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06/03/2013
1,600 New Jobs To Be Created In High Potential Start-Ups
The Minister for Small Business John Perry T.D., has opened the Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start Ups Showcase, featuring the 97 new start-up companies supported by Government through Enterprise Ireland in 2012. Together these companies aim to employ over 1,600 new staff and to generate over €300m in annual sales.
These companies come from a wide range of sectors including key areas that the Government has targeted for growth, including financial services, ICT, games, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
The Showcase also features the 60 early stage entrepreneurs who have been supported by the Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund and representatives from the 2012 New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme.
Today's end of year figures come following the mid-year announcement made by Minister Bruton last year outlining the performance of the High Potential Start-Up Programme during the first half of 2012.
Speaking at the event, Minister Perry said: "The Government's Action Plan for Jobs places innovative entrepreneurs and businesses right at the heart of the drive to accelerate jobs growth and economic prosperity. Ambitious, export-focussed projects like those featured today and supported by Enterprise Ireland, are central to this, and will play a critical part in achieving the levels of growth and employment that we need.
"During the last two years, this Government has delivered a series of measures aimed at putting the best supports in place and creating the right business environment so that indigenous companies can grow their businesses and succeed in export markets. Our priority is to ensure that more high-growth businesses can set up, expand and turn into large employers. The establishment of close to 100 new high potential start-up companies in 2012 with support from Enterprise Ireland represents a very significant achievement. These companies make a very considerable contribution to the economy and under the Action Plan for Jobs we are determined that young innovative companies like these are supported to increase their impact on export growth and job creation."
(CD/GK)
These companies come from a wide range of sectors including key areas that the Government has targeted for growth, including financial services, ICT, games, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
The Showcase also features the 60 early stage entrepreneurs who have been supported by the Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund and representatives from the 2012 New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme.
Today's end of year figures come following the mid-year announcement made by Minister Bruton last year outlining the performance of the High Potential Start-Up Programme during the first half of 2012.
Speaking at the event, Minister Perry said: "The Government's Action Plan for Jobs places innovative entrepreneurs and businesses right at the heart of the drive to accelerate jobs growth and economic prosperity. Ambitious, export-focussed projects like those featured today and supported by Enterprise Ireland, are central to this, and will play a critical part in achieving the levels of growth and employment that we need.
"During the last two years, this Government has delivered a series of measures aimed at putting the best supports in place and creating the right business environment so that indigenous companies can grow their businesses and succeed in export markets. Our priority is to ensure that more high-growth businesses can set up, expand and turn into large employers. The establishment of close to 100 new high potential start-up companies in 2012 with support from Enterprise Ireland represents a very significant achievement. These companies make a very considerable contribution to the economy and under the Action Plan for Jobs we are determined that young innovative companies like these are supported to increase their impact on export growth and job creation."
(CD/GK)
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