The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) plays a key role in fostering and developing the entrepreneurial mindset as part of the innovative ecosystem of the Institute of Technology Tralee. The centre practices a unique strategic policy of seamless integration between the Institute and the wider commercial and community sectors across the region. We enable the development of the economic life of a region through facilitating business creation, development and growth. We achieve this through: RESEARCH: Leading Edge Research in Disruptive Innovation Enterprise Solutions (Basic and Applied). CONSULTANCY: For Commercial and Social Organisations which enables their innovation and enterprise requirements. NETWORKING: Helping people who want to be successful to connect with those who are successful to enable their Business Development and Growth. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Transforming Individual’s Innovative Capabilities Our research agenda has a particular focus on research into entrepreneurial learning, incubation and new venture creation and sustainability. It brings together academics, spinout enterprises, student entrepreneurs, start-up businesses and researchers for the study and practice of innovation, entrepreneurship and enterprise. CEED aims to be recognised as a global premier centre for the development of the entrepreneurial mindset in the business/social, and the research and education communities. The CEED’s research agenda spans across all departments within the Institute in order to stimulate an entrepreneurial spirit amongst both staff and students. CEED currently hosts four post graduate candidates in the area of entrepreneurship at both masters and PhD levels. In 2013 CEED was awarded EU-FP7 funding as the leader of the ‘Entrepreneurship Track’ work package in the successful IT, Tralee project ‘Network for the transfer of knowledge on traditional foods to SMEs’ under the [KBBE 2013.2.2-02] call theme.
