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. 16/5/2018. 20 Years of Winners’ are being celebrated by the Local Enterprise Offices at the 2018 National Enterprise Awards, which take place every year to highlight the successes of small businesses around the country. According to a survey from the Local Enterprise Offices, previous winners of the National Enterprise Awards now employ 832 people and generate over €131 million in turnover, €58 million of which is generated from exports to 52 countries. Since winning, 11 of the companies have scaled-up their businesses to become Enterprise Ireland clients. Ahead of this year’s awards ceremony on May 24th, the Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. visited the 2008 winners, Simtech Aviation in Fingal, to see how their business has ‘taken off’ since their win a decade ago. During the visit, the Minister also met with five of this year’s finalists in the run-up to the 2018 National Enterprise Awards, which has a €40,000 prize fund. Pictured is Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D, with Breda Fox, Local Enterprise Offices and on left Maud Black of Black’s of Kinsale in West Cork (an independent micro-brewery and distillery) and Martin Fox of Joint-It in Galway (ready-mixed jointing compound manufacturer) Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.
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16 May 2018
