Local Enterprise Office Galway announces ‘National Women’s Enterprise Day’ as new figures show 20,500 female entrepreneurs have taken up supports this year across the country
- Free events moving online for National Women’s Enterprise Day on Wednesday, October 14th
- New 2020 figures*: Over 20,500 female entrepreneurs have taken part in Local Enterprise Offices’ training programmes and more than 3,560have benefited from business mentoring so far in 2020
- As Covid-19 restrictions continue, key themes of resilience, self-care, innovation and opportunity to feature under ‘Stronger Together’message
“We’re stronger together” is the message from Local Enterprise Office Galway, at the announcement of events to mark National Women’s Enterprise Day on Wednesday, October 14th.
The Local Enterprise Office initiative, now in its fourteenth year, was launched by An Tánaiste and Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D., and is being funded by the Government of Ireland in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and Local Authorities.
Figures released by Local Enterprise Offices to coincide with the launch reveal that 20,551female participants took part in training programmes with the 31 Local Enterprise Offices in the first six months of 2020, an increase of 58% over the same period last year. There is also greater demand for mentoring support this year, with 3,567female entrepreneurs taking up the support between January and June 2020, an increase of 19%*.
The interactive events on October 14th for National Women’s Enterprise Day are moving online to LocalEnterprise.ie/NWED and the big themes this year are resilience, self-care, innovation and opportunity. All events in the programme are free of charge and include workshops with experts, panel discussions, a virtual marketplace and facilitated networking to connect more entrepreneurs with each other.
Entrepreneurs that will be sharing their insights and journeys include Olympian-turned-companyfounderDerval O’ Rourke,Sonia Deasy of the Irish global skincare brand, Pestle & Mortar, Pamela Laird of Moxi Loveswho was afinalist onBBC’s The Apprenticeand Áine Kerr, the co-founder of Kinzen and RTÉ broadcaster, who is also the M.C. for the day.
An Tánaiste, who will be delivering the opening address on National Women’s Enterprise Day, said:
“The ‘Stronger Together’ message for National Women’s Enterprise Day has never been more important. I look forward to addressing this year’s event and hearing from inspiring female business leaders on how they have managed the past few months, which have been extremely difficult for all business owners and their staff. The Government is determined to help more women pursue entrepreneurship as a career and I’m encouraged to see such a significant increase – 58%, taking up the training programmes that are available. Training and mentorship can make a huge difference to any entrepreneur starting out, on what can often be a lonely journey, and I encourage all women considering setting up their own business to contact their Local Enterprise Office to see how they can help you.”
Other contributors on the day include Siobhan Kinsella of Chambers Ireland, Alison Richie of Polar Ice, Joanne Hession of LIFT Ireland, Tracy Keogh of Grow Remote, Larissa Feeney of Accountant Online, Deirdre Parkinson of Microfinance Ireland as well as Sheelagh Daly, Anne Lanigan and Marina Donohoe of Enterprise Ireland.
For more information on National Women’s Enterprise Day and to pre-register for the free events, go to www.LocalEnterprise.ie/nwed or search #NWED on social media.
To see the programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day, please visit LocalEnterprise.ie/NWED
For further information, please contact your Local Enterprise Office on 091 509 090 or email info@leo.galwaycoco.ie
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