The closing date for the New Frontiers programme is noon today, Wednesday 31st of August.
It's Ireland's national entrepreneur development programme - delivered by Institutes of Technologies and funded by Enterprise Ireland.
€1.5m has been secured for 55 early-stage entrepreneurs over the next five years at Waterford Institute of Technology.
Director of Programmes at the School of Business WIT - Eugene Crehan tells Beat News it's, "designed really to help start-ups through the early phase of the start-up journey.
It consists of three-phases."
One of the former New Frontiers participants Grainne Walsh, Metalman Brewing, Waterford City:
"While I had many years of experience working at home and abroad for a number of multi-nationals, I don't think I fully appreciated what would be ahead of me when trying to set up my own business.
To coin an old phrase – I didn't know what I didn't know. Joining a programme like New Frontiers forced me to stop and consider the different aspects of running a business, not least the pieces that a passionate producer overlooks in their enthusiasm to make a great product - like how to get that awesome product that you have pumped so much energy and commitment into producing in front of the people who will buy it."
For more information check out wit.ie/newfrontiers
