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A new initiative aimed at introducing a new group of females to the idea of setting up their own business was launched in Galway last week.

IdeasLab, the entrepreneurial and innovation hub at University of Galway is hosting an evening to celebrate Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs on Thursday 17 November in Galway City. The event is one of a series of events created to help expand our community of supporters for female entrepreneurs in the region.

This Friday, September 23, is the final deadline for early-stage female entrepreneurs in rural areas of County Westmeath to apply for the latest cycle of the ACORNS business development initiative.

A County Galway company will get a chance to exhibit their business to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships next month as part of the Local Enterprise Village.

A county Mayo company will get a chance to exhibit their business to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships next month as part of the Local Enterprise Village.

The Westport Chamber is the management organisation on-site within the Leeson Enterprise Centre (LEC), which housed its first entrepreneurs in 2017 and was officially opened in May 2018. Westport Chamber sponsor a Community Employment Scheme and Geraldine Horkan is the Community Employment Supervisor. As part of the CE remit, Geraldine, with the administrative support of CE participants, manages the Centre on behalf of the joint venture. Geraldine is one extremely busy lady. Surrounded by up-and-coming, established and expanding entrepreneurial businesses, she is centre-stage in a fired-up environment where development, growth, support, networking, success, setbacks and picking yourself up from setbacks - are the order of the day. Geraldine sees it as a privilege to share close quarters with the inspiring people behind the individual enterprises, as she gives the Mayo Advertiser just a flavour of the workings at the LEC.

Reacting to the Government’s announcement this week regarding updates to Covid-19 public health measures, Small Firms director, Sven Spollen Behrens, has said that many businesses operating in the experience economy are concerned with the decision not to allow full capacity indoor events to take place.

Small and medium sized businesses in Mayo are being encouraged to sign up for a free seminar which will help prepare them against cyber attacks.

Galway entrepreneurs and start-ups are being urged to apply for funding to provide an innovative product or service aimed at international markets.

The Galway City Council will re-issue the list of services and benefits that are currently available for businesses.