EisnerAmper Ireland supports Techies4TempleStreet

EisnerAmper Ireland is proud to be a Gold Partner for the 2016 Technies4TempleStreet event taking place in Dublin on 8 July 2016.  Techies4TempleStreet is a unique charity event bringing together the technology community and its partners to network and compete in an intellectually challenging treasure trail while making an impact on the lives of the next generation of techies.

On 8 July, our team from EisnerAmper Ireland will meet in Dublin’s RDS with the other participating teams to be faced with questions, clues and activities and will utilise digital media platforms on the day to chart their progress.  The winning team will be crowned the “Smartest Techies” at the post event party.  This event will unite the technology industry with technology advisors, VCs, and lawyers, to compete in a treasure trail where strategy and team work will ultimately determine the winners.

If you would like to join us and over 1,000 others and take to the streets of Dublin for a unique treasure trail, combining outdoor activities with digital media challenges whilst making a positive impact to the lives of sick children across Ireland then register here now.

EisnerAmper Ireland – Foundation Member of Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce, Irish Chapter

EisnerAmper Ireland is pleased to announce that we are a Foundation Member of the Irish Chapter of the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce. The Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce is Australia’s premier Irish Australian business organisation, committed to adding value and bringing opportunities to members, drawn from a broad range of industry sectors and demographics across Australia.

Dozens of Australian companies are now active in Ireland across many sectors and Enterprise Ireland currently supports over 150 Irish client companies from their Sydney office. Additionally, a significant number of Irish professionals who have been working in Australia in recent years are looking at returning to Ireland, many with Australian partners. Until now, there has not been an organised business group focused on supporting and creating opportunities for Australians in Ireland and Irish businesses seeking to do business in Australia. The Irish Chapter of the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce will help create opportunities for members locally, nationally and internationally.

The Irish Chapter will be officially launched on Wednesday 1 June 2016 at Bank of Ireland’s House of Lords building on College green in the company of chapter Patron, Ambassador Ruth Adler, Australian Ambassador to Ireland.

To find out more about The Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce select here.

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EisnerAmper Ireland become member Firm in Allinial Global

EisnerAmper Ireland are pleased to announce we are now members in Allinial Global. Terry Snyder, President and CEO of Allinial Global and Job Dieleman, Regional Director, Americas confirmed the news on 21 May saying “we really look forward to working with you and to grow together”. Allinial Global is an accounting firm association of legally independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in North America and throughout the world through international members and partnerships. There are 97 member firms in 13 counties giving access to in excess of 1,300 partners and 8,200 staff worldwide.

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, will be presenting at Allinial Global’s International Forum: Washington DC from 26-28 June 2016. The session is titled “Doing Business in Key Economic Centres” and Frank will discuss doing business in Europe using Ireland as a base, which will be followed by a roundtable discussion covering topics submitted and selected by attendees to address the key issues facing their firms in relation to international business.

To find out more about the International Forum please select here.

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Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Conference – “Game Changers”

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business, delivered a session titled “Advising International Companies”,  at this year’s Chartered Accountancy Ireland (“CAI”) Annual Conference “Game Changers”, which took place in the Radisson Blue in Galway on 12 and 13 May.

As Head of International Business Frank assists companies with the execution of their internationalisation plans into, and out of, the European market.  Frank works with globally based clients, trade bodies, professional advisors and government – to Make Trade Happen.  Frank’s clients include firms at various points of their lifecycle  from international “start-ups” through to those funded with Seed and Venture Capital in addition to a number of Public companies.  In providing these services, Frank works closely with contacts and clients of state agencies including IDA Ireland, US Trade Gov, and IE Singapore.

The “Advising International Companies” session covered three main topics; What is internationalisation?; EisnerAmper Ireland’s international trade focus; and Recent findings on internationalisation.  In November 2015, Frank and his team carried out research into the reasons and motivators for companies establishing entities in    Ireland.  They met over 200 people on both sides of  the Atlantic to discuss  and discover  the initial rationale  for internationalisation.  Frank delivered the results of this research during his session at the conference.  The presentations from the conference are available to view here.

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Frank Keane to present at International Forum in Washington DC.

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, will be presenting at Allinial Global’s International Forum: Washington DC from 26-28 June 2016. The session is titled “Doing Business in Key Economic Centres” and Frank will discuss doing business in Europe using Ireland as a base, which will be followed by a roundtable discussion covering topics submitted and selected by attendees to address the key issues facing their firms in relation to international business.

