Green Start Programme – January 2012
Entrepreneurs in Dublin with a business idea for the green sector should consider applying for the Green Start programme, which starts next January.
Business ideas relevant for the programme should include products, services or processes that connect renewable materials and energy sources, with the ability to reduce the use of natural resources and eliminate emissions and wastes.
Entrepreneurs participating in the Green Start programme at Ballymun Enterprise Green will receive support services developed jointly by Dublin Institute of Technology, Ballymun Whitehall Enterprise Centre, Ballymun Regeneration Limited and Dublin City University.
The programme builds on experiences gained through current graduatse and business support programmes offered by the lead organisations.
Support services will focus on the following key areas:
- Move your idea from concept to a business
- Conduct market research to validate business idea
- Product/service development
- Legal and regulatory aspects of starting a business
- Financial aspects of running a business
- Enterprise support and funding
The programme is funded by the Dublin City Enterprise Board, the Fingal County Enterprise Board, the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership and the Invent centre at Dublin City University.
To apply for this programme, which commences January 2012, please email Green Start – BE Green at info@ballymun.org by Friday November 4th 2011 at 5pm.