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Boost international sales with the Post-Brexit Market Growth & Diversification Scheme

Tackle Brexit losses with up to €36,000 funding to boost export sales outside the UK.

It’s a limited offer and the deadline is soon — we’ll help you apply today so you don’t miss this one-off amazing opportunity.

Has Brexit hit your sales hard?

Brexit has hit Ireland harder than any other country in the EU. A report commissioned by the Irish Government found the knock-on effects will negatively impact production and lower Irish GDP by 3-7 per cent by 2030.

Do you need a new international export strategy?

Enterprise Ireland’s Post-Brexit Market Growth & Diversification Scheme is a new €2.5 million programme to help Enterprise Ireland or Bord Bia clients overcome Brexit losses. You can secure up to 80% funding for a €45,000 go-to-market project — so you could pay just €9,000 to partner with approved EI agencies and consultants and develop a long-term export strategy to boost international growth.

Is the fund open to my business?

If your business has suffered a 5% drop in sales to the UK in 2020, 2021 or 2022 compared with 2019, you can apply. It’s a one-off chance to open up your business to a worldwide target audience.

The funding will give you access to EI-approved agencies and consultants, to develop a diversification strategy that will transform and future-proof your business.

Don’t know where to start with your application? Time is ticking but we can help!

Your path to success

Matrix can help you:

Strategise

Develop a market-driven international business strategy and value propositions to stand out against EU competitors

Digitise

Boost all your digital channels to develop and grow in your target EU markets

Localise

Strengthen your strategy through extensive localised market research — by networking at EU trade fairs and exhibitions

Matrix Internet — your team for international growth

Matrix Internet is a full-service design, development and digital marketing agency, with offices in Dublin and Brussels. Our mainland Europe team specialises in helping clients enter new EU markets through localisation strategies, digital transformation and EU project management. Since launching in 2000, we’ve delivered over 1,300 digital projects, including international marketing strategies for many Irish SMEs and Enterprise Ireland clients.

Your path to success

Matrix can help you craft a comprehensive long-term international strategy in four stages:

Phase 1

Strategy development

  • Set goals, objectives and KPIs
  • Market research & go to market planning
  • Market segmentation
  • Value proposition & messaging
  • Development of buyer personas
  • Assessment of competitor analysis/benchmarking
Phase 2

Planning

  • Brand positioning and identity
  • Identifying partners/ resellers
  • Identification/scoping of assets/ collateral required
  • Development of 12-month digital marketing plan
  • Identifying in-market activities
  • Development of strategy and market launch plan
Phase 3

Strategy development

  • Engagement with EI overseas offices
  • Market visits
  • Working with in-market consultants
  • Evaluation of additional EI support
  • In-market research carried out by local consultants
  • Further refinement of customer segmentation by market
  • Quantify resource requirements
  • Locals market regulations and standards
  • Finalise go-to-market plan
Phase 4

Post-funding activation

  • Launch in-market backed up by strong traditional and digital campaigns

Output

  • Clarity on target market and customer segmentation
  • Local market strategy
  • Competitive environment
  • Digital tune-up
  • Internal marketing alignment
  • Compelling story for your business

How do I apply? Next steps

Chat to Matrix today to start your EU export journey.

Start your EU export application process with Matrix

Closing date is August 31, 2023.

Our international project success
DS4Skills

Brand and Web Development

High-impact branding and UI for a new initiative developing a Europe-wide open source network for sharing digital skills.

DS4 Skills
European Environment Agency (EEA)

Omnichannel stakeholder management and email marketing solution

Transforming the EU body’s communications strategy through ongoing consultancy expertise.

European Environment Agency (EEA)

A diverse team from

all corners of Europe

Trust us to be your partner for international growth
Jeff Sheridan
Ireland

Jeff Sheridan

Founder / Team Leader

Jeff Sheridan

Founder / Team Leader

Our founder Jeff has had a ringside seat for over 1,000 projects. That’s a lot of late nights, but he’ll be in your corner, banishing stress with an inspiring quote (or cheesy pun). A music lover, he’ll throw shapes to metal, hip-hop, country or classical — often on the same playlist! He leads with this open mind, never staying in one lane.

Michelle Rafter
Ireland

Michelle Rafter

Director

Michelle Rafter

Director

Michelle joined Matrix in 2000 soon after its inception. She has a passion and enthusiasm to ensure that every project Matrix works on helps their clients grow their business. The key to success is building relationships that go beyond one-time projects and provide value to these clients on a consistent, ongoing basis.

Iñaki Castellet
Basque

Iñaki Castellet

Head of International Division

Iñaki Castellet

Head of International Division

Iñaki grew up in the Basque Country. While working as a web developer he also developed an interest in helping companies grow, creating personalised solutions. A craft beer connoisseur, he brings a new meaning to draft proposals, and knows almost as many imperial stouts as he types words per minute.

