Eventovate, a Ballina based software company, was one of three finalists in Bank of Ireland's Bright Ideas Challenge. The national final of the competition was held on March 5 in the House of Lords, College Green, in Dublin. Eventovate enables hotels to offer additional added value services to customers booking events and conferences; while also allowing them to improve the management, booking, and delivery of the events. The company was established in 2008 by brothers Jonathan and Jason Ruane.
The business was the winner of the west regional final of the competition held in 2009 where it received a cash prize of €5,000 from the bank, along with a mentoring and training package from Westbic valued at an additional €5,000.
The Bright Ideas Challenge is sponsored by Bank of Ireland, and held in association with Kernel Capital and the Business Innovation Centres. It aims to encourage and support both innovation and enterprise in business start-ups in the early stages of developing their business.
