AIT calls all Offaly entrepreneurs

26th June 2017

AIT has just launched its New Frontiers programme for 2017 and is calling all entrepreneurs with an innovative business idea to apply for New Frontiers 2017 commencing in July (Phase 1) and September (Phase 2). Athlone Institute of Technology, in partnership with Maynooth University, will deliver the programme in the Midlands Mid-East region.

According to Nick Allen, New Frontiers Programme Manager, “If you are an ambitious and committed entrepreneur with an innovative business idea, New Frontiers will provide you with the skills and supports necessary to transform your idea into a successful business and help you attract the necessary investment funds to progress and grow.”

A series of pre-programme Phase 1 Workshops to help prospective entrepreneurs to develop their business proposition will be held in the Midlands Innovation and Research Centre at AIT and MaynoothWorks at Maynooth University in July and August. Applications are being accepted now.

New Frontiers is an Enterprise Ireland funded programme that provides entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, facilities and supports necessary to navigate the business start-up process. Participants on Phase 2 receive up to €15,000 in salary over six months from Enterprise Ireland.Applicants for the programme should have an innovative business idea with growth and export potential.

Entrepreneurs with an innovative business idea can now apply for New Frontiers 2017 commencing in July (Phase 1) and September (Phase 2). Athlone Institute of Technology, in partnership with Maynooth University, will deliver the programme in the Midlands Mid-East region.