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Category Listed Links
Government
Department of Arts, Sport & Tourism - The Department is primarily a policy-making Department in the three sectors of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - Government Department
Department of Finance - Government Department
Department of Social & Family Affairs - Government Department
European Commission - EU Website/ EU Regulations / Publications
European Union - details on what the European Union does
Government Departments - a listing of all Government Departments in Ireland
Irish Government Website - This site will help you to find government organisations
National Development Plan (NDP) - Ireland's National Development Plan 2000 - 2006
Oasis - The Oasis website is an Irish e-government initiative.
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Arts
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Arts Council of Ireland - The Arts Council is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the arts in Ireland
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ArtLinks - is a NEW Arts Resource for those aged 18 years and over, who live in the administrative areas of Co. Carlow, Co. Kilkenny, Co. Waterford, Co. Wexford and Co. Wicklow.
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Business
Chamber of Commerce Ireland - represents the business interests of its members
Arklow Chamber of Commerce - South Wicklow Area
Bray Chamber of Commerce - North Wicklow Area
Enterprise Boards - Covers all Enterprise Boards
Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC) - IBEC Union
Irish Business Women - The Online Resource for Women in Business in Ireland
Irish Exporters Association - The IEA provides a wide range of services to its members
ISME - (Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association).
Network Ireland (Association for Women In Business) - consists of women in business
SFA - Small Firms Association - National organisation for small businesses
Starting a Business In Ireland - Information for people who whish to start up a business
Wicklow Chamber of Commerce - East Wicklow Area
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Business Start Up / Expansion
BPlans - Business Plans
First Step - First Step provides loan capital to help business development
Franchise Pit-stop - Ireland's number 1 franchise opportunity resource. Free one-to-one advice on setting up a franchise.
The Irish Franchise Association - promoting the development of franchising in Ireland
Franchise Direct - dedicated resource for franchisees and franchisors.
Growing a Business in Ireland - information, advice and resources available
Oak Tree Press - Leading Business Book Publisher
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Tourism
Failte Ireland - National Tourism Development Authority
Irish Tourist Board - Tourism in Ireland
Performance - Business Solutions for Tourism Enterprises (under Failte Ireland)
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Enterprise Centres in Wicklow
- Arklow Business Enterprise Centre Ltd. - The role of A.B.E.C. is to provide reasonably priced workspace to small and expanding businesses on a 'not for loss' basis. To provide a range of businesses and enterprises related support services to tenants and local entrepreneurs and business people thinking of starting or developing enterprises
- Broomhall Business Park - Business park located between Rathnew and Wicklow Town.
- Wicklow Enterprise Centre - To encourage employment throughout the county, the Wicklow Enterprise Park was set up in 1993 as a partnership between local businesses, voluntary groups, state agencies and local public representatives
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Other Agencies in Wicklow
- Arklow Community Enterprise - Arklow Community Enterprise was established in 1997 to combat long-term unemployment and social exclusion in Arklow through a community approach. Its mission is to bring about effective social development at local level by promoting a shared vision among groups and organisations in Arklow.
- Arklow Chamber of Commerce - South Wicklow Area, Tourism, Marketing & Economic Promotions Group.
- Bray Chamber of Commerce - North Wicklow Area, Tourism, Marketing & Economic Promotions Group.
- Wicklow Chamber of Commerce - East Wicklow Area, Tourism, Marketing & Economic Promotions Group
- Wicklow County Council - Website for Wicklow County Council includes, motor tax, planning, etc.
- Wicklow Information Network- WIN is an organisation of seven Computer Training centres located throughout County Wicklow. Whatever your IT training needs, for business or pleasure our IT centres are one-stop-shops in the provision of training and services to individuals, businesses and communities in County Wicklow
- Wicklow Rural Partnership - WRP / LEADER Plus is an EU programme aimed at promoting the long term sustainable development of rural areas. The programme will encourage projects which are innovative in nature. Furthermore, women and youth in rural areas, are two groups which have been identified for priority attention as they are felt to central to the development of rural areas.
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IT
All the below are web based applications which can help save you money and make a business more efficient
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GMail – Great for storing lots of mail or for filtering existing mail accounts by having GMail check the mail first, filtering it for spam and then you download from GMail using Outlook
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Google Alerts - Monitor the web for mentions of your company, your name and your competitors. See what others are saying. You will be emailed every time something new goes online.
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Bloglines - A more powerful version of Google Alerts with lots more ways of searching and monitoring the web for mentions of your company.
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Meebo – A handy way of using IM (Instant messaging) to communicate with work colleagues and family and friends, all via a web browser. Meebo also offers you the ability to install a software “widget” on your website which will allow website visitors to message you if you are in the office and have a live text chat with you.
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Bebo and Facebook - Two social networking websites, almost like two privately owned World Wide Webs with a lot of users. If you want to market to people who use these sites, it is worth creating a profile (like a webpage on these sites)
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Twitter – Public text messaging. The website allows people to subscribe to your account on this website and so any message you sent out is texted for free to all the subscribers. It can be used for private group texting of all staff from a mobile or computer or public text messaging to anyone who signs up.
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Statcounter – An easy way to measure the number of visits to your website and also see what websites are sending visitors to you and also what search words they are using to find your website.
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