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The IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre is an incubation centre based at the Western Gateway Building, University College Cork. The programme is designed to help graduates of any discipline from any 3rd level institution to build a business and create jobs through innovation.
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More great Cork Startup stories! Jayne Ronayne founded KonnectAgain while pivoting her business model on IGNITE. She has recently secured a second round of funding to continue her mission of solving recruitment problems for global HR leaders. KonnectAgain develops HR software for corporate networks.
Throw Back Tuesdays: We were delighted with last week's launch of Corks RedFM 104-106 Red Travel show in conjunction with Stephanie Lynch founder of OnTheQT.ie. Here's a look back at Stephanie's video as she showcased OnTheQT.ie at the end of her journey on IGNITE 2013 in University College Cork #IGNITEstartup https://youtu.be/6CemfakKZo0?list=PLyecXOk4LNvrXkUYstJWj0VSG4z1UDs1a
Start-up Stories: What if by the age of 26 you had set up two businesses, received an investment offer from Barry O’Sullivan on RTE’s Dragon’s Den, won IBYE Cork City’s Best Young Entrepreneur and were embarking on your third business venture – Cork’s first digital marketing conference. These are just some of the highlights of Sarah Dineen’s entrepreneurial journey that we are so proud to say, started with us here on IGNITE (Click on image below for Sarah's Startup Story). Sarah’s latest venture, Amplify Digital Conference brings a mix of homegrown and international digital marketing heavy weights to Cork this 27 & 28 July. Sarah notes “Start-ups need to ensure they have strong digital skills for brand awareness, customer leads and to compete with competitors, this is why one of our masterclasses is how to run a successful online campaign with zero budget”. Sarah is offering a €101 discount for start-ups using code “AmplifyStart”.Visit amplifydigitalconference.ie for more information.
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Great article on Fiona Edwards-Murphy founder of IGNITE 2017 start-up Apis Protect buzzing after securing €100,000 in funding https://www.businesspost.ie/business/apisprotect-buzzing-e100k-help-save-bees-392931
Great news for KonnectAgain fueling expansion #ignitestartup #ucc https://www.businesspost.ie/technology/software-company-raise-bar-hire-hopes-392883
Huge thanks to Damien Kennedy co-founder of Wheyhey who visited us today to share some wise words and wisdom from his entrepreneurial journey
So timing isn't everything but it may be critical to success! Serial entrepreneur Bill Gross shares some interesting insights into why startups succeed | Bill Gross https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNpx7gpSqbY
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