AMBITION PROGRAMME TO DEVELOP FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN DONEGAL IS OPEN TO DIASPORA
An exciting programme to develop female entrepreneurship in Donegal is inviting applications from women all over the world, who have connections to Donegal. The AMBITION programme is open to female founders, entrepreneurs, or those with a strong start-up idea, who have links to Donegal. The business idea with the most potential will be awarded €10,000.
“The AMBITION programme is designed to enable more women to transform solid ideas into commercially viable start-ups” says Brenda Hegarty, Assistant Head of Enterprise, Donegal.
“We want to encourage, develop and harness the power of female entrepreneurship in Donegal and we are looking for smart new business ideas from women who live in Donegal, want to re-locate to Donegal, or have family links or connections to the county. The programme is open to any woman with a business start-up idea for a new technology product or service. AMBITION is about developing female entrepreneurship, but it’s really important to stress that we want to hear from women at all stages of their business journey; from those who are already established and want to grow their business, to women who dream of starting or growing their own business but don’t know where to begin. Once they have a business idea that has growth potential and global ambition, this course is for them.”
Michael Tunney, Head of Enterprise, Donegal, says the AMBITION programme is about giving course participants the tools they need to figure out if their idea has the potential to be something big: “The Ambition Pre-Accelerator Programme will provide participants with the start up tools and techniques, peer learning and mentoring to help them develop their business idea into something that is globally scalable. Access to role models is a key aspect of the course, and participants will learn from CEO’s like Gillian Doyle of Cerebreon and Larissa Feeney of Accountant Online, who will share their expertise of taking a business from the idea stage, to the start-up phase, to international expansion. The course will be delivered online, so we hope to attract women from across the diaspora, helping them to develop the building blocks required for female entrepreneurs to succeed.”
A maximum of twelve business ideas will be selected to receive mentoring and support from Local Enterprise Office Donegal through a series of workshops starting in September 2021, with the opportunity to pitch for a cash prize of €10,000 and other supports in early December. For further information on the AMBITION Pre-Accelerator programme visit https://www.localenterprise.ie/Donegal/Training-Events/ambition/Ambition.html