Anthony Quigley, ChairmanDún Laoghaire BID

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Dún LaoghaireGreat Place to Do Business

• 100 New Businesses in 2½ years• 500 Jobs• Retail Vacancies Decreasing (example York Road to

Library Road)• Emerging Food/Retail Cluster with Sostrene Green as

Anchor Tenant• Shopping Centre Overhaul (with 2 Anchor Tenants in

2017)• Walters Pub now House• Adelphi Centre 85% Full

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Dún Laoghaire is Turning Digital• 60 Digital Companies

– MNC, SME, Startups and ScaleUps• Talent Pool of

– 2,500 IT Developers – 8,600 multilingual sales/support staff – 13,500 English speaking sales/support staff

• Educational Support– Smurfit UCD, IADT, Digital Marketing Institute, etc

• Peer Networks, Meetups & Events• Supports

– County Council, Local Enterprise Office, BID, Banks

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Digital Dún Laoghaire

• BID Initiative• Support from Town Stakeholders• Develop a Cluster of Digital Companies• Nurture Innovation and Entrepreneurship• Create Urban Regeneration• National Spotlight• National Reach• #DigiDL

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Creative Digital Agency, 21.74%

Customer Service/Interactive SMS,

4.35%

Digital Marketing, 8.70%

Enterprise Software, 8.70%

Software as a Service, 8.70%Telecoms

Equipment/Solutions, 8.70%

Online training edu-cation, 8.70%

Provider of serviced of -fice space to digital companies, 4.35%

Other, 21.74%

Online Retailer, 4.35%

The Digital Sector in Dún Laoghaire

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Digital Dún Laoghaire Map

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Close to customers in the greater Dublin area

Availability of suitable office space

Lifestyle considerations

Ease of access by public transport

Other

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21.74%

39.13%

65.22%

43.48%

21.74%

Why did you choose Dun Laoghaire as the location for your business?

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Increased liklihood of success- companies in a cluster have a 40% higher success rate

Easier to recruit the right kind of talent

Easier to gain customers

Higher productivity

More rapid innovation

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60.87%

52.17%

39.13%

17.39%

26.09%

What are the main advantages of being part of a cluster?

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Access to new cus-tomers

Access to funding

Access to suports for scaling my

business

Access to talent

Access to suitable office space

Other

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47.83%

21.74%

43.48%

47.83%

26.09%

4.35%

What are the biggest challenges to growth for businesses in the next two years?

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450 new jobs in the next 2 Years!

1

2 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 20

20 to 50

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13.04%

47.83%

26.09%

8.70%

4.35%

If Economic conditions remain favourable how many more staff will you take on in the next two years?

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Unlocking Underutilised Space Is a Key Priority

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Former Retail Unit Converted To Co-Working Space

iPlanit/Wildfire will open in Dún Laoghaire in 3 weeks

Co-working space with 30 desks = Jobs!#DigiDL