Entrepreneurs stepping up to the plate with solutions to social problems

Academy graduates can pitch for slice of €50k seed funding to pilot their idea

At the virtual launch of the programme in June: Sara Dennedy (right), director of Impact, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, with Ideas Academy participants (clockwise top left) Toufik Messabih, Ruchi Palan, Gavin Timlin, and Melanie O’Driscoll. Picture: Mark Stedman

A record number of early-stage social entrepreneurs are stepping up with solutions to Ireland’s social problems. 

Sixty entrepreneurs this week graduated from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Ideas Academy including a campaign promoting blood donations among college students, a community radio station for ethnic minorities, and a sustainable shopping platform.