The General Business Development category contains a directory of links to relevant sites which can help with any area of business development such as new business start up, growing a business, buying a business or assisting an ailing business.
Point of Single Contact [http://www.pointofsinglecontact.ie/Starting-a-Business-in-Ireland/]
PSC is to provide general information on the procedures required for Irish/EU businesses intending operating in Ireland. This includes general information on doing business such as tax, and registering a business
Patent an Invention
Download Article>>. The process of seeking to patent, and potentially exploit, an invention, can be a complex one. This article explains, in layman’s terms, the considerations and steps involved
Central Statistics Office [ http://www.cso.ie ]
A very valuable site, providing a very wide range of statistics produced by the CSO itself, other Irish Government agencies and various international bodies. It also describes the services offered by the CSO
Vision-Net [ http://www.vision-net.ie ]
A subscription-based website which gives you immediate web access to the original documents as filed in the Irish Companies Registration Office.
South Dublin Libraries [ http://www.southdublinlibraries.ie/ ]
The website of the South Dublin County Council Library Service. Contains a description of the library's services
Terenure Enterprise Centre [ http://www.terenure-enterprise.ie ]
Describes the services offered by Community Enterprise Society Ltd. At the Terenture Enterprise Centre. The website contains a basic questionnaire and checklist to assist with business planning
South Dublin County Council [ http://www.sdcc.ie ]
The website of the South Dublin County Council. Provides information of business interest in the areas of planning and environmental programmes as well as the workspace and industrial estate developments undertaken by the council
Partas [ http://www.partas.ie ]
Partas is a community-based organisation that offers a wide range of enterprise support services in the networking, training, advice and workspace areas. They are managing agents for 4 incubation centres. The site contains a 'contract shop' which is a d
TUDublin [ http://www.tuddublin.ie]
Describes the programmes offered by TUDublin. The college maintains close relations with local industry, providing important training and accreditation services.
Cordis [ http://www.cordis.lu ]
A rich and wide-ranging site dealing with the EU's involvement in Research, development and Innovation. Contains a huge collection of information and interactive services such as an on-line technology marketplace
Europa [ http://europa.eu/index_en.htm ]
The official EU site. Carries a very rich collection of information on everything EU.
IDA [ http://www.idaireland.com ]
Contains a statistical profile of each county as well as a range of statistics on various aspects of the country as a whole. There is also a database of foreign-owned companies by origin and sector. Site offers Company Search, news & much more.
Amarach [ http://www.amarach.com ]
Contains a range of downloadable research reports on internet related topics
OECD [ http://www.oecd.org ]
Provides a range of research reports on member-countries economies, historical data and future economic trends. All titles available for purchase on-line, many can be downloaded immediately.
HEAnet - Ireland's national education and research network [ http://www.heanet.ie ]
This site contains some interesting resources in its databases section, including a database of opinion polls in machine readable form a database of research on the voluntary sector and a database of planning, architecture and environmental information
Business [ http://www.business.com ]
Directory of business-related websites and resources. It has sections on Accounting, Advertising, Human Resources, Management (including an excellent Small Business sub-section) and several key industry sectors. It's search facility is fast and accurate.
Irish Public Sector Procurement [ http://www.etenders.gov.ie ]
This site is the sole national procurement portal and it is envisaged that it will eventually contain all public sector purchasing oportunities. Registration is free and entitles users to search for tenders by category, keyword or type.
Business Owners' Ideas Cafe [ http://www.businessownersideacafe.com/ ]
Small business information and advice site. Advice on how to start, finance and run a small business. There's a daily contest, tech & book reviews, guest biz experts section, chat forums, and over 8,000 pages of small business tools and resources.
Department of Enterprise Trade And Employment [ http://www.entemp.ie ]
Comprehensive interactive site detailing the activities, programmes and publications of the Department for Enterprise.
The National Agriculture and Food Research & Training Body [ http://www.teagasc.ie ]
The teagasc Website features training, advisory & research services as well as events, publications & recruitment opportunities.
Ace Enterprise Park [ www.acepark.ie]
Website of Ace Enterprise Park in Clondalkin. Provides information & news on training, kitchen & enterprise space.
Terenure Enterprise Centre [ http://www.terenure-enterprise.ie ]
Website of CESL, a community based enterprise development organisation. Provides information on services, training, enterprise space & news.
EUROPA- the portal site of the European Union [ http://www.europa.eu ]
EUROPA is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion.
Student Enterprise Awards [ http://www.studententerprise.ie ]
The website of the Student Enterprise Awards - organised and supported by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) - features case studies, application forms, rules, prizes and guidelines for the Awards.
Nova UCD [ http://www.ucd.ie/nova/ ]
Nova is the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre located at University College Dublin. While a significant number of their clients spin out from UCD colleges and research programmes, they also welcome clients from outside the university.
Business Networking International (BNI) [ http://www.bni.ie ]
Website of BNI Ireland providing background information on BNI, how it works, how to join and location of Chapters in Ireland.