DRIVING BUSINESS FORWARD STARTUP GATHERING - 6TH OCTOBER 2015

WELCOME

CHALLENGE, VISION, ACTION ๏ Establish Ireland as the hub for Start-ups๏ Action Plan for Jobs - Create 93,000 new jobs in the next 5 years ๏ 67% of all new jobs generated by Startups < 5 Years old! ๏ Startup Gathering – 5 Cities, 5 Days, 5 Themes

๏ TSSG / South East BIC contribution is: Driving Business Forward

Funding & Innovative Supports for Start-Ups & SMEs

EVENT SCHEDULE

๏ Part 1 - Supports๏ Part 2 – Entrepreneurs๏ Coffee/ Networking ๏ Part 3 - Key Note Address๏ Part 4 - The Panel

SOUTH EAST BICSupports: 1. Early stage companies2. Existing SMEs3. Other State supported Development Agencies across the South East Region.

SOUTH EAST BIC๏ Public Private Partnership,

established in 1995๏ Closely aligned to Enterprise

Ireland๏ Members of European Business

Network – 200+ membersMICHAEL MADDOCKCEO, South East BICChair, IrishBICsDirector EBN, Brussels

SOUTH EAST BIC’S LANDSCAPE

CALL TO ACTIONYOUR TASK ๏ Get to know the supports available to you ๏ Get to know your BIC๏ Get to know TSSG ๏ Network, network, network, network…

CONTACT DETAILS

South East Business & Innovation Centre Ltd.Unit 1B, Industrial Park,Cork Rd, Waterford.

Tel: (051) 356300

Web: www.southeastbic.ie

MICHAEL MADDOCKmmaddock@southeastbic.ie087 9068449

PART 1 -SUPPORTS๏ MicroFinance Ireland, Credit Review Office & SBCI๏ Halo Business Angels Network ๏ Intertrade Ireland ๏ Local Enterprise Office ๏ Enterprise Ireland

PART 2 – ENTREPRENEURS ๏ VR

Education

๏ eDrive

PANEL DISCUSSION FACILITATED BY NICHOLA BERESFORD

๏ TSSG – Barry Downes๏ South East BIC – Aidan Shine๏ Kernel Capital – Niall Olden๏ HBAN – John Phelan๏ Enterprise Ireland – Donnchadh Cullinan