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Business support providers in Ireland

Find public, industry, education and research providers offering practical support to businesses.

268 verified support providers.

  • Technological university or institute

    Technological University Dublin

    Ireland-wide, Dublin

    Technological University Dublin provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Technological university or institute

    Technological University of the Shannon

    Ireland-wide, Limerick

    Technological University of the Shannon provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Sector body

    Technology Ireland

    Ireland-wide

    Ibec trade association for Irish-owned and international technology companies, running network forums, working groups and two named Skillnet training networks.

  • Other

    The Wheel

    Ireland-wide

    The Wheel is a national sector or specialist organisation with potential business-facing information, networks, training or referrals.

  • Technological university or institute

    Trinity College Dublin

    Ireland-wide, Dublin

    Trinity College Dublin provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Enterprise centre

    TU Dublin Hothouse

    Dublin

    TU Dublin Hothouse provides or coordinates enterprise premises, incubation, innovation or startup-support infrastructure.

  • Research centre

    Tyndall National Institute

    Ireland-wide, Cork

    Tyndall National Institute provides research expertise, collaboration and industry-facing innovation capability in its published specialist domains.

  • Technological university or institute

    University College Cork

    Ireland-wide, Cork

    University College Cork provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Technological university or institute

    University College Dublin

    Ireland-wide, Dublin

    University College Dublin provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Technological university or institute

    University of Galway

    Ireland-wide, Galway

    University of Galway provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Technological university or institute

    University of Limerick

    Ireland-wide, Limerick

    University of Limerick provides higher-education, research, innovation and industry-engagement routes relevant to business collaboration.

  • Research centre

    Walton Institute

    Ireland-wide, Waterford

    Walton Institute provides research expertise, collaboration and industry-facing innovation capability in its published specialist domains.

  • Skillnet Ireland network

    Waterford Chamber Skillnet

    Waterford

    Multi-sector training network run by Waterford Chamber of Commerce, subsidising training for over 450 businesses a year across the south-east.

  • Local Development Company

    West Limerick Resources

    Limerick

    Rural development company established in 1996 in Newcastle West, covering roughly 520 square miles of west County Limerick.

  • Network

    West Regional Skills Forum

    Galway, Mayo, Roscommon

    Galway, Mayo and Roscommon employers are connected, through a manager hosted at University of Galway, to ATU and the region's two education and training boards.

  • Business Innovation Centre

    WestBIC

    Ireland-wide, Galway

    WestBIC, the EU business and innovation centre for the west, north west and midlands, provides startup consultancy, incubation and investor-readiness support from four hubs.