Westmeath County Enterprise Board is delighted to invite you to a seminar on doing business in Northern Ireland on Wednesday April 2nd at the Radisson Hotel, Athlone from 11.30am to 2pm.

The aim of the event is to provide you with information on what assistance may be available to help you expand the market for your product into Northern Ireland. Please find full agenda enclosed.

The event will offer business owners the opportunity to meet with representatives from Intertrade Ireland and find out about support schemes such as the Acumen, Fusion and Microtrade.

This seminar is free of charge, places are limited so early booking is advised. Bookings can me made online at www.westmeath-enterprise.ie (follow the link through to events calendar).

Speakers on the day will include:

Mr. Breanndan Casey

Programme Manager, Microtrade

Microtrade

InterTradeIreland's MicroTrade has helped companies across the island generate over €3 million worth of trade. It is a cross-border business development programme for companies with 10 or less employees. MicroTrade's aim is to help you become more profitable and competitive by finding new customers, suppliers, partners and distributors and to improve your knowledge and skills.

Mr. Willie Maxwell

Programme Manger, Acumen

Acumen Programme

The programme concentrates exclusively on stimulating cross-border trade by assisting individual SMEs with tailored consultancy and salary support mechanisms for market builders, in cross border markets in Ireland. The programme is available to eligible companies, (Manufacturing and Internationally Tradable Services) across the island, subject to availability of funding.

Mr. Jim Fitzsimons

Fusion

Fusion Programme

FUSION is InterTradeIreland's all-island technology transfer initiative that gives companies access to the wealth of expertise and facilities in universities and colleges across the island of Ireland, allowing them to make strategic advances in innovation and capability.

Mr. Eamon O’Rourke

Owner, Celtic Mantles, Glasson

The Business Experience

Mr. O’Rourke will speak about his company’s’ experience of trading in the North and the supports available.