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Enterprise Ireland’s €750,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for female entrepreneurs has just opened. Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 15 successful female applicants with early stage start-up companies. Last year, one in three companies who received CSF investment from Enterprise Ireland were female-led.

Small Business Saturday takes place this weekend on December 3 and is an initiative to encourage people to spend locally and support small businesses. This is the third year of the Irish campaign which profiles small businesses and encourages consumers to shop local and support jobs and enterprises in their respective communities.

Enterprise Ireland has announced a new €500,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) to support start-up activity in all sectors.

Robert Rosenburg, professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago, will be in Galway next week to speak at Start-up Galway’s June meet-up.

Fine Gael’s John O’Mahony has said that grants of €252,542.50 paid from the Local Enterprise Office in 2014 are providing great support to local businesses in Galway.

Retail Excellence Ireland has launched Small Business Saturday in Ireland. This is a campaign which profiles small business and encourages consumers to shop locally and support jobs and enterprises in their respective communities. It is a social media and marketing campaign that provides local businesses with the collateral that they need to inform consumers on the power of their local spend.

A series of seminars aimed at helping small businesses to access finance will begin next month.

Ireland is famous all over the world for its one hundred thousand welcomes (éad íle áilte) and now JCI Mayo is on the hunt for Mayo’s Friendliest Business.

Two Mayo companies, Horizon and Go Explore Hostel and Sailor’s Bar and Restaurant, participated at the recent Small Firms Association showcasing event, held in Dublin Castle last week. Minister for Small Business John Perry attended the event which showcases Ireland’s entrepreneurial talent and celebrates the achievements of small businesses in Ireland.

In-Tuition Galway has launched an interactive and social way for the customers of local Galway businesses to showcase their support for local retailers and businesses online this Christmas.