The International Forum provides an opportunity for attendees to network with firm leaders. The event will take place at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington

DC and follows on from the success of the first International Forum which took place in Amsterdam in December 2015. Firms who attended the first International Forum have already reported several successful niche-based client solutions that resulted directly from the relationships built in Amsterdam.

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Introducing the first winners of The International Challenge Award

The International Challenge Award was founded and is now managed by EisnerAmper Ireland and EisnerAmper LLP in collaboration with Ireland Gateway to Europe.  Companies who are seriously considering expanding into Europe and meet the entry criteria are invited to put themselves forward for the International Challenge.

The inaugural International Challenge Award event took place on Friday 22 April in the Seaport Hotel in Boston.  Five companies pitched to an international delegation to win the coveted title of “Company most likely to internationalise”. Two of the five companies were awarded the title; PeopleHedge, a company that helps importers and exporters with trade intelligence, foreign exchange and access to capital, and OnCorps, an adaptive decision analytics company that nudges users to make better decisions.  Both companies will receive consultancy services from top industry experts  and complimentary American Airline Business miles good for up to four domestic US flights.

Applications are now open for the next International Challenge Award event which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel in August 2016.  Click here to submit an application.

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Sarabeth McGuire speaks with George Hook about The International Challenge Award

Sarabeth McGuire, Assistant Manager in the International Business Team at EisnerAmper Ireland spoke with George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday 21 April live from the Ireland Gateway to Europe event in Boston, MA.  Sarabeth and George were also joined by Professor Jeffrey Bergstrand from University of Notre Dame whose research and publications span both theoretical and empirical models of international trade, foreign direct investment, and international finance.

Sarabeth spoke about The International Challenge Award which was founded and is managed by EisnerAmper Ireland and EisnerAmper LLP in collaboration with Ireland Gateway to Europe.  The inaugural International Challenge will take place today, Friday 22 April at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.  Five companies will pitch to an international delegation to be in with a chance of winning the coveted title of “Company Most Likely to Internationalise”.  The winning company, which will be announced later today, will also be awarded consultancy services from top industry experts and complimentary American Airlines Business Miles good for up to 4 domestic U.S. flights.

To hear the full interview with Sarabeth and Jeffrey please select here.

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Frank Keane participates in Tenego Ireland’s Fireside Chat as part of an expert panel

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, was one of six industry experts that participated in a Fireside chat, hosted by Tenego Ireland, on April 14 in Dublin. The objective of the event was to assist international companies interested in expanding their business operations into Europe.

The format of the event was an informal chat with Brian Seidman, Director at Mind + Machines and Founder of Seidman & Co.  Brian shared his own experiences of expanding into Europe and his advice to others wishing to do the same.

The panel comprised Neil Hoey (CEO, Tenego Ireland), Adrian McGennis (CEO, Sigmar Ireland and Co-Founder of GatewayToEurope), David Carthy (Partner, William Fry Solicitors), Cliona Donnelly (Partner, William Fry Tax Advisors), and Frank Keane (Head of International Business, EisnerAmper Ireland and Co-Founder of Gateway To Europe).

A broad range of subjects were discussed which covered the majority of areas involved in European expansions, such as Sales Chanel Development, Team Development & Recruitment, European Law, European Tax and Financing Growth Expansion.

During the event, questions were taken both from the audience and via Tenego’s twitter account.  The entire session was recorded and will be available on Tenego’s website.

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EisnerAmper Ireland returns to Boston with Ireland Gateway to Europe

EisnerAmper Ireland’s International Business team travels to Boston this month to host “Ireland Gateway to Europe” which takes place on 20 – 22 April 2016.  Co-founded by EisnerAmper Ireland in 2012, Ireland Gateway To Europe (IGTE) is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location by providing U.S. companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers.

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, was interviewed by George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday, 31 March about this year’s event.  48 executives from 21 organisations will take part in 9 events over 3 days in Boston.  The C-Level Investment Summit, taking place on Friday 22 April, is an open event and will showcase why the world’s best companies choose Ireland as their base for EMEA operations.  Brian Halligan, CEO of Hubspot is the headline speaker for the C-Level Investment Summit.  For further information about the week’s events or to find out how to become a participant of IGTE, please visit their website here.

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EisnerAmper Ireland speaks with George Hook about Ireland Gateway to Europe

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Trade at EisnerAmper Ireland spoke with George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday, 31 March about the upcoming Ireland Gateway to Europe event taking place in Boston, MA on 20-22 April 2016.

Established in 2012, Ireland Gateway To Europe (IGTE) is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location through events in the U.S.

The IGTE vision is to provide U.S. companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers.

Listen to the full interview here.

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