Richard Domegan
Ireland

Richard Domegan

Operations Manager

Richard Domegan

Operations Manager

Richard is our Operations Manager who makes sure Matrix runs as smoothly as possible, and client projects are scheduled with efficiency, productivity and results in mind. When he’s not clearing his inbox he’ll be in the great outdoors on family walks and hikes — with a new little one adding extra weight to his backpack.

Tomas Herink
Czech Republic

Tomas Herink

Head of Development

Tomas Herink

Head of Development

A technical heavyweight, we drag Tomas out of his coding cave for specialised projects. When he does leave his den full of wires, gadgets, woodworking tools and his guitar, it’s for the odd family trip or fishing weekend. We check in if we haven’t seen him for a while!

Michael O’Fynn
Ireland

Michael O’Fynn

Project Manager

Michael O’Fynn

Project Manager

Michael is a UX business analyst who takes a client-focused and patient approach to project management. Outside work he swaps Excel menus for dinner menus — he’s got a passion for great food, and loves mixing it up by making cocktails.

Kathy Cahill
Ireland

Kathy Cahill

Credit Controller

Kathy Cahill

Credit Controller

Kathy has spent over 15 years as a number-crunching wizard without the pointy hat. She also runs Dublin’s smallest gallery, the 3 Walls Gallery, which is also her home and an AirBnb which the Irish Times has voted as one of the city’s top 10 places to stay.

Bernard Hanna
Ireland

Bernard Hanna

Senior Developer

Bernard Hanna

Senior Developer

Bernard is an experienced front end developer, passionate about creating websites that are cleanly coded, with a strong focus on user experience. He’s been a traveling developer and has worked in 50+ countries but now he’s settled in native Dublin, where he chills out watching series and making eclectic music playlists.

Tom Chwiszczuk
Poland

Tom Chwiszczuk

Senior Graphic Designer

Tom Chwiszczuk

Senior Graphic Designer

Tom is a Photoshop Archmage level 95. When he feels exhausted after conjuring up digital image spells, he’ll conquer the world and slay mighty dragons in the alternative reality board game realm, or play an ancient game called soccer.

Charlotte Vial
France

Charlotte Vial

Senior Developer

Charlotte Vial

Senior Developer

Senior Web Developer Charlotte is the only woman on the Matrix development team, and lives for neat, logical code. Born and raised in France, she’s a vegetarian who can cook up to five dishes, none of them French. She’s also a keen ukulele player — which isn’t very French either!

Jimmy Walsh
Ireland

Jimmy Walsh

Client Service Manager

Jimmy Walsh

Client Service Manager

Jimmy is an experienced design and marketing guy with a passion for getting projects over the line and developing long-term solutions. A sports fanatic, he’ll be your biggest supporter throughout the project, and manages a ladies’ Gaelic football team in his spare time.

Norman Madden
Ireland

Norman Madden

Support Account Manager

Norman Madden

Support Account Manager

Norman has been a professional studio manager, with 20 years’ experience delivering digital projects in a dynamic environment. He’s a real team player, spurred on by the fair play element and spirit of his favourite game, rugby. On the subject of spirits, he enjoys savouring a glass of Irish pot still single malt.

Lubos Johanides
Slovakia

Lubos Johanides

Lead Support Developer

Lubos Johanides

Lead Support Developer

Lubos is a Full Stack Developer from a small country in the heart of Europe, Slovakia. Always in pursuit of minimising code and maximising functionality, he loves to write applications from scratch, putting his experience to good use with a lookout for new ways to improve his skill set.

Conor McCaffrey
Ireland

Conor McCaffrey

Senior Content Strategist

Conor McCaffrey

Senior Content Strategist

Conor is a creative writer who joins the dots between journalism, copywriting and web content. Every company has a story, and he’ll know how to tell it. An award-winning music writer and blogger, you’ll find him at gigs on any random night of the week (front left speaker).

Fionnuala Mahon
Ireland

Fionnuala Mahon

Head of Project Management

Fionnuala Mahon

Head of Project Management

Fionnuala is our Technical Project Manager with an MSc in Multimedia Systems and over 14 years’ experience working around the world in design, multimedia and IT services. In her free time you might find her exploring the great outdoors with her camera, baking, or tending to her ever growing plant collection.

Brian Power
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Brian Power

Head of Cybersecurity & Principal Technical Architect

Brian Power

Head of Cybersecurity & Principal Technical Architect

Brian is a tech-lover from Waterford who’s been a developer, trainer, manager and IT guy for over 20 years. When he isn't coding or working with the latest hardware or software, he’ll be walking with his camera through the nearest field or the beach, trying to capture the moment.

