Innovative Cork looking forward to inspiring year for start-ups and small business

It’s a good year for start-ups and John Daly hears there is plenty of help on hand for those looking to take advantage.

There is a very palpable sense of recovery over recent months, and indeed the presence of cranes against the Cork skyline underlines in a very clear way that the tide has clearly turned after such a sustained period of economic challenge, says Siobhán Finn, Project Director of Cork Innovates.

“The number of start-ups have more than doubled in 12 months, new job announcements are now weekly events, and the sense of renewed confidence is very much in the air,” she says.