Who is ConnectIreland?•Appointed by IDA Ireland

•Promote, Market & Deliver The Succeed in Ireland Initiative

•Complement work of IDA Ireland

•Aim – create jobs in Ireland through increasing FDI

•Opportunity for everyone to help create jobs in Ireland

What is ConnectIreland?

•Reward the global population

•Make introductions to potential foreign investors to the idea of investing in Ireland

•Reward open to everyone if new jobs are created in Ireland

Objectives

•Attract FDI from small to medium sized companies

•Increase regional spread of FDI

•To create new jobs

What are we looking for?

Many of the bigger companies have already chosen Ireland. We need to get the message to the smaller companies

We are looking for a company that:

A) Wants to access Europe & Rest of World

B) Wants to manufacturer high value goods – software, medical devices etc for global market

How does Connect Ireland work?Speak with your contacts about who is expanding internationally

Log on to Connectireland.com and register your detailsSet up an appointment with a decision maker within that company. That’s it. Our team will take over from there

If they do locate in Ireland you receive a financial reward

The Reward Process•When a company invests in Ireland you receive a reward as the registered connector.

•You received €1,500 for every job created subject to a minimum of 3 jobs and a maximum of 100 jobs.

•Reward is payable over 2 year period. Half at end of 1st year and balance in 2nd year.

Why come to Ireland?•The big players are already here

•Corporation tax is the lowest in Europe at 12.5%

•Availability of talent

•Ireland is a member of the EU & is in the Euro zone

•Only English speaking country in the Euro zone

Some Hard FactsIreland attracts more U.S inward investment than Russia,

China, India and Brazil combined

Bill Clinton in February 2012 announced at The Invest in Ireland Forum in New York City that it “would be nuts not to

invest in Ireland right now”

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Combined Mission

•Local Authorities role in Ireland has been fundamental in attracting Foreign Direct Investment

•ConnectIreland will compliment & enhance this work extending to SMEs

•ConnectIreland is an opportunity for everybody to work smart to drive economic recovery and job creation

What do we need from you?•Spread the word locally and internationally

•Meetings promoting the initiative

•Invite overseas organisations or groups

•Create a value package that sells your county, include video - ONLINE

•Have links from your website to the Connect Ireland website

Thank you for your attention!