Enterprise Ireland puts diversity at its core
More female-led businesses are accessing funding as a result of support from the High Potential Start-Up unit
More diversity. That’s the priority now for Enterprise Ireland’s HPSU (High Potential Start-Up) unit, which has devoted considerable effort in the past four years to alerting businesses headed by women to its funding and support offerings.
The state body, which has launched a series of dedicated funding rounds for women-led businesses, says it has tripled engagement with female entrepreneurs since 2012, a success it hopes to transfer to attracting more start-ups from outside ...