Helping hand for rural female entrepreneurs

Applications are now being sought for a new programme offering early stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland the knowledge, support and networking opportunities to advance their businesses.

Entitled ACORNS — Accelerating the Creation Of Rural Nascent Start-ups — the programme is focused on unleashing the potential of female entrepreneurs who have recently started a business or taken concrete steps towards starting.

ACORNS seeks to assist up to 50 start-up female entrepreneurs living outside the city boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.