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New Frontiers - Entrepreneur Development Programme

About New Frontiers:

New Frontiers is the national entrepreneur development programme supported by Enterprise Ireland and delivered in Cork through the Rubicon Centre. It is a three-phase programme designed to provide an integrated and comprehensive set of business development supports to participants. It is the ultimate support to help you develop your business idea into a successful start-up.

NEW FRONTIERS-PHASE 1

New Frontiers-Phase 1 is a part-time evening programme that helps participants understand the fundamental viability of a business idea. The aim of Phase 1 is to establish if your idea can be turned into a viable business proposition.

New Frontiers-Phase 2

New Frontiers-Phase 2 is Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme, designed to help people, who have an innovative business idea, to establish and run their own companies. It provides a package of supports to help accelerate your business development and to equip participants with the skills and contacts required to be future business leaders.

SUPPORTS PROVIDED FOR PROGAMME PARTICIPANTS

Training in all areas of business including financial management, market research & validation, business process, patenting, product development, sales training.
Mentoring from experienced business advisers and practitioners.
Office space in the Rubicon Incubation Centre.
Tax Free Package of Supports Worth €30,000+ Available
Networking with other entrepreneurs and business development agencies.
Introductions to seed and early stage capital investment networks.
Access to entrepreneurship best practice, both national and international.
Peer-group learning from participants in the region and across the country.
Access to the expertise in Enterprise Ireland through our market research centre.
Expertise from the Institutes of Technology and the supportive environment of their business incubation centres.

New Frontiers Programme

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