Rebel women urged to sign up for business programme
HIGH profile business women are urging fellow ambitious female entrepreneurs to join a development programme in the Rebel county.
Going for Growth is looking for applicants for the 11th cycle of their award winning programme. It is a six month part time programme which is sponsored by Enterprise Ireland and KPMG.
Female entrepreneurs from Cork can apply for the programme before the deadline of Wednesday, Novemeber 29.
Two past participants are Breda O’Sullivan of Bluebell Falls artisan cheese company, which is based in Charleville, and Joan Woods of waters + wild perfumery in Glandore. Bluebell Falls was founded by Victor and Breda O’Sullivan in 2003 and is a multi-award winning company.
Most owner/managers agree that growing a business can be a very isolating experience and it can be difficult to find someone on your wavelength who understands the issues involved. The Going for Growth round table initiative is designed to address these challenges and those selected will join interactive round table sessions led by Lead Entrepreneurs.
The Lead Entrepreneurs are successful business women with personal experience of growing a business and urge others to apply for Going for Growth. These high-profile business leaders volunteer their time to encourage participants to set and achieve personalised goals and milestones to address the opportunities and challenges they face in driving growth in their businesses.
At the conclusion of the 10th cycle, the 65 participants reported a combined sales of €66.8 million and the creation of an additional 90 full time jobs, bringing to over 740 the total number employed.
“Supporting ambitious business women to start new businesses is a key priority for Enterprise Ireland and in 2017 more than one in three Enterprise Ireland backed start-ups were led by women, an increase from one in 10 just five years ago,” said Julie Sinnamon, CEO of Enterprise Ireland. “Having impacted successfully on the number of start-up businesses led by female founders, a key focus for Enterprise Ireland is to increase the number of companies that achieve scale.”