8/7/2019 Sme Limerick http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/sme-limerick 1/2 SME Limerick 1 st Dragons Den success story in Ireland. Not only are they a success they were the first on the 1st program on Irish TV Pedigree cattle were the first young Irish SME to secure money in the form of Investment from the team. Gavin Duffy and Sean Gallagher Invested in the two new comers to the business world. I had the pleasure of mentoring the new business. The Enterprise Acceleration Centre is a business incubation centre serving the Mid-West region of Limerick, Clare and Tipperary located on ca mpus within Limerick Institute of Technology. Our mission is to deliver a unique business environment that stimulates innovation, research commercialisation and entrepreneurship. As of July 2008, there are 21 companies employing over 45 personnel operating from the EAC. These companies have a significant international sales focus with exports to China, India, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, US and of course the UK. Our Building part of the campus Clients of the Enterprise Acceleration Centre have all the advantages of operating within a leading edge business environment encompassing customised offices, managed print facility, high-speed broadband , restaurant, and board room and meeting room facilities. The Centre has 18 business incubation units available to entrepreneurs with early stage companies who meet the criteria set by Enterprise Ireland for High Potential Start-Ups (HPSUs). Each of these units is approximately 25 square metres each and can comfortably accommodate 1 to 4 people. There are several accommodation offerings for start up business clients. The first option is to take a unit or units while other options include our µready to go shared office solution¶ or µhot desks¶ while virtual incubation services are also available. EAC remit The Centre facilitates the transition from education, research and employment to µstart up business success¶ by assisting clients in two complimentary areas: Research Commercialisation; and early stage Enterprise Start Up. Our µproduct¶ is a fully serviced small office and research environment to stimulate business success that encompasses: 1. Business accommodation for Limerick based businesses. 2. Knowledge information support including broadband and IT technical support from LIT. 3. Boardroom and meeting room is a shred accommodation. 4. Restaurant Aces Bistro. 5. Shared reception area which has TV small meeting room & my office. 6. Office centre including managed print facility. 7. Video conferencing (on campus). 8. Access to consultancy, mentoring and business support networking. 9. Conduit to services provided by Enterprise Ireland. 10. Access to collaborative research with Limerick Institute of Technology.

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SME Limerick

1st

Dragons Den success story in Ireland. Not only are they a success they were the first on

the 1st program on Irish TV Pedigree cattle were the first young Irish SME to secure money

in the form of Investment from the team. Gavin Duffy and Sean Gallagher Invested in the

two new comers to the business world. I had the pleasure of mentoring the new business.

The Enterprise Acceleration Centre is a business incubation centre serving the Mid-Westregion of Limerick, Clare and Tipperary located on campus within Limerick Institute of

Technology. Our mission is to deliver a unique business environment that stimulatesinnovation, research commercialisation and entrepreneurship.

As of July 2008, there are 21 companies employing over 45 personnel operating from the

EAC. These companies have a significant international sales focus with exports to China,

India, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, US and of course the UK.

Our Building part of the campus

Clients of the Enterprise Acceleration Centre have all the advantages of operating within aleading edge business environment encompassing customised offices, managed print facility,

high-speed broadband, restaurant, and board room and meeting room facilities.

The Centre has 18 business incubation units available to entrepreneurs with early stagecompanies who meet the criteria set by Enterprise Ireland for High Potential Start-Ups

(HPSUs). Each of these units is approximately 25 square metres each and can comfortably

accommodate 1 to 4 people. There are several accommodation offerings for start up business

clients. The first option is to take a unit or units while other options include our µready to go

shared office solution¶ or µhot desks¶ while virtual incubation services are also available.

EAC remit

The Centre facilitates the transition from education, research and employment to µstart up business success¶ by assisting clients in two complimentary areas: Research

Commercialisation; and early stage Enterprise Start Up.

Our µproduct¶ is a fully serviced small office and research environment to stimulate businesssuccess that encompasses:

1. Business accommodation for Limerick based businesses.

2. Knowledge information support including broadband and IT technical support from

LIT.3. Boardroom and meeting room is a shred accommodation.

4. Restaurant Aces Bistro.5. Shared reception area which has TV small meeting room & my office.

6. Office centre including managed print facility.7. Video conferencing (on campus).

8. Access to consultancy, mentoring and business support networking.9. Conduit to services provided by Enterprise Ireland.

10. Access to collaborative research with Limerick Institute of Technology.

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The Centre provides business development services to clients via one-to-one mentoring andreview with the EAC Manager and also externally via referral to experts based in the region

and also nationally - linkages to Enterprise Ireland is a critical dimension of the EAC service.