To be eligible for support under the Trade Export Pathway, businesses must:

• Have less than 250 employees
• Have the last full financial year turnover of more than £50,000 and less than £40m (or euro equivalent).
• Be a business based in Ireland or Northern Ireland
• Have a minimum of 12 months trading history

Sole Traders and partnerships that satisfy the eligibility criteria are welcome to apply.

You might be eligible if: 

• You’re a limited company registered 
• You have been trading for up to 7 years
• You’re in a qualifying trade
• You’re planning to spend the investment on a qualifying trade

(Non-UK companies can avail of the SEIS and EIS schemes if they meet the criteria set out by HMRC to qualify and importantly have a permanent establishment in the UK.)

You might be eligible if: 

• You are a small to medium 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

You might be eligible if: 

• You are a small to medium 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

Eligibility Criteria

For those that require level 1 Telephone Consultation 

• Any SME based on the island of Ireland

For those who require level 2 – Three Days fully funded 1 to 1 consultancy 

• Located on the island of Ireland (North or South)
• Potential to trade across the border (Northern Ireland / Ireland)
• Employ fewer than 250 employees
• Have an annual turnover of less than €50m (or sterling equivalent)
• Have a satisfactory trading history 

You may be eligible if you are:

• Commercialising research
• Developing innovative tech solutions
• Growing or scaling a business

You may be eligible if: 

• Your business is in an established EU Member State 
• Your project aligns with the program's goals of research and innovation

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions

You may be eligible if: 

• You are a network or cluster of entrepreneurs
• You are a cluster initiative
• Academics
• Policy makers
• Your project aligns with InterTradeIreland's Corporate Plan
   

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions

You might be eligible if:

• You have a minimum new equity funding requirement of €100,000

In addition, you must demonstrate that you meet at least one of the following eligibility criteria:

• HPSU status or equivalent in Northern Ireland
• Have been appointed a Development Advisor with Enterprise Ireland or Client Executive with Invest Northern Ireland
• Sales in excess of €100,000 (or sterling equivalent)
• Have already raised €50,000 (or sterling equivalent) equity finance
• Have completed a recognised accelerator/platform programme

In some cases short listing may be applied where there is strong demand for the service.

You might be eligible if:

• Your business is in the seed or early stages of development.

Businesses across Northern Ireland and Ireland who want to be more successful in bidding for and servicing public sector contracts or planning to tender for public sector contracts on a cross-border basis. 

You may be eligible if: 

• You are a small to medium business
• You are trading in manufacturing or an eligible services industry 
• Your senior management is committed to the public tendering market
• Sole traders, partnerships, and social enterprises that satisfy the eligibility criteria are welcome to apply
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
   

You may be eligible if: 

• A small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) with 5 – 249 full time employees.
• An SME which is a manufacturing or tradable services company, located on the island of Ireland (North or South).
• Financially viable.
• 2 year trading history.
• Understanding of and capacity for innovation.
• An SME which is able to demonstrate the need for Innovation Boost technical support.
• An SME which is able to demonstrate the capacity and commitment to support an Innovation Boost project at senior management level.

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions. 
 

You may be eligible if:

• Be women-led or women-founded business
• Be based on the island of Ireland
• Have fewer than 250 employees and less than £40m (or euro equivalent) in annual turnover
• Be a registered business (pre-revenue applicants are eligible)
• Be at an early or growth stage, demonstrating a clear opportunity for a technology-enabled solution or innovation
• Demonstrate early-stage business planning, market research, user validation, and/or a technical proof of concept showing potential traction
• Demonstrate ambition for significant growth, with potential to grow the business to at least £250K turnover (including 25% external sales) within three years, seek investment, and/or secure investment.
• Sole Traders and Social Enterprises that satisfy the eligibility criteria are welcome to apply.
• Support is primarily available to businesses developing innovative products, services, systems or processes with clear commercial potential.
• Businesses whose core activity is in the following sectors are not normally eligible for support: Wholesale, retail, distribution, tourism, hospitality, primary agriculture, personal services, and professional business services.
• However, businesses from these sectors may be eligible where they are developing and seeking to commercialise a new product, service, technology, system or process that goes beyond their core business activity.

WeScale is designed for ambitious women entrepreneurs leading established small and medium-sized enterprises across the island of Ireland who are ready to scale. Whether you are expanding into new markets, growing your team, or preparing for investment, WeScale provides the structure, expertise, and community to take your business to the next level.

If you're ready to scale your business and lead it to success, this programme is your ultimate launchpad. Join a community of ambitious women founders and unlock the potential to thrive on a global scale.

Businesses must be:

• Be a women-led or women-founded business
• Be based on the island of Ireland
• Be a registered business (pre-revenue applicants are eligible)
• Have fewer than 250 employees and less than £40m (or euro equivalent) in annual turnover
• Have a proven business model with demonstrated product-market fit in at least one market
• Have strong potential for international market expansion
• Have a scalable and innovation-driven business model
• Have evidence of sustained growth over three years. Earlier stage, fast-growing companies with clear momentum will also be considered
• Businesses whose core activity is in the following sectors are not normally eligible for support: Wholesale, retail, distribution, tourism, hospitality, primary agriculture, personal services, and professional business services.

This programme is open to:

• Any woman in research;Postgraduate Researcher: Master’s Doctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Senior Researcher, Principal Investigator, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Director, Head of Research levels;From any sector or discipline;Affiliated with a regional college, research center, or university;Located on the island of Ireland;
• Places are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. InterTradeIreland reserves the right to apply additional assessment criteria to the WeVenture Programme. Management decisions are final in these matters.
• Applicants involved in activities associated with gambling, significant health risks, immoral activity, or any activity that could negatively impact the reputation of InterTradeIreland will not be supported.

• Any woman in research;
• Postgraduate Researcher: Master’s Doctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Senior Researcher, Principal Investigator, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Director, Head of Research levels;
• From any sector or discipline;
• Affiliated with a regional college, research center, or university;
• Located on the island of Ireland;

• Any woman in research;
• Postgraduate Researcher: Master’s Doctoral Researcher, Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Senior Researcher, Principal Investigator, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Research Director, Head of Research levels;
• From any sector or discipline;
• Affiliated with a regional college, research center, or university;
• Located on the island of Ireland;

The programme is ideal for women entrepreneurs and founders who have:

• An interest in expanding their business across the island or growing an existing customer base.
• A desire to achieve growth by any of the following: enhancing their team, exploring new export markets, refining branding and marketing strategies, seeking external investment, increasing sales revenue and leadership skills.
• A solid business and market but feel there are elements of their business that they could improve and scale, and would benefit from direction, clarity, structure and/or focus.

Businesses must:

• Be based in Ireland or Northern Ireland
• Have fewer than 250 employees
• Have a minimum two years trading history
• Have a minimum annual turnover of £78,732/€90,000 and less than £40m (or euro equivalent)
• Have a product or service that has potential to gain customers outside their local region
• Be led by a woman founder or partner/director in the business
• Be beyond start-up stage, and seeking growth and connections across the island
• Have a product or service that does not displace existing products or services in the target market
• Demonstrate commitment to fully participate in the programme, including attending all workshops and completing any pre-work or preparatory tasks.

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.