Connect Ireland presentation - Tipperary

WelcomeConnectIreland Presentation

Who is ConnectIreland?•Appointed by IDA Ireland•Promote, Market & Deliver The Succeed in Ireland Initiative•Complement work of IDA Ireland•Opportunity for everyone to help create jobs in Ireland

What is ConnectIreland?•Initiative to create new jobs in Ireland by harnessing thepower of your global connections.•Make introductions to potential foreign investors to the ideaof investing in Ireland•Financial reward open to everyone if new jobs are createdin Ireland

Objectives•Attract FDI from small to medium sized companies•Increase regional spread of FDI•To create 5,000 sustainable new jobs over 5 years

What are we looking for?Many of the bigger companies have already chosen Ireland.We need to get the message to the smaller companiesWe are looking for a company that:A) Wants to access Europe & Rest of WorldB) Wants to manufacturer high value goods – software, medicaldevices etc for global market

How does Connect Ireland work?Speak with your contacts about who is expandinginternationallyLog on to Connectireland.com and register your detailsSet up an appointment with a decision maker within thatcompany. That’s it. Our team will take over from thereIf they do locate in Ireland you receive a €1,500 reward perjob created

The Reward Process•When a company invests in Ireland you receive a reward as theregistered connector.•You receive €1,500 for every job created subject to a minimum of 3 jobsand a maximum of 100 jobs•The reward increases to €3,000 if minimum of 30 jobs are created within a12 month period•Reward is payable over 2 year period. Half at end of 1st year and balancein 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 combinedTrackRecordTalent TAX TechnologyBill Clinton in February 2012 announced at The Invest inIreland Forum in New York City that it “would be nuts not toinvest in Ireland right now”

Combined MissionConnectIreland is an opportunity foreverybody to work smart to driveeconomic recovery and job creation

What do we need from you?Spread the word locally andinternationally

Orla NolanBusiness Development & Communications Managerorlanolan@connectireland.com086-3097810056-7797322

Thank you for yourattention.Questions please