Enterprise Ireland targets accelerator expansion

Enterprise Ireland has put €3m on the table in a bid to develop new start-up accelerator programmes outside of Dublin.

The State agency has issued a call to stakeholders interested in developing a regional accelerator programme in an attempt to increase the number of such facilities across the country.

“The National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship noted that a key challenge is to develop the regional spread of start-up activity by enhancing the start-up environment outside Dublin.