Irish Startup Programmes

9th of January 2009 by admin

Quite a few startup programmes seeking applications

DIT Hothouse

PDC – News – Call for applications for the 17th Hothouse Venture Programme. DIT Hothouse are now accepting applications for the 17th Hothouse Venture Programme which will commence in March 2009. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 20th February. For further information please contact Sara Hogan at sara.hogan@hothouse.ie or on 01 2401 307

Midlands & West Enterprise Programme (MWEP)

An Open Evening will take place in the Innovation in Business Centre(IiBC) at GMIT Castlebar on Wednesday 21st Jan from 5pm 8pm outlining the 2009 Midlands & West Enterprise Programme (MWEP), commencing in March 2009, for people interested in starting their own business. The one-year programme is a collaboration between GMIT and Athlone IT, and provides entrepreneurs with business skills, networks, facilities and supports necessary to navigate the business start-up process. It is delivered in GMIT's campuses in Galway and Mayo, and in Athlone IT. Applications are now being accepted.

Anyone interested in signing up for the course should ideally have a number of years industry experience and have the enthusiasm and drive necessary to develop and grow a successful business. The MWEP may also be of interest to expatriates who are hoping to return home to set up their own business in the West of Ireland. Participants may apply to Enterprise Ireland for CORD funding, which could provide up to 50 per cent of previous year's gross salary. The MWEP provides participants with business acumen, office desk space, mentoring, networking, facilities, and supports necessary to help them in establishing and running their own businesses. Participants should have a business idea with growth and export potential. For further details, please contact Maria Staunton who is the business incubation manager at GMIT Castlebar on 094-9043198 or maria.staunton@gmit.ie

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2 Responses to “Irish Startup Programmes”

Ger Hartnett

January 9th, 2009 at 9:41 pm

LEAP is a year long milestone driven enterprise and management development programme hosted by the Enterprise Acceleration Centre @ Limerick Institute of Technology. Details at: http://leap.ie

You can find out more about the application process at: http://leap.ie/apply_process.php

Damien Heffernan

January 15th, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Hi,

I am not sure if Im on the right blog but I have a question-Is there any hope in starting a buisness with a good idea without having funding? Probably not but any thoughts would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Damien Heffernan,