Enterprise Ireland Innovation Vouchers

Dear Network Members,

Please see details below on a funding opportunity that you may wish to avail of:

If you own or manage a small limited company with a company registration number and you have a business opportunity or problem that you want to explore, why not apply for an Innovation Voucher worth €5,000?

The objective of the Innovation Voucher initiative is to build links between Ireland's public knowledge providers and small businesses and create a cultural shift in the small business community's approach to innovation.

Enterprise Ireland are delighted to announce that the Innovation Voucher Initiative is now running in Northern Ireland also. By linking up with Invest Northern Ireland, Enterprise Ireland can now offer voucher holders access to an additional 10 Knowledge Providers in Northern Ireland.

Visit the website below for details on how to apply:

http://www.innovationvouchers.ie/

Two Websites that You Should Look At

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Available funding from:
www.cleanerproduction.ie

Public Event:
www.greenerireland.ie

Interesting Funding Opportunity

Hi everybody,

There is a new financial incentive available from The Leitrim Head Start Award for more information contact the email address below .
leitrimnewlife@leitrimcoco.ie
Expressions of interest should be emailed in before July 31st 2007. A full application pack will be circulated to all those who applied in August.It is worth €33000 to a new business.An evaluation panel will select the best new business in the Autumn.

Farm Diversification Expansion Programme for the Tourism and Craft Sectors

LEADER Network for Northern Ireland Ltd (NILN)
(Northern Ireland LEADER Network)

Call for Expressions of Interest

The LEADER Network for Northern Ireland Ltd (NILN Ltd) is the umbrella organisation for the thirteen LEADER Local Action Groups in Northern Ireland. NILN Ltd has secured funding under the Northern Ireland Programme for Building Sustainable Prosperity to implement the Farm Diversification Expansion Programme for the Tourism and Craft Sectors.

NILN now wish to invite Expressions of Interest from farm businesses to participate in the programme.

To be eligible for the programme applicants must satisfy the following criteria in full:

Be a farm family member of a registered farm business that has a farm business reference number
Operate an existing tourism and/or craft related farm diversification business which has been in operation for a minimum of 2 years
Have a project idea which focuses on expansion within the tourism and/or craft sectors

Expressions of Interest that are deemed eligible will be invited to complete a full application for funding.

Grant assistance of 50% of total eligible expenditure up to a maximum of £20,000 is available for successful projects. In exceptional circumstances the level of grant assistance may be increased above £20,000.

To obtain an Expression of Interest Form or find out more about the Programme please contact Eamon Gallogly -Tel 028 7133 7149 - email eamon@rapidni.com or
Siobhan McManus – Tel 028 3026 3177 email info@newryandmourneleader.com

The closing date for receipt of completed Expressions of Interest is Friday 20th July 2007 by 5.00pm