Killarney women’s business seminar

ENTERPRISE Ireland and Network Ireland, in partnership with the Entrepreneurs Academy, have announced details of their annual nationwide Fuelling Ambition Roadshow series which targets existing and potential female entrepreneurs and includes Killarney in its schedule.

‘Lead and Succeed’ is the theme of this year’s roadshow which aims to encourage, support and drive the ambition of female entrepreneurs nationally by showcasing thriving Irish business women and entrepreneurs.

The roadshow will be in Killarney’s Great Southern Hotel on Thursday, March 26.

The event will include a Leadership Masterclass and an Elevator Pitch competition with a cash prize package sponsored by Facebook worth €2,000 as well as additional prizes including sessions with Enterprise Ireland Mentors; attendance at Enterprise Ireland’s Excel at Export Selling training programme and annual membership of Network Ireland.

“Supporting female entrepreneurs in achieving their global ambition is a key objective for Enterprise Ireland and the Fuelling Ambition Roadshow is an important initiative in reaching out to women regionally to tell them about the supports available and to encourage them to ‘ lead and succeed’ in business,” said Sarita Johnston Female Entrepreneurship Manager at Enterprise Ireland.”

“More than one in three start-ups supported by EI last year through our Competitive Start Fund and High Potential Start-Up programmes were female-led - this compares to one in ten start-ups in 2012. We are very encouraged by this upward trend but want to see more women starting their own businesses and successfully scaling existing businesses.”