Tagged: Entrepreneurs & News
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IGNITE to light a spark under budding entrepreneurs News
24.05.2012 UCC’s IGNITE programme is on the hunt for new applicants looking to kick-start a business idea for its next round starting in October.Categories: Training, Support, Investments, Graduate, Funding, Finding a Job, Enterprise, Education, Careers and Employment, Career Advice -
Young innovators take to Dublin to network, as Sandbox launches hub News
19.04.2012 We often think of the entrepreneurs behind technology start-ups, but what about the innovators who work away in the background, helping to get new ventures up and running, and... -
Science event to explore future of silicon microneedle tech News
14.05.2012 The future of low-cost, painless drug and vaccine delivery is the topic of discussion this week at Tyndall National Institute in Cork, where up to 180 clinicians, scientists and... -
Women rule in tech (infographic) News
14.05.2012 Women are making great strides in the technology sector, a new infographic shows, in taking up the subject in college, starting companies, and leading them. -
€280,000 prize fund for best start-ups in Ireland News
11.05.2012 The largest business competition on the island of Ireland, the InterTradeIreland All-Island Seedcorn Business Competition 2012, is now up and running and inviting entries. -
Telefónica’s Wayra multimillion start-up incubator opens in Dublin News
10.05.2012 In a welcome boost to Dublin’s thriving start-up scene, O2 parent Telefónica today opened its Wayra global technology accelerator hub in the city as part of a multimillion-euro... -
it@cork urges local start-ups to vie for IBM Global Entrepreneur News
04.05.2012 Cork technology industry organisation it@cork this week urged entrepreneurs in the region to vie for the IBM Global Entrepreneur competition that has been distinguished by a... -
Top US angel investor says size of funding rounds needs to increase News
05.04.2012 Bill Payne, one of the top angel investors in the US who has successfully invested in more than 50 start-up companies, including DoubleClick, says the syndication trend among... -
Build and they’ll dot.com News
19.04.2012 Digital infrastructure is vital to Ireland. With visionary insight, Diane Hodnett spearheaded the $15m CeltixConnect fibre gateway linking Ireland with the UK.Tags: Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, Ireland, Broadband, Digital Economy, CeltixConnect, Jobs, Innovation, Fibre -
Halo director elected VP of European engineering body News
16.04.2012 The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has elected Alan Watts, director of the Northern Ireland business angel network Halo, to serve a three-year term as its...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Life Sciences, Investments, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Bio Tech -
OPINION – A guide to Irish innovators on raising money News
14.04.2012 In the second part of a series of guest posts Silicon Valley venture capitalist Richard Moran reveals the secrets to a perfect pitch for Irish innovators hoping to secure...Categories: Social Media, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Software & Web Development -
OPINION: blind squirrels and acorns, a primer for Irish entrepreneurs News
07.04.2012 In the first in a new series of guest posts Silicon Valley venture capitalist Richard Moran points out to start-ups and innovators how they can better articulate their ideas to... -
Happy 37th anniversary, Microsoft News
04.04.2012 Childhood buddies Paul Allen and Bill Gates took their passion for computer programming and paired it with their hopes of building a successful business with their shared... -
#DIF12 – SFI planning hybrid entrepreneurial PhD programme News
23.03.2012 Science Foundation Ireland is planning to initiate a new kind of PhD qualification that will see graduates spend half of their four-year programme in industry with innovative...Categories: Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Education, Bio Tech -
#DIF12 – Kids need to think of entrepreneurs as the new rock stars News
23.03.2012 The director of Intel Labs Europe Prof Martin Curley told this morning’s Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin that we need to enshrine the success of successful entrepreneurs and... -
New IBEC guide to help companies with R&D funding News
20.03.2012 Irish companies can now gain information about R&D funding from a new guide by IBEC, the business and employer association for organisations based in Ireland. -
The investor titans of Silicon Valley: be original but don’t hold off News
14.03.2012 At a mesmerising and spirited debate at the ITLG Summit in Silicon Valley yesterday, four of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists revealed some harsh truths about tech... -
DCU invites aspiring entrepreneurs to free start-up event News
13.03.2012 Entrepreneurs and early stage businesses who may be in need of inspiration and practical advice may want to mark 20 March in their calendars: That's the day of this year's Get... -
Class moments at a meeting of tech minds in Cork (video) News
09.03.2012 A portrait of youth and industry discussing tech’s future. Entrepreneurship and the empowerment of kids through coding was the key theme of it@cork’s recent Tech Tuesday... -
A realistic message News
06.03.2012 ITLG chairman and former Intel CEO Craig Barrett says the 21st century is going to be more competitive than the previous century, with every country battling for jobs, education...
