MicroTrade Market Information

There are many sources of useful information relating to market conditions and different business sectors North and South. We have provided a range of links below to sectoral profiles, market reports and sectoral organisations.

First Stop Shop

InterTradeIreland’s First Stop Shop is a new service aiming to assist and advise businesses on the island on issues of cross-border trade. This initiative is born out of their experience in providing trade advisory information as well as research undertaken by InterTradeIreland in recent years.

First Stop Shop comprises these services:

A Simple Guide to Cross Border Business
A practical guide that provides answers to the most common financial and legal questions of operating cross-border. Download the Guide here...

Trade Accelerator Voucher
A financial support for companies operating in the other jurisdiction to get professional advice in areas such as taxation, employment law, currency, or regulation. Learn More...

Market and Industry Information
InterTradeIreland has extensive market and industry information available through the Business Monitor and the Trade Statistics Webpage. This data will help companies to take informed decisions and develop sound strategies.

A North South Statistical Profile

A comprehensive guide to demographic patterns across the Island compiled by the Central Statistics Office in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.

Sectoral Profiles

• InterTradeIreland Review of the All-Island Horticulture Industry
• InterTradeIreland Review of the All-Island Construction Sector
• InterTradeIreland Furniture Sector Report
• InterTradeIreland Mapping the Bio-Island – a Profile of the Bio-Tech Sector

Links to sectoral profiles

• Profile of the Engineering Market in Ireland

Sectoral Organisations in NI

• Construction Employers Federation NI
• Momentum – NI Software Federation
• Northern Ireland Seafood
• Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association
• Northern Ireland Textiles and Apparel Association

Sectoral Organisations in the Republic of Ireland

• Biotechnology Ireland
• Building Materials Federation Ireland
• Construction Industry Federation Ireland
• Financial Services Ireland
• Food and Drink Industry Ireland
• ICT Ireland
• Irish Building Industry Directory Online
• Irish Clothing and Textile Alliance
• Irish Engineering Enterprises Federation

Other Sources of Support

Invest NI's offices in Belfast have a Business Information Services Centre, which offers comprehensive market information on markets and key business contacts across Europe and beyond. The Centre, which also acts as the Enterprise Europe Network centre, offers a tender matching service, which will send you daily updates on tenders that match your company profile. Market info sources include Keynote, Mintel, Dun and Bradstreet and Datamonitor. To visit the Centre click here.

Enterprise Europe Ireland provides similar services. For details of simliar centres across Ireland, click here.