Nick Cloake
Ireland

Nick Cloake

Creative Director

Nick Cloake

Creative Director

Nick is a design veteran of 30+ years, who has spent most of that time fighting bad design. He’s a typography anorak and an ambassador for using exquisite imagery, and loves sharing creative ideas. The founder of Design Business Ireland, his passion is telling clients how design will change their lives.

Alan Crotty
Ireland

Alan Crotty

Principal UX Designer

Alan Crotty

Principal UX Designer

Alan is old school internet with over 25 years of designing websites behind him. A passion for reducing complexity and extracting simplicity keeps him coming back for more. If he’s not designing he’s probably either cooking / eating ramen, tinkering on the guitar or gaming

Brian Cochrane
Ireland

Brian Cochrane

Brand & Marketing Strategist

Brian Cochrane

Brand & Marketing Strategist

Brian is a marketing expert with over 20 years’ experience creating communications strategies, delivering rebranding programmes and managing digital platform rollouts for clients all over Europe; including many multimillion euro projects for the European Commission. Brian helps Irish companies develop marketing strategies for growth worldwide.

Fred Voigtländer
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Fred Voigtländer

Team Lead Design

Fred Voigtländer

Team Lead Design

Fred is a German UI designer who’s passionate about designing dynamic and engaging user interfaces — and boosting his creativity by sketching and illustrating in his down time. Away from his desk, he swaps his office chair for a bike, running shoes and swimming goggles to train for the next triathlon, or plays the guitar to relax.

Giuseppe Ditaranto
Italy

Giuseppe Ditaranto

UX/UI Designer

Giuseppe Ditaranto

UX/UI Designer

Giuseppe is an empathic UX and UI designer and a strategic thinker. A curious problem-solver by nature, he loves to know why, how, who... and walk in other people's shoes while materialising his concepts. Outside work, he loves reading, sailing or playing soccer with friends.

Helen McDermott
Ireland

Helen McDermott

Senior Sales Coordinator

Helen McDermott

Senior Sales Coordinator

Galway native Helen is an expert at nurturing business relationships and managing expectations. She’s got the best jargon filter in the game, and she’s driven by clear communication between clients of all technical abilities. If she’s not out walking with her furry friend she's at home wondering what’s for dinner!

Panos Xanthopoulos
Greece

Panos Xanthopoulos

Frontend Developer

Panos Xanthopoulos

Frontend Developer

Panos was born in Athens, Greece and has worked in his home country and the UK. At Matrix he specialises in WordPress and creating templates. He hates to cook, but he loves spinning and going to the beach. He’s big into football too, and is a huge fan of Panathinaikos.

Laura Biesold
German Flag

Laura Biesold

PPC Specialist

Laura Biesold

PPC Specialist

Laura is an enthusiastic multilingual PPC specialist, eagerly analysing data to ensure your accounts run smoothly. When she's not crunching over keywords, you’ll find her in the kitchen experimenting with new culinary recipes while sipping on a nice glass of Tempranillo.

Shane Dempsey
Ireland

Shane Dempsey

Senior Frontend Developer

Shane Dempsey

Senior Frontend Developer

Shane is a web developer who specialises in WordPress, with nearly a decade in the industry. Shane is inspired by great design, and always aims to deliver a smooth and clean user experience. Away from his work station, he swaps screens to watch a good movie, series, or a story-driven video game, or ventures out for a hike or cliff walk.

Stuart Scargill
Ireland

Stuart Scargill

UI Designer

Stuart Scargill

UI Designer

Stuart is a shamelessly zealous designer based in Ljubljana. He specialises in UI/UX design solutions and has a passion for illustration, branding, graphics, web development, motion design and AR. Away from the computer, he loves going on road trips with his partner and running the forest trails behind his home with his dog.

Patrick Domanico
Italy

Patrick Domanico

Senior SEO Specialist

Patrick Domanico

Senior SEO Specialist

A Webmaster since 2000, Patrick has a flair for SEO and he’s also an Italian journalist and broadcaster — he launched his first internet radio station in 2001, and in 2005 founded the main association of Italian radio stations. Check out his English language radio show about Italian music. Patrick also loves mechanical watches and cafe racer motorcycles.

Aoife O’Driscoll
Ireland

Aoife O’Driscoll

Digital Marketing Manager

Aoife O’Driscoll

Digital Marketing Manager

With two decades of experience in primary care, tourism, events and retail, Aoife finds the unique story behind every brand and develops strategies to help them grow in new markets. She is committed to delivering the best results for our clients, based on their needs.

