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Network Mayo is keen to see representatives of all types of business in Mayo at its March meeting which will feature Norma Smurfit, chairperson of First-Step Microfinance, as guest speaker. She will be speaking on First Step - Business Finance – a vital area for everyone in business, especially in modern times.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland has launched its 2012 awards programme, sponsored by DCC plc, with a call for applications from individuals in Mayo and nationwide who are developing new, big, ideas to address the social and environmental challenges we face in Ireland. Last year Sheila Gallagher of Green Sod Land Trust, with has preserved land in Mayo, was named as a finalist for the 2011 awards.

Social finance is providing loans to local groups and communities who are excluded from credit by the dramatic fall in bank lending, a new report has said.

Galway teenagers have been described as a “powerful force for good” who are keen to create a “fair, just and inclusive” society.

Contrary to what might be expected during the recession, Fairtrade sales continue to grow in Kilkenny. In 2010 consumer spending on Fairtrade Certified products grew by an impressive 17 per cent, from €118 million in 2009 to €138 million in 2010. Ireland now has one of the highest per capita spends on Fairtrade Certified products anywhere in the world.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland launched their 2011 Social Impact Programme this week with a call for applications from individuals who are developing new, big ideas to address the social and environmental challenges we face in Ireland. €500,000 in funding and support will be presented to three winners next October to help them grow and increase the impact that they are having in Ireland. Social Entrepreneurs Ireland also announced that the Social Impact Programme would be supported and sponsored by DCC plc. A new three year partnership has been agreed that will see DCC provide vital financial support as well as in-kind support.

Galway businesses planning to enter the inaugural SCCUL Entrepreneur of the Year awards are being urged to submit their entries as soon as possible.

A €10,000 cash prize is on offer to local entrepreneurs in a new competition aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship and rewarding local enterprise.

The Fairtrade Fortnight has begun and with Joyces 365 and Oxfam getting in on the action there will be plenty of delights in store for customers for yet another week.

Kilkenny man Niall McManus was honoured this week with a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland award at an awards ceremony in Dublin.