Minister for Small Business launches mentoring programme for female entrepreneurs

Published: Monday, September 05, 2011

Minister for Small Business, John Perry T.D., has today (Tuesday), formally launched the National Mentoring Programme for Female Entrepreneurs. The programme is an initiative led by Galway Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the four Chambers of Commerce in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Sligo. The Mentoring Programme is geared towards early stage female entrepreneurs and sees them matched with a mentor for a 12-month period of mentoring support.

The intention of the mentoring programme is to boost female entrepreneurship, recognise and support the distinctive nature of women's business start-ups and ensure that newly-established women entrepreneurs can sustain their activity throughout the first, very challenging years of their businesses.

In addition to the 12-month mentoring programme, a series of mentoring clinics will be held throughout the country and is open to all female entrepreneurs to meet with the panel of mentors.

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