Grant: Market Explorer Grant

5 June 2025

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Market Explorer Grant

The Market Explorer Grant supports small enterprises (1-50 employees) exploring new geographic markets for existing products or services and existing markets for new or products/services.

Grant Terms: 
Covers 50% of eligible costs (net of VAT) up to €10,000, with a maximum of 3 grants available.

Eligibility requires businesses to be:

  • Operate as Manufacturing or eligible internationally traded services businesses.
  • Solvent as needs to be demonstrated in your financial statement.
  • Operate commercially, are established and trading for at least 12 months, and registered with the Local Enterprise Office.

What does the Market Explorer Grant Cover?

  1. Market Research – primary & secondary market research, brochure development and translation costs, cost of materials to validate market plan, marketing material for new market testing.
  2. Trade Fair Costs – entry fees, rental of exhibition space/stands to a maximum of 2 employees
  3. Consultancy – funding of third-party expertise to develop and validate the company’s market plan. Consultancy costs are capped at 50% of total project costs.
  4. Travel – economy air/ferry travel or rail fares, mileage or economy car hire, subsistence to cover hotel accommodation, meals, local taxis, incidentals.

 

To learn more about the grant, contact your Local Enterprise Office, or click here.

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