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The Government, through Enterprise Ireland, expects to provide some €30 million over the next five years to progressive companies in the prepared consumer food sector through its R&D and growth funds, An Tánaiste Mary Coughlan announced this week.

It has been announced that Mullingar will play host to National Women’s Enterprise Day on November 26. The event aims to inspire, inform, and support women entrepreneurs.

Dr Patrick Delassus has been appointed head of research at GMIT. Dr Delassus is a member of the senior executive of the institute and his brief extends to the management and leadership of the research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and regional engagement strategy of GMIT.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has launched the 2009 Midlands and West Enterprise Programme (MWEP), commencing in March 2009, for people interested in starting their own business.

The one-year programme is a collaboration between GMIT and Athlone IT, and provides entrepreneurs with business skills, networks, facilities and supports necessary to navigate the business start-up process. It is delivered in GMIT’s campuses in Galway and Mayo, and in Athlone IT. Applications are now being accepted.

The Chief Executive of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), Maurice Buckley has said local companies gaining internationally recognised certifications for their goods and services is a key weapon in protecting jobs in the west and midlands.

SolanoTech, based in the Midlands Innovation and Research Centre (MIRC) at Athlone Institute of Technology, was among the ‘Class of 2008’ High Potential Start Ups (HPSUs) recently showcased by Enterprise Ireland.

An information evening will be being held on Thursday November 26 in the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Castlebar from 5pm to 8pm. People are welcome to call in at any time.

Athlone-based medical device company, Teleflex Medical, received the gold award in the Shared Service category at the third Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) Excellence Awards last Thursday night, November 12. Supported by Enterprise Ireland and IDA, the awards were held at Dromoland Castle, Co Clare.

If you have a business idea and you would like help unlocking the potential of that idea then you should get in touch with your local Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) in Castlebar. The IiBC can help to develop and grow new business start-ups.