Assisting with Trade and Innovation Across the Island and Opportunities for New Cross Border Collaboration 17th April 2019 Gráinne Lennon

Header Copy xxxxx IMPACT InterTradeIreland helps small businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland explore new cross-border markets, develop new products, processes and services and become investor ready. Based in Newry and with 47 staff, our services include supports for sales growth and innovation, business funding and business insights to SMEs across the island, North and South, looking to grow their businesses. With the launch or our Brexit Advisory Service in May 2017, InterTradeIreland also helps companies to prepare for the British Exit from the EU through a range of supports and services suited to all businesses no matter what stage they are at with their Brexit plans We are a small organisation, with a big outreach. To date we have assisted over 36,000 businesses, created/protected 12,400 new jobs and have generated more than £974m in business development value. As one of the cross-border bodies, InterTradeIreland, the Cross-Border Trade and Business Development Body, is funded by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland (DBEI) and the Department for the Economy (DFE) in Northern Ireland.

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Header Support for North South collaboration in Horizon 2020 Objective To increase the number of North/South applications to H2020 Supports: Partnership facilitation and development Events Focus on training Travel Schemes: Cross Border Voucher supports North South applicants with travel on the island (£500 valid for 6 months) EU Voucher supports North South applicants with travel off the island (£350pp per trip) At May 2019 69 collaborative projects with NI and Irl partners - €85m funding secured Copy xxxxx

Header Brexit Copy xxxxx The UK government provided guidance on collaboration on Horizon 2020 after EU exit including details of the Underwrite Guarantee and the Post EU Exit Guarantee Extension if the withdrawal agreement is ratified. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766510/horizon-2020-government-overview-december-2018-update.pdf And subsequent guidance on Horizon 2020 funding if there is a ‘no deal’ Brexit. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/horizon-2020-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/horizon-2020-funding-if-theres-no-brexit-deal–2 We encourage any current or future H2020 applicants to carefully read this guidance. horizon2020@interntradeireland.com @ITI_Horizon2020 Copy xxxxx