The Trade and Business Development Body (Irish: An Comhlacht Forbartha Trádála agus Gnó;[1] Ulster-Scots: Tha Mercat an Dalin Fordèrin Convenerie),[2] trading as InterTradeIreland, (Irish: IdirThrádáilÉireann; Ulster-Scots: NifferinMercatAirlann) is one of the six all-island bodies set up following the Belfast Agreement reporting to the North/South Ministerial Council. InterTradeIreland is a Cross-Border Trade and Business Development Body funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) in Ireland and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DFE). InterTradeIreland helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the island with a wide range of services in particular to assist firms with growth, funding, capacity building and research and innovation.
Since its inception, InterTradeIreland has assisted 49,000 businesses, created/protected over 18,000 new jobs and generated £1.2bn worth of trade and business development.[citation needed] Cross-border trade is also currently sitting at £6.5bn, its highest level in 20 years.