Overview of the Genesis Enterprise Programme
Are you an early stage knowledge based business in the South West of Ireland?
Accelerate your business' development with the Genesis Enterprise Programme.
The Genesis Enterprise Programme is a publicly funded 12 month rapid incubation programme designed to provide support and management skills development for entrepreneurs leading knowledge based start-ups in Cork and Kerry.
Having helped over 140 entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground, Genesis has a proven track record of success with start ups across a diversity of sectors including medical devices, food, photonics, mechanical engineering, biotech, machine vision and many others. Some of the Genesis business success stories include Abtran, Amocom, Comnitel, Cully & Sully, Selatra, and Pulse Learning.
Commencing each spring, the Genesis programme equips participants with the practical skills, expertise, networks and tools necessary to develop an idea into a solid real business. Along the way, they learn how talk to the market, raise investment capital, and launch the product/service in the marketplace.
What supports are available?
The 12-month Programme offers the start-up entrepreneur the following supports:
- Potentially 50% of prior year income (up to a maximum of EURO 38,000) subject to Enterprise Ireland approval
- An environment with other entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development
- Business accommodation & address in the Rubicon Centre and affiliated Incubation facilities
- Up to 30 days of business training in strategy, finance, marketing, sales etc. delivered via classroom instruction, workshops, one to one clinics and coaching
- Experienced Business mentor for each participant
- Opportunity to access the staff, capabilities and facilities of the Programme Partners
- Access to Funding supports
