This looks v. interesting. Drill down into each of the links to get details of the funding available etc. (in some cases funding of up to 100% is available!) The NDRC is currently calling for project proposals under three newly launched programmes: Entrepreneurial Internships Programme   CTR Feasibility...

Coinciding with the first European SME Week, Microsoft will bring together key players from the investment community, entrepreneurs and start-ups, innovation organizations, incubators, Partners and Microsoft executives involved in the next generation of technologies and programs to support early stage...

I’m going to be attending / speaking about BizSpark at the ACE un-conference on Friday March 27th. Full details available at http://ace.noribic.com/ – it’s free, but register early as it’s likely to fill up quickly! AWAKENING CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP An un-conference about all things creativity Ace...

NovaUCD, a BizSpark Network Partner, is hosting an Open Day on 24 th March : www.ucd.ie/nova/events/novaucdopenday NovaUCD, is hosting an Open Day ( www.ucd.ie/nova/events/novaucdopenday ) on Tuesday March 24 th as part of the 2009 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Enterprise Week ( www.dlrenterpriseweek.ie )....

Startup 50 is a competition being run by InformationWeek magazine to find the most innovative and compelling 50 startups worldwide . More details on the competition at InformationWeek And if you feel like voting, you can vote by clicking on the below, it will take 1 minute of your time:   Startup...

Microsoft Bizspark - NI Launch Date: 12 th March Time: 08.00-10.00am Location: Malone House Momentum is delighted to host a two hour breakfast briefing along with Invest NI and Microsoft for software companies and start-ups to focus on the key issues for software companies and the support which is available...

Quick one for those enrolled on the BizSpark program, I’ve set up a group on LinkedIn to help with Networking…Sign up here

Digital Media Forum and Microsoft Ireland are delighted to bring you the Microsoft BizSpark Innovation Accelerator Event – an event designed to help accelerate the Start-up community in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This day-long conference will run on Tuesday, February 24th in the Radisson SAS Royal...

I'll be attending the 5th Feb 2009 OpenCoffee meetup in Limerick this Thursday (5th Feb), starting at 11am in The Absolute Hotel If you're involved in a startup (or thinking of it) come along to discuss what BizSpark entails...Looking forward to my first OpenCoffee :-)

Innovate!Europe is hosting a networking meetup in London for local entrepreneurs, investors, executives, government officials and members of the press. The meetup is co-host by Enterprise Ireland , Guidewire Group , Orrick , and Innovate!Europe's partners and sponsors. You need to register ...

For those of you in the Limerick region who are involved in software start-ups, you might be interested in attending an event being run by the EAC in Limerick IT on Thursday 5th Feb 2009. Yours truly is speaking on the details of BizSpark, there are also speakers from the ISA and Enterprise Ireland so...

Digiweb , one of our BizSpark Network Partners in Ireland, is running an event in their Network Operation Centre to cover the Microsoft BizSpark program for software start-ups. The agenda is inline below, you can find further details / instructions on how to register here . Ronan Geraghty -...

Innovate!Europe is a competition designed to identify Europe’s most promising startups and accelerate their drive into the global technology market, and they are holding a workshop in Dublin on February 4th (check out http://www.innovate-events.com for more details). Essentially it's a competition...

Check out this article in today's Irish Independent covering the recently announced BizSpark program which I blogged about last week http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/free-microsoft-software-for-irish-startups-1532399.html If you're a startup in Ireland/Northern Ireland who ...

Last night we launched Microsoft BizSpark in The Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin. This is a global program to help early-stage startups when they need it most, by giving Software No upfront cost for developer tools and production licenses of server products - you have immediate...