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InnovationWorks Birr

InnovationWorks Birr is housed in Birr Technology Centre, a modernised mill building on an attractive riverside site in the heart of Birr, Ireland's Georgian Heritage Town. An attractive mix of original features and state-of-the art business services and facilities, InnovationWorks Birr provides the ideal home for new, high-potential knowledge-based businesses, supporting them through the crucial start-up phase and early years of their development.

The InnovationWorks facility at Birr Technology Centre extends to 650 m2 of business incubation space designed to accommodate the needs of new knowledge-based enterprises. From here, growing businesses can be accommodated in 1300 m2 of business expansion space on the upper floors.     

InnovationWorks Birr offers a fully serviced modern office environment that incorporates state-of-the-art telecommunications and managed conference and meeting facilities, situated within attractive surroundings and a dynamic working environment.

InnovationWorks Birr aims to nurture dynamic knowledge-based enterprise by actively assisting with:

New Business Generation

• Development of entrepreneurial skills
• Identification of new projects and business opportunities

Business Formation and Development

• Actively assisting innovative promoters to create viable, growth-orientated businesses.

Business Financing and Growth

• By providing a range of business development and business financing services in partnership with private enterprise, InnovationWorks Birr offers a combination of facilities, expertise and funding to sustain new businesses through the critical start-up and growth phases
• InnovationWorks Birr offers clients a complete package of business development support, services and facilities tailored to the individual needs of each enterprise

Early-Stage Business Support

• Access to research services
• Technology assessment and mentoring
• Business planning
• Corporate structuring and strategic development

Business and Management Development Programmes

Business and management development programmes such as Venturestart and Excellerator focussed on entrepreneur development to initial project launch.  

Financial Investment

• Grants for feasibility studies, research and development, employment, marketing, human resources development and strategic development 
• Equity finance as an element of the overall investment package  

Athlone Institute of Technology

• Extensive access to the third level programmes and facilities of Athlone Institute of Technology 

Marketplace Networks & Linkages

• InnovationWorks Birr offers access to a wide range of national and international networks including Enterprise Ireland's overseas offices and Technology Park affiliations in Europe and the USA.

Quality Offices, Facilities & Services

• InnovationWorks Birr offers a range of flexible units supported by leading edge facilities management and telecommunications services.  As their needs evolve, occupiers may migrate from business incubation units to business expansion units.

Birr Investment Attraction Brochure

Shannon Development in conjunction with Birr Chamber of Commerce has created the Birr Investment Attraction Brochure. The brochure has been developed to market and promote the very attractive Georgian town of Birr as a world class business location. To view this Investment Brochure please click Birr Profile