Alison Cowzer of East Coast Bakehouse and Dragon’s Den, launched the Boyne Valley/M1 ‘Illuminate’ Female Entrepreneurship Programme at The Mill Enterprise Hub in Drogheda yesterday.
The programme is delivered by the DCU Ryan Academy and is a Fetac-accredited course aimed at entrepreneurs seeking to develop their business. Guest speakers on the day also included Bronagh Conlon of Network Louth and Jill Stout of CooKit Kids who participated in the first Illuminate programme.
The Illuminate programme was created by The Mill Enterprise Hub with assistance from DKIT and DCU Ryan Academy to empower early stage female entrepreneurs to develop and expand their business.
The programme is supported by Coca-Cola International Services, AIB and the Louth & Meath Local Enterprise Offices. Applications are now open with the closing date of 16th December.
The first Illuminate course commenced in October 2015 and enabled early-stage female entrepreneurs from Louth and Meath an opportunity to participate in the specially created course, which is accredited by QQI (Quality & Qualifications Ireland) at Level 6, Minor Award.
The programme fast-tracked entrepreneurs businesses to develop their business and leadership skills, achieve scale, and create employment.
Participants were given the knowledge, skills and understanding to commercialise sustainable and profitable products by completing 12 study modules including Sales Strategy, Project Management, Business Risk Management, Sustaining & Growing Your Business, Marketing and Leadership.
Business Development Manager at The Mill Enterprise Hub, Breanndán Casey said, "It’s great to see Coca-Cola International Services and AIB come on board again to support local business. This keeps the price extremely competitive and the course is an opportunity to step back from day-to-day activities, and to carefully consider the long-term strategy and goals of their business, as part of the Business Model Canvas exercise."
Source: www.businessworld.ie
