5 of the best places to network for career-focused women
Women-focused networks offer community and mentoring opportunities.
Established in 1983, members of Network Ireland include entrepreneurs, SME owners, leaders in multinational organisations, non-profits, and the arts. The offer mentoring and opportunities for self-improvement through workshops and events.Â
It started out as a hashtag on Twitter, and had such a response that founder Samantha Kelly felt compelled to set up a network for women facing the challenges and isolation of being a female entrepreneur in the business community. Expect webinars, online coffee mornings and lots of opportunities for networking.
 The aim of the NWCI is is to lead and to be a catalyst in the achievement of equality for women. They represent over 190 member groups from across a diversity of backgrounds, sectors and have a growing number of individual members. You can join as an individual or a group and have access to all of their events and a chance to connect with other members.
The Acorns programme is designed to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland and runs over six months part-time. It is centred around interactive round table sessions that are facilitated by female entrepreneurs, who have started and successfully grown businesses in rural Ireland.
Business & Professional Women is a global organisation founded by Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips in 1930 and is considered to be one of the most influential global networks of business and professional women with affiliates in 95 countries across the globe. BPW Ireland is a network open to women who are either in the workforce or have been in the workforce whether employed or self-employed.

