The Mid West Entrepreneur Showcase

Limerick Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Acceleration Centre was proud to host the Mid West Entrepreneur Showcase on Thursday 4th October as part of Limerick Business Week 2007.

The inaugural Showcase event was:

- An opportunity for start up companies based in the Mid West to showcase their products and services Click here to download Showcase Guide

- A superb networking event attended by Entrepreneurs; business advisors (accountants, solicitors, business coaches) and incubation centre managers; venture capitalists; business angels; students from LIT, UL, and Tipperary Institute; and representatives from organisations tasked with assisting Start-Ups.

- A fantastic half day seminar held in the Millennium Theatre aimed at Start Up Entrepreneurs entitled: ‘Funding for New and Established Start-Ups’ - all presentations have now been added. Simply click on link for each speaker to view.

	Dr Maria Hinfelaar, Director of Limerick Institute of Technology chaired the seminar. Click here for Introductary Presentation
	Damian Young is Head of the Small Business segment within Bank of Ireland Business Banking. This role focuses on building Bank of Ireland’s activities in the small and start-up business sectors and maintaining its market leading position in this critical area. Damien addressed 'Ireland - challenges and opportunities for Start-Ups'
	Martin Corry, Senior Development Advisor High Potential Start Up Division Mid West Region discussed ‘Enterprise Ireland supports for High Potential Start-Ups’
	Drew O'Sullivan is an Investment Manager with the venture capital firm 4th Level Ventures. 4th Level Ventures is a €17 million Venture Capital Fund whose investment focus is on early stage companies commercialising technology & IP from research in third level educational institutions. Drew’s presentation answered the important question: Venture capital investing - what's it all about?
	David Boland, Managing Director of Documatics was established in 2005 and provides an excellent example of how to grown a company with the aid of local and national development bodies. David revealed all in his presentation "Early Stage Business Funding – A practical Case Study”
	Jerry Kennelly gave a fascinating presentation on the growth and sale of his company entitled ‘Dreams can come true – Creating and Selling Stockbyte’.

The Mid West Entrepreneur Showcase was kindly sponsored by MGM, Limerick’s leading Audit, Tax and Advisory Service providers.

Click here to download Showcase 2007 flyer

For more information contact Donncha Hughes, Enterprise Acceleration Centre Manager, Limerick Institute of Technology. Email eac@lit.ie