Date Article Written: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
EMPOWER introduces 13 of the female entrepreneurs who succeeded in securing a place on the EMPOWER GROWTH 2021 programme. Demand for places was high with over 75 ambitious, successful and established business women applying across the six county region. The GROWTH 2021 participants will receive support to define and deliver their vision to grow and scale their businesses.
The participants include:
- Aine Faughnan– Dromod Boxty
- Aisling Kelly Hunter– WB’s Coffee House & Sligo Oyster Experience
- Cepta Mahon– Cookalicious
- Ellie Loftus– Nixx World
- Gina O’Neill– The Gift Shop
- Gina Geagan Witherow– Donegal English Language School
- Janine van Someren – Wellbeing Advantage
- Jennifer Dempsey– Sealac
- Lynsey de Burca -Lynsey De Burca Jewellery
- Maura Fahy – Fahy Travel
- Melissa Walsh– MW Design, Print & Signs
- Sandra Ganley– Jiving Juniors Dance School
- Sinéad Carroll– Irish Blogger Agency
Sandra Divilly Nolan, EMPOWER Programme Manager, says: “I, along with the EMPOWER team and our CUA partners at IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT look forward to working with this diverse group of female entrepreneurs.”
The EMPOWER Programme is free to participants and aims to fast track female-led businesses in the region. EMPOWER is funded by the Department of Justice and Equality and the European Social Fund.