Press Releases
Empower Start Commences in CUA Institutes in West and North West
EMPOWER Start, the women’s entrepreneurship programme, commenced full online delivery this month (Nov 2020) through iHubs across the campuses of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) of GMIT, IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT. Co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of...
Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) Welcomes €500,000 for its iHubs
The Presidents of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA) institutes welcome the announcement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, TD, of €8.24 million in grants for 95 Enterprise Centres around the country under Enterprise Ireland’s Enterprise Centres Fund....
Making It Work: Japanese accord helps Venari Medical close €4.5m funding
A solid relationship with lead investor Nipro Corporation was key to helping Venari Medical get its recent €4.5 million funding round over the line, according to Stephen Cox, its co-founder. The Galway start-up is developing a minimally invasive treatment of chronic venous disease (CVD). In Nipro...
GMIT iHub To Co-Host Online Event As Part Of Mayo Ideas Week (Thurs 24 Sept,10am)
GMIT Mayo Innovation Hub will host an online event with WestBIC and Grant Thornton on Thursday 24 September (10am) focusing on R&D supports and EU Funding for start-ups. Speakers include: James McMahon, Head of Research at Grant Thornton, who will speak about the efficiencies and tax...
Leading Business Women to take part in GMIT iHub Spirit of Entrepreneurship Webinar
GMIT’s Mayo Business Innovation Hub (iHub), through the EMPOWER Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme, will host its annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship event online this year. The webinar will feature established businesswomen who will share their successful start-up experiences...
EMPOWER Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme To Be Rolled Out To Three More Counties
EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs to women in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, has been allocated over €300,000 in funding to extend delivery of the successful programme to counties Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim. The funding is part of an overall €1.5m...
Remote Working and Wellness is Focus of GMIT Mayo ‘Digital West’ 2020
Now in its third year, GMIT Mayo’s Digital West event will take place on Tuesday 28 January 2020. Organised by academic staff in collaboration with the GMIT Innovation Hub and in partnership with external business support agencies, this year's event will focus on remote working, wellness and...
Group of aspiring entrepreneurs commence New Frontiers course in GMIT
GMIT New Frontier Phase II Participants 2019 A group of people with innovative start-up ideas have commenced the New Frontiers (Phase II) Entrepreneurship Programme delivered by GMIT at its Innovation Hubs in Galway and Mayo. Tony O’Kelly, GMIT New Frontiers Manager, says: “These start-ups...
‘Cookalicous’ Start Up wins EMPOWER pitch competition
The second cohort of women entrepreneurs on the EMPOWER Start Programme in GMIT iHubs marked their completion of the course by taking part in a final pitch session, Dragons Den style, in the GMIT Galway campus recently (14 January). Fifteen women pitched their business to a panel of judges...
GMIT Mayo ‘Digital West’ to focus on design
Design and digital experts to address event on 29 January in GMIT Mayo Now in its second year, GMIT Mayo’s 'Digital West' event will take place on Tuesday, 29 January. Organised by academic staff in collaboration with the GMIT Innovation Hub located on campus, this year's event will focus on...
