InterTradeIreland
The Trade and Business Development Body (Irish: An Comhlacht Forbartha Trádála agus Gnó;[1] Ulster-Scots: Tha Mercat an Dalin Fordèrin Convenerie),[2] trading as InterTradeIreland, (Irish: IdirThrádáilÉireann; Ulster-Scots: NifferinMercatAirlann) is one of the six all-Ireland bodies set up following the Belfast Agreement reporting to the North/South Ministerial Council. The body manages and implements programmes to build networks and partnerships on the Island. The organisation works in areas such as Science, Technology & Innovation,[3] Sales & Marketing, Business Capability Improvement, Business Networks and Business & Economic Research.
Its mission is: '"To support businesses, through our innovation and trade initiatives, to take advantage of North/South co-operative opportunities to improve capability, and drive competitiveness, jobs and growth.'
Board
InterTradeIreland's Current Board (as at March 2015) are:
- Chair - Martin Cronin
- Vice Chair - Joanne Spain
- Brendan Butler
- Patricia McKeown
- Ray Hayden
- Jack Gallagher
- Hubert Brown Kerr
- Timothy Mayes
- Kevin Norton
- Terry Crossan
- Rosemary Delaney
- Professor Terri Scott
The current CEO of InterTradeIreland is Thomas Hunter McGowan
External links
Seedcorn Competition
Every year InterTradeIreland run a business competition called the Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.
The competition offers a total cash prize fund of €280,000 spread across 9 cash prizes to help the brightest new business stars across the whole island. [4]
- ↑ 2006 annual report in Irish NSMC.
- ↑ 2006 annual report in Ulster-Scots NSMC.
- ↑ Halpin, Killian; Kerri-Ann Jones and Fabian Monds (04/07/14). "A Trilateral Partnership for Supporting Research and Relationships". Science & Diplomacy 3 (2). Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ http://seedcorn.intertradeireland.com/