A big thank you to Enterprise Ireland! We received our “Innovation Voucher” this week.

From http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/innovationvouchers:

What is the Innovation Voucher Initiative?

If you own or manage a small company and you have a business opportunity or problem that you want to explore, why not apply for an Innovation Voucher worth €5,000?

The objective of the Innovation Voucher initiative is to build links between Ireland’s public knowledge providers and small businesses and create a cultural shift in the small business community’s approach to innovation.

The voucher allows us to approach third-level institutions (and a few more organisations) to see if they can help us explore some project ideas we have. We applied during the second phase which had a closing date of 31st of July 2007. The good news is that a third phase opens on 1st October 2007, if you didn’t apply before you still have a chance.