The Trade and Business Development Body ( ga, An Comhlacht Forbartha Trádála agus Gnó; Ulster-Scots: ''Tha Mercat an Dalin Fordèrin Convenerie''),2006 annual report in Ulster-Scots
NSMC. trading as Inter''Trade''Ireland, (

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: ''IdirThrádáilÉireann''; Ulster-Scots: ''NifferinMercatAirlann'') is one of the six all-island bodies set up following the

Belfast Agreement The Good Friday Agreement (GFA), or Belfast Agreement ( ga, Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or ; Ulster-Scots: or ), is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April 1998 that ended most of the violence of The Troubles, a political conflict in No ...

reporting to the

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. InterTradeIreland is a Cross-Border Trade and Business Development Body funded by the

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ( ga, An Roinn Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment who is assisted by two Minist ...

(DETE) in Ireland and the

Department for the Economy The Department for the Economy (DfE, ga, An Roinn Geilleagair) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for the Econo ...

in Northern Ireland (DFE). InterTradeIreland helps

small and medium-sized enterprises Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by international organizations such as the World Bank ...

(SMEs) across the island with a wide range of services in particular to assist firms with growth, funding, capacity building and research and innovation. Since its inception, InterTradeIreland has assisted 49,000 businesses, created/protected over 18,000 new jobs and generated £1.2bn worth of trade and business development. Cross-border trade is also currently sitting at £6.5bn, its highest level in 20 years. InterTradeIreland's 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. Its two main pillars are – helping SMEs to access the opportunities that cross-border trade presents, as well as building collaborative partnerships between businesses, academia and networks in both jurisdictions to drive innovation across the island.

Board

InterTradeIreland's Current Board (as of October 2021) are: *Chair - Ken Nelson *Vice Chair - Martin McVicar *Micheál Briody *Tim Cairns *Florence Bayliss *Adrienne McGuinness *Richard Kennedy *Michael Hanley *Pete Byrne *Conor Patterson *David Simpson The current Designated Officer of InterTradeIreland is Margaret Hearty (in the absence of a CEO).

Board

Annual Reports

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Sales, Funding support and Advice

Innovation Supports and Services

Post-Brexit Supports and Advice

Cross-Border Insights

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