On Monday September 17 at 5.30pm the Innovation in Business Centre will host its annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship Event at St Mary’s Hall, GMIT, Castlebar.
Anyone who attends will benefit from free mentoring with experts (pre-booked ) from Enterprise Ireland and the Mayo County Enterprise Board mentoring panel, excellent networking opportunities with start-ups and enterprise agencies in the region, an opportunity to discuss new ideas with start up technology companies, one stop shop to meet all enterprise agencies in Mayo, an opportunity to experience, participate, and vote on a real life Dragon’s Den style event, and words of wisdom from two successful entrepreneurs.
Topics for the event include ‘Growing your business in export markets' and 'Confessions from an online entrepreneur'.
The entrepreneurship event begins with free (pre-booked ) one-to-one business advice with mentors from Enterprise Ireland and the Mayo County Enterprise Board in the afternoon.
This is then followed with client companies in GMIT’s innovation centres showcasing their products and services from 5.30pm.
An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will officially launch the evening and speak on enterprise in Ireland.
Two high profile
guest entrepreneurs, namely Terry Clune - Founder of Taxback.com and Michael Dwyer - CEO of Pigsback.com, will also be there on the evening to speak about the challenges and opportunities of setting up a business.
Terry Clune will focus on ‘Growing your business in export markets’, while Michael Dwyer will focus on ‘Confessions from an online entrepreneur’.
Three companies from the GMIT innovation centres will pitch their business ideas for three minutes (Dragon's Den style ) to the general public and a selected judging panel. You will have the opportunity to help decide on the winning pitch.
Admission is free and booking is advisable for this event as places are limited. Last year's event attracted more than 400 people. You can register your attendance either by email [email protected] or telephone 094 904 3198. The 2012 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Event is sponsored by Lionbridge in Ballina.
The Spirit of Entrepreneurship Event is part of Mayo Ideas Week which runs from September 17 to 21.
