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Immigrant entrepreneurs ‘could help boost tech sector’

Event hears fledging entrepreneurs from outside Ireland can face extra hurdles in establishing businesses locally, but success is still obtainable

Attendees at the inaugural ‘start-ups and new communities’ meet-up at Huckletree last week

Immigrant tech entrepreneurs can face more difficulties getting traction early on with their businesses because they don’t necessarily have as much support as locals do, but this should not be seen as a barrier to success, a leading advisor has said.

Ian Browne, managing director of the NDRC’s accelerator, told attendees at an event last week on start-ups and new communities that fledging entrepreneurs born in Ireland can often rely on family and friends to ...