Abbreviations and acronyms

ABM

Association of Business Mentors

ADIE

Association Pour le Droit à l´Initiative Économique (France)

AGSB

Advisory Group on Small Business

ASS

Allocation de Solidarité Spécifique (France)

AUD

Australian Dollar

BAI

Business Accelerator and Incubator

BAS

Business Advisory and Support

BERD

Business R&D

BMNZ

Business Mentors New Zealand

BMWi

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Germany)

BTWEA

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CAIP

Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Programme

CCI

Carlyle Cardinal Ireland

CEC

Community Enterprise Centre

CEEN

Campus Entrepreneurship Enterprise Network

CEM

New Client Engagement Model

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CET

Continuing Education and Training

CGS

Credit Guarantee Scheme

CGT

Capital Gains Tax

CIIT

Commission of Industry and Information Technology (China)

CMVM

Securities Market Commission (Portugal)

CRMS

Customer Relationship Management System

CSO

Central Statistics Office

DAFM

Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine

DBEI

Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

DCCAE

Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment

DES

Department of Education and Skills

DFAT

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DIHK

Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (Germany)

DIT

Dublin Institute of Technology

DKK

Danish krone

DPER

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

DRCD

Department of Rural and Community Development

DTF

Difficult To Fill

DTIF

Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund

DTTAS

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

EAP

Employment Activation Programme

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation

ECEI

European Cluster Excellence Initiative

EGFSN

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs

EI

Enterprise Ireland

ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning

ESCA

European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FET

Further Education and Training

FSP

Future Skills Programme

GBER

General Block Exemption Regulation

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GEM

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

GERD

Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D

GNI

Gross National Income

GNP

Gross National Product

GRDB

Government R&D Budget

GVA

Gross Value added

GVC

Global Value Chain

HBAN

Halo Business Angel Network

HEA

Higher Education Authority

HEI

Higher Education Institute

HGF

High Growth Firms

HIP

High Impact Programme

HPSU

High-Potential Start-Ups

HR

Human Resources

HSEOL

Highly Skilled Eligible Occupations List

IAPMEI

Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (Portugal)

IBEC

Irish Business and Employers Confederation

IBYE

Ireland Best Young Entrepreneur

ICIO

Inter Country Input-Output

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IEDFD

Indigenous Enterprise, Digital and Finance Division

INEGI

National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Mexico)

IP

Intellectual Property

iREG

Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance

ISED

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (Canada)

ISIF

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

ISME

Irish SME Association

ISTAT

National Institute of Statistics (Italy)

ITI

InterTradeIreland

JA

Jobseeker's Allowance

JB

Jobseeker's Benefit

KDB

Knowledge Development Box

KTI

Knowledge Transfer Ireland

LCD

Large Case Division

LEADER

Liaisons Entre Actions de Développement de l'Economie Rurale (France)

LEO

Local Enterprise Office

MBIE

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand)

MFI

Micro-Finance Ireland

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

MWh

Megawatt hour of energy

NACE

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community

NACEC

National Association of Community Enterprise Centres

NCC

National Competitiveness Council

NEET

Not in Education, Employment, or Training

NFQ

National Framework of Qualifications

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NPF

National Planning Framework

NPSE

National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship

NSAI

National Standards Authority of Ireland

NSC

National Skills Council

NSDC

National SME Development Council (Malaysia)

NSF

United States National Science Foundation

NSS

National Skills Strategy

NTF

National Training Fund

NTMA

National Treasury Management Agency

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

NZTE

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OGP

Office of Government Procurement

PCB

Pre-Commercial Public Procurement

PIAAC

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

PISA

Programme for Internationals Student Assessment

PMF

Performance Measurement Framework

PRSI

Pay Related Social Insurance

PSB

Public Service Body

R&D

Research and Development

RBPN

Regional Business Partner Network (New Zealand)

RGP

Rural Growth Pilot (Denmark)

RIA

Regulatory Impact Assessment

RMF

Research Microdata Files

RPE

Research Prioritisation Exercise

RSA

Revenu de Solidarité Active (France)

SARP

Special Assignee Relief programme

SBA

Small Business Administration (United States)

SBCI

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research

SDBS

Structural and Demographic Business Statistics

SEP

Student Enterprise Programme

SFI

Science Foundation Ireland

SLMRU

Skills and Labour Market Research Unit

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

SME Corp

Small and Medium Enterprise Corporation (Malaysia)

SMEIPA

Annual SME Integrated Plan of Action (Malaysia)

SOLAS

Further Education and Training Authority

SPD

Strategic Policy Division

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TAS

Tender Advisory Service

TEA

Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity

TIP

Technology and Innovation Pole

TNP

Training Networks Programme

TOV

Trading Online Voucher

TP

Agency for Tourism (Portugal)

UK

United Kingdom

US

United States

USC

Universal Social Charge

USD

United States Dollar

WRAP

Western Regional Audio-visual Producers

ZIM

Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (Germany)

Abbreviations and acronyms