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Start Up Web Links

Start Up Web Links
   
Organisations
 
Laois County Enterprise Board www.laoisenterprise.com
Longford County Enterprise Board www.longfordceb.ie
Offaly County Enterprise Board www.offalyceb.ie
Westmeath County Enterprise Board www.westmeath-enterprise.ie
Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-ireland.com
   
Start Up Information
 
Government portal for Entrepreneurs www.basis.ie
Information, Advice & Resources for Entrepreneurs www.startingabusinessinireland.com
Business Plan Template http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/StartBusiness/What+is+a+HPSU/BusinessPlan.htm
EU Portal for SMEs http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme/index_en.htm
Multilingual practical information and online government services for companies looking for business in another EU country. http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/business/index_en.htm
Irish Revenue Guide to Starting in Business www.revenue.ie/leaflets/it48.pdf
Irish Entrepreneur Magazine Online www.irishentrepreneur.com
Small Business Can www.smallbusinesscan.com
Start Up Information Portal www.entrepreneur.com
Social network for small business http://cmypitch.com
Database of Expert Articles on Starting and Growing a Business www.bizinfolibrary.org
US Small Business Administration support for start ups www.sbaonline.sba.gov
Start Up Information Portal www.kcsourcelink.com
Start Up Information Portal www.kcsourcelink.com/Resource-Library
Central Statistics Office www.cso.ie
   
Market Information Sources
 
Global Market Research Resource www.researchandmarkets.com
Global Market Research Resource www.marketresearch.com
International Market Research Company www.euromonitor.com
International Market Research Company www.frost.com
International Market Research Company www.forrester.com
International Fairs & Exhibitions Portal www.expodatabase.com
The Market Magazine - Published by EI for Exporters www.enterprise-ireland.com/The+Market
International Market Information - Reference Library http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/The+Market/Reference+Library/default.htm
Guide to Business Information Resources http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/NR/rdonlyres/F008D296-EE42-4E3D-B504-EBA98B822FEB/0/GuidetoAlternativeSources.doc
Directory of the Web www.dmoz.org
   
Finding & Developing Ideas & Technologies
 
Irish Patents Office www.patentsoffice.ie
Irish Association of Patent and Trade Mark Agents www.aptma.ie
UK Patents Office www.patent.gov.uk
Espacenet the searching database of the EPO http://ie.espacenet.com
European Patents Office www.european-patent-office.org
US Patent Office www.uspto.gov
World Intellectual Property Organisation IP Digital Library http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/
Enterprise Europe Network www.een-ireland.ie
Portal for Research & Researchers across the Island www.expertiseireland.com
Search over 7 million Patents www.google.com/patents
Enterprise Ireland support for Intellectual Property http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/ResearchInnovate/Research+Commercialisation/IP.htm
Life Science Technology Offers http://www.biotechnologyireland.com/bfora/systems/xmlviewer/default.asp?arg=DS_BIR_DOCART_95/_list.xsl/161
Industrial Technology Offers www.indtech.ie/techoffers
Licensing Opportunities available at UCD www.ucd.ie/nova/technologytransferindustry/licensingopportunities
DIY search facility to identify technologies www.enterprise-ireland.com/TechSearchtools/DIYSearch.aspx
Technology Marketplace www.enterprise-ireland.com/TechSearchtools/default.aspx
Electronic Marketplace Portal www.emarketservices.com
EU Public Procurement Opportunities http://ted.europa.eu/
Irish Public Procurement Opportunities http://etenders.gov.ie/
Microsoft BizSpark - support for technology start ups www.microsoft.com/BizSpark & www.microsoftstartupzone.com
   
Legal / Regulatory
 
Database of Irish Law www.irishstatutebook.ie
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement www.odce.ie
Portal for searching for online legal publications www.linexlegal.com
Legal Guide to Technology Licensing www.enterprise-ireland.com/NR/rdonlyres/3F49C9A6-CFBE-4F37-B2DD-C700A288BA37/0/Techsearch_legal.pdf
Tax Guide to Technology Licensing http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/TechSearch/Useful+Documents/Tax+Guide.htm
Food Safety Authority Business Start Up Guide & Factsheet www.fsai.ie/industry/starting/industry_starting.asp www.fsai.ie/publications/factsheet/factsheet_business_start_up.pdf
Access to 1 million+ global engineering standards & specifications http://www.ili.co.uk/en/
EU Market Access Database - Guide to cracking World Markets http://mkaccdb.eu.int
   
Research Companies
 
Search for a company or business name in Ireland www.cro.ie/search/
Database of EI Clients http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/SourceIrelandSearch/AdvancedSearchWF.aspx?script=on
Database of IDA Clients http://www.idaireland.com/home/index.aspx?id=38
Database of Companies in Ireland & Internationally www.kompass.ie
Database of Companies in Ireland & Internationally www.dunandbradstreet.com
   
Networks
 
Women in Business in Ireland on line community 2400+ users www.irishbusinesswomen.com
First Tuesday - Ireland's entrepreneurs and investors network http://firsttuesday.ie/
Sunday Times Enterprise Network www.enterprisenetwork.ie
   
Training for Entrepreneurs
 
Laois County Enterprise Board www.laoisenterprise.com
Longford County Enterprise Board www.longfordceb.ie
Offaly County Enterprise Board www.offalyceb.ie
Westmeath County Enterprise Board www.westmeath-enterprise.ie
Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-ireland.com
FAS www.fas.ie
Free email-based start up course www.bankofirelandstartupcourse.com
Midlands Innovation and Research Centre www.mirc.ie
   
Money for Start Ups
 
Laois County Enterprise Board www.laoisenterprise.com
Longford County Enterprise Board www.longfordceb.ie
Offaly County Enterprise Board www.offalyceb.ie
Westmeath County Enterprise Board www.westmeath-enterprise.ie
Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-ireland.com
Seed Capital Scheme www.revenue.ie/leaflets/it15.pdf
Business Expansion Scheme www.revenue.ie/leaflets/it55.pdf
The Business Angel Partnership www.businessangels.ie
Representative body of the Venture Capital industry in Ireland www.ivca.ie
Dragon's Den - RTE 2009 www.rte.ie/dragonsden
Seed & Venture Capital Schemes www.enterprise-ireland.com/Grow/Finance/VentureCapitalists.htm
David Manly Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award www.davidmanleyawards.ie
InterTrade Ireland - Seedcorn Competition www.intertradeireland.com/index.cfm/area/information/page/Equity%20Seedcorn
Irish Technology Leadership Group www.itlg.org
   
Other interesting Links
 
Biz Camps www.bizcamp.ie
Guidewire - Global intelligence firm focussing on technology entrepreneurs www.guidewiregroup.com
Eircom Web Innovation Competition 2009 http://labs.eircom.net/
IQPrize - 10,000 for bright idea - by 12.5.09 www.iqprize.ie
   

 



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