National Enterprise Awards 2024: Meet 15 of this year’s finalists

The National Enterprise Awards are held each year to celebrate the best of small businesses in Ireland, with 31 businesses from across the country shortlisted for the awards.

The awards ceremony will be held in the Mansion House, Dublin on May 23rd , and will see businesses awarded across the categories of best start-up, best export business, an innovation award, a one-to-watch award and a sustainability award and for the overall National Enterprise of the Year. Here are 15 of the finalists.

Carlow – Eskimo Software

Eskimo Software is an integrated CRM and lead generation package for car dealerships which captures leads from multiple sources, automates CRM workflows, provides instant overviews of sales process and performance and is proven to help dealerships increase their sales by up to 20 per cent. It has clients in six countries. eskimo-software.com

Bushmills Irish Whiskey explores new territory with “unmistakably different” 14-year-old Malaga cask single malt

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Sustainability: A whole new set of reporting with potential to be transformative

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Tools and applications, in common use elsewhere in life, are still not standard in healthcare settings

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Futureproofing the health system requires a new prescription

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Kilkenny – MindaClient

MindaClient is a Kilkenny based software platform that provides tailored solutions to businesses and organisations. Their key products are scholarship management, counselling software systems, and tailored CRM solutions. They trade locally, nationally and internationally. mindaclient.com

Wexford – Biostor Ireland

Biostor Ireland is a technologically advanced bio storage facility for the certified storage and worldwide distribution of human biological material for use in human clinical applications and in scientific research. They are at the global cutting edge of certified and regulated bio-storage and bio-distribution with continual innovation driving their success! mastercellbank.com

Wicklow – Brady’s Coffee

Ireland’s Brady bunch operate three brands in Wicklow. Brady’s Coffee provides a range of 25 coffees and teas. Bare Roasters & Brewers has ten speciality coffees and natural sparkling canned cold brew; all ethically sourced, expertly roasted speciality coffee with an international bestseller, Irish whiskey barrel aged coffee. Murphy’s Soap range offers seven handmade cold pressed natural scents. bradyscoffee.ie

Donegal – Living Green

Living Green offers diverse environmentally friendly and health-enhancing products, promoting sustainable living and wellbeing. Their product range includes certified organic compost, organic wormcast, wheatgrass products, and frozen health shots. Located in Quigley’s Point, Co Donegal, they supply nationwide and export to the UK. livinggreen.ie

Leitrim – Leitrim Hill Creamery

Leitrim Hill Creamery fosters a connection between the land, the community, and tradition by creating artisanal dairy products that tell a story of people, a place, and a time. leitrimhillcreamery.com

Longford – Harp Media

Harp Media is an award-winning Longford-based film production, digital content and film training company established in 2018. Their core product is developing feature length films for theatrical release, helping brands and companies communicate their stories cinematically and running training initiatives in all areas of filmmaking. harpmedia.ie

Sligo – Sleater Solutions

Sleator Solutions are recognised industry experts in the provision of engineering, automation, and software solutions for national and international customers in the food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, medical device and pharmaceutical and sectors. sleatersolutions.com

Cavan – My Farewell Wishes

My Farewell Wishes enhances funeral pre-planning via a nationwide network of funeral homes, offering physical and digital tools for seamless, home-based planning. They provide funeral directors with CRM systems for managing inquiries and enable individuals to update their plans online, ensuring security through an independent trust for prepayments and boosting local pre-planning awareness with targeted digital marketing. myfarewellwishes.ie

Louth – Zoma

Zoma is a multi-award-winning marketing and creative agency. Their team specialises in taking brands to new heights, in particular online. They have recently launched Munchd which is an online food ordering system which will cause massive disruption to the hospitality industry due to their competitive offering and quality customer service. zoma.ie

Meath – Booka Technologies

Booka is an events platform that makes company event planning more streamlined and strategic. Their platform currently facilitates the booking of almost 100 vendor services, with transparent pricing and availability as well as secure payment. They are in the process of building invite automation, engagement features, and detailed metrics and reporting. booka.ie

Monaghan – Nomad Counters

Nomad Counters, an IoT enterprise, manufactures electronic footfall monitoring equipment for pedestrians and vehicles. Data is accessible globally through their cloud platform on smartphones, tablets, and PCs around the clock. They provide products and SaaS to customers in both Northern and Southern Ireland, with plans for global expansion. nomadcounters.com

Galway – Grá Chocolates

Grá Chocolates, where luxury meets artistry in every bite. Their handcrafted chocolates are meticulously hand-painted, transforming each piece into a miniature work of art. They use only the finest, ethically sourced ingredients, ensuring a decadent taste experience that goes beyond the ordinary. More than just chocolate, Grá Chocolates offer a delightful escape, a chance to savour Irish heritage in every flavour, and a gift that sparks joy with its beauty and deliciousness. grachocolates.com

Mayo – Cytidel

Cytidel is a vulnerability intelligence platform that enables organisations to adopt an intelligence-led approach to risk prioritisation that’s up to 95 per cent more efficient than traditional methods. With a focus on actionable vulnerability intelligence, Cytidel is already trusted by leading global financial service providers to save analysts more than 10 hours a week. cytidel.com

Roscommon – Posude

Posude offers customers a one stop shop for their business systems, to help eliminate manual tasks. Thrive, Posude’s new cloud based accounting software, seamlessly integrates with its existing suite of mobile apps, allowing customers to capture mobile transactions such as orders, stock takes and van sales, in one central system. posude.ie