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DRAWDOWN PROCESS AFTER APPROVAL OF EXPORT MARKETING INITIATIVE GRANT
Application must be made prior to any expenditure being incurred.
Only expenses incurred between the date of approval and the deadline
outlined in the letter of offer are eligible.
Submit a copy of your Market Visit Report (outlining where you went,
purpose of visit, contacts and outcomes of meetings. Please include
promotional material developed, exhibition ticket/ booklet etc as
appropriate)
To enable us to issue payment to you, please forward a copy of properly
vouched receipts/ signed off by a suitably qualified Accountant
(Chartered or Certified) for the export market development activities.
Certificates of expenses can be submitted from
a professionally qualified Accountant who is a member of any of
the following Accountancy Bodies:
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
(England and Wales or Scotland)
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants in
Ireland
- Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
- Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants
Qualifying Costs and Payment Details, as it appeared
on the application form are:
- Travel expenses (air/ rail/ car hire)
- Hotel & subsistence (a daily rate up to
maximum of €150 per day)
- Fees of exhibition attendance (visitor/ exhibitor).
Please include exhibition booklet.
- Development of market specific material (please
include a copy of the brochure)
- Market research carried out by a third party
- Before the grant is paid Waterford City Enterprise
Board must be satisfied with the content and relevance of the
Market Visit Report.
The grantee will be asked to sign a receipt for
WCEB records when they receive the cheque.
It should be noted that payment of the grant
is subject to the availability of funds at that particular time
but a delay will only occur in exceptional circumstances.
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