland
§ Baker Hughes (Oil/Gas), etc
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8. CURRENT PROJECTS

9. BUSINESS GUIDANCE

10. Did you ever need to bounce a new What can you do to help?
idea off someone? It’s simple…
ü In the What skills or resource will you donate to
Or look for guidance on a business others? section of your FUSE profile, update it
issue? with specific skills you have, or domain expertise
e.g. Technology, HR, International Sales, etc.
ü The more specific the better.
As a member of FUSE you have
access to:
ü 164 companies - large and small, young and
How can you get advice or guidance?
ü Click on Members, enter your search criteria, and
old.
ü Practical experience and expertise! then you will be presented with a list of members
ü Very successful businesses and some very who may be able to assist.
bright entrepreneurs. ü Email them directly, or contact them through the
FUSE Administrator.
Let’s create a culture of businesses helping each
other and working together to make the South
East the place to do business.
Every business here has something to offer, and Contact: Liam Curham
something to gain. Email: lcurham@dataworks.ie
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11. FOOD TOURISM

12. What can entrepreneurs achieve by Activities
working together? ü Build on our green, clean, good food island
image
What does it take to make the
ü Cluster initiatives by local business to create new
Southeast a world-class Food
Tourism Destination ? attractions & good value packages for visitors
ü Work with like-minded organisations and agencies
How can Food Tourism grow ü Develop complimentary FUSE initiatives
businesses, produce start-ups creating ü Disseminate best practice experience
many new jobs throughout the region?
ü Create cross selling opportunities
ü Promote our rich food culture & heritage
How can we cross-sell between the
food and tourism sectors? ü Insist on joined-up policies for competitiveness
ü Improve standards & our visitor offering
How can we learn from international ü Focus on tangible results
Best Practice ? There is no limit to what can be achieved by focused businesses working
together.
Contact: Donal Lehane
Email: dlehanefoodnpd@gmail.com
Join us in FUSE Participate in
an Action Group

13. SERVICE CLUSTER
IRELAND

14. All companies, irrespective of size, Activities
sector or status can improve ü Develop and publish case studies from member
competitiveness and profitability by companies as tangible evidence of service innovation
focusing on their customer and in Ireland
optimising service delivery. ü Deliver programmes in service innovation and
service design
Our vision is to establish the South East as the
ü Share best practice among member companies
internationally recognised home of service
innovation and competency in Ireland. ü Promote the South East as a target location for
potential service orientated FDI
We created Service Cluster Ireland to drive
growth, innovation and competitiveness amongst ü Connect with other international clusters to assist
service intensive businesses like ours. members in growing their markets
By 2015 Ireland will be recognised globally as the home of high growth,
It is an industry led cluster creating a space innovative, internationally trading services businesses of scale
Enterprise Ireland, Strategy for Internationally Traded Services, 2008.
and focal point for service intensive companies of
all sectors and sizes to come together.
Contact: Aidan Kenny
Email: aidan@servitize.com
Become a member of the Services
Cluster Group on FUSE

15. PROCUREMENT
OPPORTUNITIES

16. Have you a product or a service that How it will work
you want to sell? ü FUSE will create a database that will detail
Do you know who the local buyers for the products and services that large
organisations in the region are buying
that product or service are?
ü Approved FUSE members will be given
Do these buyers know that you are on
access to the details in this database
their doorstep?
ü FUSE members can then approach a
defined contact in the buying organisation to
Our vision is to create a database of information whom they can present their product or
that will facilitate and encourage local purchasing service
of products and services within the South East
region. ü The database is currently in construction
This is a South East Business 2 Business The Benefits
initiative: ü The buyer has a local source of supply
ü The seller has a local customer
ü Sellers need to know what is being purchased
in the region
ü Buyers need to know who can provide the Contact: Seamus Kilgannnon
product or service locally Email: SKilgannon@schivogroup.com
Become a member of the
Procurement Group on FUSE

17. BUSINESS INVESTMENT

18. Who is it for? How will it work?
ü Entrepreneurs who want to start or ü FUSE will help introduce investors and
investees to each other.
grow their business and want
investment.
ü An event will be organised where
ü Entrepreneurs with time and money entrepreneurs new and established will
to offer who are interested in investing get the chance to pitch for investment to
in another business in the region. investors.
What s on offer?
ü Financial investment from another
entrepreneur in the region.
Contact: Louise Grubb
ü Guidance and advice to accompany
Email: LouiseG@nutri-science.net
that investment.
ü Opportunity to pitch your business
idea to potential investors.
ü Be part of growing businesses in
the region.
Become a member of the Business
Investment Group on FUSE

19. THANK YOU
Michael Griffin - The Griffin Group
Fred Karlsson – Donedeal
Simon O’Dwyer & team – Threesixty
Pat Whelan - James Whelan Butchers
Mag Kirwan - Goatsbridge Trout
Donal Lehane - Dunhill Castle
Janet Beck – Glass Eye Productions
..and Mary McEvoy for making it happen!