Start exporting across the Irish border

Businesses that want to target new cross-border markets.

You might be eligible if: 

• You are a small to medium-sized business
• You are trading in manufacturing or an eligible services industry
• You have been trading for at least 2 years

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

• Up to €21,562/£17,250 towards the salary cost of a full-time sales staff member for one year
• Up to €11,500/£9,200 towards the salary cost of a part-time sales staff member for one year for a 6-12 month period
• Additional wrap around support to help with cross-border market research, recruitment and training of sales resource and sales training workshops

• Reducing the financial risk of investing in a new export market
• Creating an efficient cross-border sales and marketing strategy
• Improving the skills of the business’s management/sales team
• Increasing your business's ability to recruit, manage and retain a sales staff member