About Us Enterprise Europe Network - Ireland West is based in Galway Chamber of Commerce and is a business support centre open to members and non-members of the chamber. Our core function is to support companies to connect with trade partners in Europe, innovate their products and services and grow their business. Our centre is part of the wider Enterprise Europe Network consisting of 600 host organisations spread across 40 countries in the EU and Associate countries.  Over 4,000 skilled and experienced staff are linked through the Network’s database to offer business support and partnership advice to local companies.  Our centre works in partnership with Enterprise Ireland in delivering regional support to companies. What we do We provide the following assistance to companies located in the west of Ireland Business to Business Matching Service e.g. distributors, manufacturers, importers inform companies of tendering opportunities for Irish businesses help business to access EU funding programmes and other incentives provide info on EU markets, policies, regulations and EU initiatives update businesses on events and trade shows relevant to their sector connect businesses to new technologies within the framework of R&D Business-to-Business Matching Service The Business-to-Business Matching Service is a unique service provided to all business Free of Charge which helps you find new business contacts in overseas markets. Whether you are a shop owner looking to source new unique lines of products or you are a manufacturer of electronic products looking to licence in a technology, this service can help get you introduced into a market place at no cost to your business. Find a match for your Business Send us your Request and we'll do the rest ! Business Request / Offer Form Search the latest B2B Matching Bulletin for current list of businesses looking to connect with Irish companies Download B2B Matching Bulletin ***Featured Profiles February 2010*** A Danish advertising and web agency is looking for a printing house with rotary press in any European country. See full details A German company manufacturing spinal implant and other medical instrument systems is looking for distributors of medical devices. See full details A Cypriot company specialising in production and export of traditional Cyprus Halloumi-Cheese, frozen foods (e.x. snacks, pizzas, village ravioli, etc), virgin olive oils, is looking for distributors for its products. See full details A Macedonian company specialising in trading with a palette of solar power systems is looking for Trade Intermediary services. See full details A Belgian chain of cake shops currently expanding its activities in Europe is looking for dedicated sales agents to distribute its products. The company is also looking for subcontractors. 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For further details & booking:  Marion@dublinchamber.ie   b2fair Matchmaking Event; Hannover, Germany April 2010 The aim of this event is to help SMEs in particular to explore markets abroad, and to find appropriate business partners in foreign markets. The special focus of the event this year is on energy and electric mobility. Registration online: http://www.b2fair.com/HannoverMesse2010/?L=044   Downloads  Frequently Asked Questions about Enterprise Europe Network services - Guide to Intellectual Property Rights The European Union - Delivering for Galway  Presentations from New Business Opportunities - Ideas through licensing and co-operation Workshop Carol Brady - Project Manager,  Enterprise Europe Network  (Galway Chamber) Seamus Bree - Regional Director - Enterprise Ireland P.J. O'Reilly - Technology Partnering Executive, Enterprise Europe Network (Enterprise Ireland)   Hot Topics EU Services Directive comes into force With the beginning of the New Year the EU directive on services that attempts to eliminate national regulations which impede the cross-border delivery of services in a manner that is discriminatory or objectively unjustified on the grounds of public interest, comes into force. The scope of the directive covers the provision of services by distributive trade (including retail), regulated professions, construction and craft, business activities, accommodation, leisure, catering, installation and maintenance, media, training and education, real estate services and leasing. Only a few category groups are explicitly excluded such as electronic communications networks, transportation, healthcare and certain state-provided social services. Now it is the turn of the governments of the member states to transpose the Directive into natonal legislation. Full details on Irsh tranposition of legislation...     Galway Chamber is delighted to congratulate our new EU Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn This week the European Parliament voted by majority for the next European Commission headed by President Jose Manuel Barroso. The decision brings the 27-member body into force, nearly four months after the original scheduled date. Among the 27 members, Commissioner Maire Geoghegan-Quinn now holds the Portfolio for Research & Innovation. For full details of Research & Innovation portfolio...   Get Connected to Europe from Galway!   Galway Airport can provide you and your business with easy and convenient access to all key European capitals via its route network to Dublin, Manchester and London Luton Luton airports. From either of these airports you can then access all key European cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Geneva, Helsinki, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome, Zurich.So whether its business or pleasure check out your connectivity options: From Dublin Airport on http://www.dublinairport.com/plan-your-trip/destination_map.html   From Manchester Airport on http://timetables.oag.com/man2/   From London Luton Airport check your options on http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/destinationmap/   For all Gallway Airport flight details to Dublin, Manchester or London Luton please check http://www.galwayairport.com/flight_info/Flight_Timetables/3     Galway Airport - it's the business!

Misleading Directory Companies
Quite regularly, our centre receives calls from local businesses, large and small, with questions concerning the validity of actions of some Directory Companies. While many of the directory companies are indeed acting in a proper manner, some directory companies engage in practices which businesses feel are misleading. Following several complaints and having reported these complaints to our elected representatives in the European Parliament, we now have an update on some of the issues which businesses have raised and what action if appropriate the European Parliament are resolving to make.

To read the Resolution by the European Parliament of 16.Dec.2008 on misleading directory companies click here. This resolution is the European Parliaments response to the situation of all the complaints they have received and their views on the various studies and opinions expressed in the European insitutions on this matter.

Further Reading:

Study of the extent of the problem "directory companies"

Report on Misleading Directory Companies (Committee of Petitions, European Parliament)

To find out how we can help your company, contact Carol Brady, Project Manager at carol@galwaychamber.com or telephone 091-563536.