300 entries expected at Seedcorn

The organisers of a €230,000 competition for start-up businesses have said they expect 300 companies to enter this year.

The organisers of a €230,000 competition for start-up businesses have said they expect 300 companies to enter this year. The All-Island Seedcorn Business competition has a top prize of €100,000.

The competition, run by InterTrade Ireland's Equity Network, also offer six regional prizes of €20,000 and a €10,000 award for a business venture spun out of a campus project. “The aim is to get 300 registrations by September,” said Equity Network's deputy operations ...