Rubicon nurtures evolving firms

A cluster of emerging Cork-based firms have been succeeding against the economic odds in recent years.

Many of the most successful can thank the Rubicon, the CIT-hosted business incubation centre — home to at least 50 companies at any one time since the demise of the Celtic Tiger in 2008-09.

The Rubicon’s programmes include New Frontiers, PINC, EnterpriseSTART and the Discovery Zone. These initiatives assist businesses in numerous categories, most of which fall under the two broad umbrellas of “start-up enterprise” or “existing company seeking to evolve”.