Teagasc Rural Business Publications

“Innovation in the Countryside - 101 Ideas, a pocket book with a range of potential business ideas for rural Ireland has been published by Teagasc and the Irish Farmers’ Journal. The full colour pocket guide shows there is no shortage of good ideas for setting up a business in rural Ireland. The categories of ideas described include agri-services, tourism, manufacturing, retail, food, energy, services and alternative land uses. Topics covered include farm shops, cheese making, selling on Ebay, hedge laying, boat marinas, care of the elderly, cut foliage, growing vegetables, converting redundant buildings and many more potential business ideas for rural Ireland illustrated.

The book is reader friendly with each idea having a simple star rating to give an indication of initial start up costs, profit potential, and the business challenge involved. Approaches to researching business ideas and contacts are also provided. The book is written and researched by Paul Mc Carthy, former Teagasc Rural Business Specialist based in Athenry and Peter Young from the Irish Farmers’ Journal. Price 10euro -including p&p from Teagasc Publications Department. Contact 059 9183409 to get your copy.

To request a copy of any of the items below, please email marie.kelly@teagasc.ie with your name, address and contact phone numbers.

12 Steps to Success, Your Guide to Starting a Business in Rural Ireland
This 32 page guide goes through each of the steps you need to find the right idea and then take it all the way through to a profitable business. The handy booklet features 12 case studies from the 2006 Innovation Awards. It also contains contact details for Leader and County Enterprise Boards.
From Concept to Completion - A Roadmap for Food Entrepreneurs
This booklet is an essential and practical starting guide for turning a food idea into a successful product and business. It will also point you to where further information and assistance can be obtained.

The guide was produced by staff from Teagasc based in Ashtown Food Research Centre, Mellows Development Centre, Athenry and Moorepark Food Research Centre.
Factsheets Folder
A limited supply of hard copy folders containing all of the Teagasc Factsheets is available, these are the same as on the website.
From Ideas to Action – Rural Entrepreneurship Conference Proceedings – Oct-‘06
The conference proceedings contains the talks given by Rural business experts, and some of Ireland’s leading rural entrepreneurs in areas such as: Manufacturing, Waste, Services, Food and Green Energy.