EMPOWER hosts virtual Christmas party for 2020 participants

Date Article Written: Friday, December 11, 2020

EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme, held its first ever virtual Christmas Party for its current programme participants. GROWTH 2020 participants, who are established entrepreneurs met online with START 2020 participants, who are in the process of establishing their businesses. Guest speaker at the event was renowned international author and networking expert J. Kelly Hoey, who joined the festivities from New York city. Kelly spoke to the participants about a modern approach to networking and how to succeed in networking in the virtual world.

Co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Social Fund as part of the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning 2014-2020, EMPOWER is delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs under the Connacht Ulster Alliance (CUA) to women from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal and Sligo.