Irish Perspectives on Developing International Entrepreneurs

The research on international entrepreneurship islimited. However, even scarcer is the research on the creation of internationalentrepreneurs.In Ireland, many initiatives and programs have beenimplemented to promote international entrepreneurship.This paper exploresthe participation of academics and policymakers in several Irish initiativesthat promote the development of international entrepreneurship. The initiativesinclude the Explorers Programme, a Teaching Company scheme, the Small BusinessExport Development Programme, and the Accelerated Export DevelopmentProgramme. Each respective program is described in detail, comprising a discussion ofthe purpose and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.Thenthe programs are compared in terms of the amount of collaboration amongacademics, government, and industry.The significance of the programs ishighlighted, and the benefits of being involved with the programs areexplored.Future difficulties regarding funding are also addressed.(AKP)