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Pictured at the launch of the 2014 Cork innovates €30k bursary were contributors l-r: Renate Murphy, CAMEO Communications; Siobhan Finn, Cork innovates; Mary Power, Westboro Partners and Sharon O’Donoghue, Brook Catering. Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney, Provision

An investment of €30,000 would be a welcome boost for any business. Cork innovates, the award-winning initiative to drive entrepreneurship in the region, has created just such an opportunity for start-ups and businesses with the launch of a €30,000 bursary purse.

The bursary will provide the winning company with a suite of services from advertising, financial advice, mentoring, PR, mobile and data packages, Cork Chamber membership supports, along with a cash investment, all to the value of €30k.

“Driving entrepreneurship is at the heart of Cork innovates, and this bursary process and fund rewards innovation and supports business growth for start-ups and SMEs in the region,” said Siobhan Finn, project director, Cork innovates.

Chairman of Cork innovates, Anthony O’Mara added that “companies of all sectors and size are welcome to enter this unique business competition. From start-ups to companies less than 5 years in business, Cork innovates wants to show our support to entrepreneurs and embrace the passion for business within this region.”

The Cork innovates bursary, now in its third year, has already succeeded in supporting Irish businesses to develop significantly. Previous winners of the Cork innovates bursary include Dee O’Leary of IDME Wristbands, who is now working with US counterparts to bring IDME to the US market and James Duggan of Funmanway, a successful entertainment complex in West Cork.

APPLICATIONS OPEN

The Cork innovates bursary is now open for applications, and the deadline for entry is 12th September. Visit www.corkinnovates.com to be in with a chance to win €30,000 bursary purse for your business.

Bringing together all stakeholders in the region, Cork innovates was established to advance Cork’s position as a hub for entrepreneurship and to increase the rate of job creation in the Cork area and beyond.

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