Zahra Alboqub
Ireland Iraq

Zahra Alboqub

UX Designer

Zahra Alboqub

UX Designer

Zahra is a UX specialist and a creative designer with an MSc in User Experience Design. She is a creative problem solver, and an advocate for accessibility and user-centric processes. When she’s not in a workshop or wireframing, you’ll find her exploring new cities, editing videos and photos, or attending design events.

Tiberiu Badic
Romania

Tiberiu Badic

PPC Specialist

Tiberiu Badic

PPC Specialist

Originally from Romania, Tiberiu is a detail-oriented PPC Specialist always striving to reach the right people at the right time. He believes multicultural environments are the perfect ground to grow personally and professionally. Tiberiu enjoys extreme sports and technology.

Emily Coogan
Ireland

Emily Coogan

Bid Writer

Emily Coogan

Bid Writer

Emily has many years of experience compiling tenders and proposals for both Irish and international markets. She strives to create a bid that stands out, and she's in it to win it! Emily loves traveling, and if she's not hopping on a plane somewhere, you’ll find her curled up on the couch with her much-loved dog!

Keelin O’Keeffe
Ireland

Keelin O’Keeffe

Digital Marketing Manager

Keelin O’Keeffe

Digital Marketing Manager

Keelin has over 20 years’ experience working with small and medium sized businesses, helping them establish creative marketing solutions to grow and attract clients. Keelin loves the great outdoors and nature, and her ideal day is hiking in the woods followed by a swim in the ocean — all year round!

Jakub Zalewski
Poland

Jakub Zalewski

Senior Support Developer

Jakub Zalewski

Senior Support Developer

Mathematician in love with IT. Specializing in backend development and with no CMS having any secrets from me. I come from Poland, like good food and coffee. In my free time I enjoy watching speedway, long walks with my family and evenings playing board games with friends.

Srdjan Nikolic
Ireland

Srdjan Nikolic

Senior SEO Specialist

Srdjan Nikolic

Senior SEO Specialist

Srdjan is an enthusiastic SEO Specialist who always finds a solution. He has more than 10 years of experience in SEO and web development so don't worry, you are in good hands. He is always trying to find that extra step to improve the overall client experience — there is no impossible task for Srdjan!

Siroumi Daniel
Mauritius

Siroumi Daniel

Full Stack Developer

Siroumi Daniel

Full Stack Developer

Siroumi is a Senior Full Stack Developer with an MSc in Computing Science. She is from the small island, Mauritius, but has lived in Ireland since 2008. She customises, develops and produces client and server side applications. In her free time, Siroumi loves learning and being creative, and also traveling and discovering new places.

Roopchand Bharamgouda
India

Roopchand Bharamgouda

Support Developer

Roopchand Bharamgouda

Support Developer

Roopchand is a graduate software engineer based in Dublin, specialising in web development. He loves creating things that live on the internet, from websites and apps to anything in between. He’s a pixel-perfect creative thinker in the virtual world, and in real life he’s a people person who loves a good conversation.

Maksim Brozgalov
Estonia

Maksim Brozgalov

Web Developer

Maksim Brozgalov

Web Developer

Maksim is a web developer from the north — a cold-hardened but warmth-loving enthusiast who’s been into web stuff from a young age. He got deeply involved in development through a desire to do everything qualitatively and understand different mechanisms. In his spare time, he likes to play computer games, travel, and hang out with friends.

Felipe Muñoz
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Felipe Muñoz

Project & Business Development Manager

Felipe Muñoz

Project & Business Development Manager

Originally from Buenos Aires. With a background in Political Sciences & civic tech, he’s three pillars are: empathy in customers relationships, taking data driven decisions, assertiveness in business. Rationality shakes when talking about his hometown football team Argentinos Jrs. Loves The Office and Tony Bourdain.

Raisa Ostapenko
Ukraine

Raisa Ostapenko

Frontend Developer

Raisa Ostapenko

Frontend Developer

Raisa is a junior front end developer. She comes from Ukraine and now lives in the USA. Her current interests are learning English and having a good laugh when she makes a mistake. She loves to eat, but hates to cook. She enjoys hand-coloring designs to relieve stress. She also likes to figure out how to do new tasks, so bring it on.

Irene Hislop
USA

Irene Hislop

Content Writer

Irene Hislop

Content Writer

In over 25 years of professional writing, Irene has reported the news, written press releases and edited books. Now she loves seeing businesses thrive through engaging blogs and web content. She grew up in rainy Oregon, and moved to Ireland for the weather in 2000. Irene is a crazy dog lady who tolerates cats.

Bart Ryan
Ireland

Bart Ryan

UX Researcher / Data Analyst

Bart Ryan

UX Researcher / Data Analyst

Bart is a UX researcher who, after studying psychology in university, aims to apply his knowledge of human behaviour and research skills to the field of user experience. Outside of work, Bart likes to read, explore new countries and watch football with friends.