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Young Inishowen entrepreneurs vie
to be best
04.11.14
Three young Donegal
entrepreneurs including two from Inishowen are
flying the flag for the county at the inaugural
‘Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur’ competition.
The competition is offering an investment prize-fund
of €2 million and the regional finals will take
place next Monday in Donegal Town Public Service
Centre.
All under the age of 30, the local business owners
and new start-ups are going head-to-head with other
winners from Sligo, Leitrim and Longford on the
evening of November 10 for a chance to win a place
at the national final in Dublin this December.
Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition is an
integral part of the Government's Action Plan for
Jobs 2014. It is supported by the Department of
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through the 31 Local
Enterprise Offices around the country. |
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Rathmullan's Pete Friel; Buncrana's
Ellevyn Irwin and Christy Lynch from Muff who will
fly the flag for Donegal at the regional finals of
Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur. |
The Donegal winners,
who have been selected to represent the county at
the regional finals, are: Ellevyn Irwin, Click
Clinic, Buncrana; Christy Lynch of Efficient
Renewables Ltd and Pete Friel, Chartered Education,
Rathmullan.
Donegal County Council head of enterprise Michael
Tunney said: “Our winners are proudly flying the
flag for the county, competing against other young
entrepreneurs in the region for a place at the
prestigious national final. But the benefits of
entering the competition don’t end there. Throughout
Ireland, over 400 finalists have already benefitted
from intensive business bootcamps and mentoring
programmes at local level, so the impact of the IBYE
programme will be seen for many years to come.”
The county level winners of Ireland’s Best Young
Entrepreneur are eligible for an investment of up to
€20,000, while the winners at national level can
receive an additional investment of up to €50,000. |
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