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7th February 2012

ROI VC Conference launch

€85m Business Angel Funds available to businesses in 2012
The 11th annual InterTradeIreland Venture Capital Conference will help companies unlock investment opportunities

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31st January 2012

Competitive Start Fund - Open call for 2012

Open Call for Competitive Start up announced by Minister Bruton on Thursday the 26th January

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11th October 2011

The Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards 2012 - Call for Entries

The Irish Times and InterTradeIreland invite indigenous and international companies, small, medium or large, and who are operating throughout the island of Ireland, to promote their service, product or operational innovations by entering The Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards, which will be held in March 2012.

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7th October 2011

Lir Investors Calls on Entrepreneurs and Investors to Kick Start Economic Growth in the Midlands

Almost 100 investors and entrepreneurs attended the launch of the Lir Investors business angel network in the Mullingar Park Hotel last Monday night.

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6th October 2011

Competitive Start Fund

A new call for applications to the Competitive Start Fund was launched on Wednesday 28th September, 2011.

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22nd September 2011

Lir Investors making €1m available to Midlands start-ups

A business angels network set up by Mullingar businessman Martin Nally, Lir Investors, is on track to make more than €1m in funding available to start-up companies in the Midlands region.

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26th August 2011

Nelson Gray on the Frank Peters Show

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25th August 2011

Elevate - Sales Development Programme for Small Business

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24th August 2011

Salon software firm Phorest secures €1.3m investment

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2nd June 2011

TechExecs invest in Launch Pad

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14th April 2011

SYNERGY ENTERPRISE PLATFORM PROGRAMME -

Are you a new or a skilled entrepreneur planning a new knowledge-intensive business?

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29th March 2011

100 business angel investors gather in Dublin

DUBLIN Wednesday 23rd March, 2011 - Over 100 angel investors gathered in Dublin today to hear expert speakers and discuss the future of Ireland’s angel capital industry at the second annual Angel Investment Conference organised by HBAN Investor Syndicates under the auspices of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland.

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15th March 2011

it@cork announces conference line up of thought leaders to discuss driving growth in Ireland through

This conference will highlight and explore some of the key factors that will enable this growth, namely (i) learn from key global innovation success stories, (ii) exploit new innovative technologies, (iii) develop robust innovation systems, and (iv) regain competitive advantage and leverage from current technology multinationals.

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9th March 2011

CIT now recruiting for 2011 Genesis Enterprise Programme

The highly successful Genesis Enterprise Programme, which helps entrepreneurs develop ideas into real exporting businesses, is now recruiting for its 2011/12 programme, commencing in May 2011. To survive, and win, in today’s global markets, Irish start-ups need to be expert both in the idea or product, and also in designing and executing the business.

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2nd March 2011

Visiting Delegation Package for CTIA Wireless

Enterprise Ireland are offering a Visiting Delegation Package for CTIA Wireless.  Taking place 22nd - 24th March 2011 at the Orange County Convention center, Orlando, Florida, USA

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17th February 2011

HBAN Partnership with Ryan Academy Propeller

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3rd February 2011

Calling Business Angels to meet in new cross-border initiative

InterTradeIreland urges private investors to attend investor meeting

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28th January 2011

Hothouse Venture Programme 2011 - Now Recruiting

The Hothouse Venture Programme is a twelve month support and incubation programme designed to provide entrepreneurs with knowledge-intensive business ideas with the expertise, networks and tools they need to develop highly successful global businesses.

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20th December 2010

Launch of Endeavour Programme 2011

Ireland’s leading fast-track programme for start-ups, Endeavour, has launched its 2011 programme with an impressive list of international mentors and are now taking applications.  Endeavour seeks to attract high-quality candidates who have a strong ability to succeed in the entrepreneurial world.

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16th December 2010

Call for Entries - Irish Times InterTradeIreland Innovation Awards 2011

InterTradeIreland have joined forces with the Irish Times for the second year to run the all-island innovation awards and are actively seeking companies from both Northern Ireland and the South to participate.

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15th December 2010

Silicon Valley Angels Meet HBAN

With the excitement that surrounded the recent Dublin Web Summit and Founders event there was a true sense of ‘anything is possible’ amongst the Irish start up and tech community.  That thought was made reality when I found myself sitting in the office on Saturday am with two of Silicon Valley’s most influential Angel Investors – Jeff Clavier and Dave McClure.

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22nd October 2010

HBAN Investor Syndicates complete €400,000 funding round for innovative Dublin firm KidSpotter

Child tracking technology get angel funding

Friday 22 October, 2010 –  HBAN Investor Syndicates, the angel investment joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland, has contributed €200,000 in private funding for the innovative Dublin based technology firm KidSpotter - from a syndicate of individual investors - HBAN has announced.  KidSpotter has already been co-funded with €200,000 by Enterprise Ireland bringing its funding to €400,000.  www.hban.org

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7th October 2010

HBAN Investor Syndicates placed €1 million into equity-ready firms last quarter

7 October 2010 - Over €1 million of investment has been placed into emerging Irish companies in the last quarter by HBAN Investor Syndicates, the angel investment joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland, it was revealed today as HBAN announced two master classes for private investors in Dublin and Cork (starting 8th & 9th November).  www.hban.org

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13th August 2010

Irish Business Angels Get Internet Wings

Investors in Start-up Firms Go Online with Tools Connecting
Promising Entrepreneurs to Worldwide Funding

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17th June 2010

HBAN - €10 Million Made Available for Early Stage Entrepreneurs Through New Investment Syndicates

Four new syndicates to invest €10 million in early stage enterprises in next three years • Announcement made at Ireland’s first ever national conference for business angels.

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16th June 2010

HBAN - €10 Million Made Available for Early Stage Entrepreneurs Through New Investment Syndicates

• Four new syndicates to invest €10 million in early stage enterprises in next three years
• Announcement made at Ireland’s first ever national conference for business angels

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18th May 2010

Press Release: Bank Seed Monies Should be Used to Create Multimillion Euro Co-Investment Fund

HBAN - €40 million to be set aside for seed capital financing by Bank of Ireland and AIB should be used for proposed co-investment fund • International expert says fund should be designed along lines of stg£75 million co-investment fund in Scotland • Co-investment fund required to support early stage technology & life science enterprises, and help foster ‘angel capital’ industry in Ireland

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17th May 2010

Bank Seed Monies Should to be Used to Create Multimillion Euro Co-Investment Fund - HBAN

• HBAN - €40 million to be set aside for seed capital financing by Bank of Ireland and AIB should be used for proposed co-investment fund
• International expert says fund should be designed along lines of stg£75 million co-investment fund in Scotland
• Co-investment fund required to support early stage technology & life science enterprises, and help foster ‘angel capital’ industry in Ireland

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13th May 2010

HBAN Announces Ireland’s Inaugural Business Angel Conference

Ireland’s first decicated Business Angel Conference takes place on June 16th @ The Merrion Hotel. 50+ angel investors expected to attend.

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30th March 2010

HBAN Appoints New Programme Manager to Drive Increase in Angel Investment in Ireland

Dublin, IRELAND - March 11th 2010: Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN), the national network for angel investing in Ireland, has appointed Liz Fleming as programme manager. HBAN is a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland and has been set up to increase the level of angel investment in early stage high tech companies in Ireland.

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16th March 2010

Press Release: HBAN - €4m in Angel Funding raised for early stage companies in 2009

HBAN strategy to create Irish ‘angel capital’ industry to support investment in early stage companies in Ireland • HBAN seeking to increase number of angel syndicates to specifically drive investment in high tech enterprises

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