The Ireland Funds/NDRC: Business Plan Competition

Archived organisational development social enterprise Strategic and project planning Trading Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane Fermanagh and Omagh Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

The Ireland Funds has partnered with NDRC to help you bring your idea from concept to pitch.

Prizes

First prize

The opportunity to pitch for a place on one of NDRC’s investment programmes along with €10,000 cash prize. NDRC is Ireland’s most successful digital accelerator, specifically designed to enable entrepreneurial teams transform solid ideas into commercially viable startups.

Runner-up prizes

€5,000 cash prize (first runner-up)
€1,000 cash prize (second runner-up)

All finalists will receive detailed feedback on their business ideas and pitches from the NDRC Venture Investment Team and Judging Panel.

Who is eligible?

The Ireland Funds Entrepreneurship Competition is open to anyone under the age of 35 years at the time of application, resident in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, at pre-investment stage.
Specifically they are looking for three things:

1. A technology/digital proposition.
2. Global scalability potential.
3. Team (must be more than one person).

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