Northern Ireland incubator scheme seeks applicants
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Forty entrepreneurs are being sought for Transform, a new cross-border scheme aimed at encouraging high-growth businesses with global export potential in Northern Ireland and the six border counties of the Republic of Ireland.
Jointly run by Invest Northern Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, successful applicants will get a year’s free office space, mentoring and a grant of up to half their present salary to allow them to concentrate on launching a new business.
The programme starts in September 2007, with applications being judged in batches depending on when they are received. The deadline for the first batch is the 1st of June, and for subsequent batches the 29th June and the 27th July.
Transform is squarely aimed at startups with the potential to grow rapidly into export leaders. IT, biotech, pharmaceuticals, financial services and food seem to be the sectors the Transform team is expecting to provide such companies, but any venture with high growth potential is probably worth pitching.
More details at the Transform web site or email startup@transformprogramme.com or telephone 028 9069 8158. There’s also an application form online which will help you gauge what they are looking for.
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