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Are you a pre-start, startup, or early-stage business with a Tech focus looking for support to grow your idea?
Take a look at this brand new accelerator programme designed to support women entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland with innovative, tech-focused business ideas. This programme will take you through the steps of supercharging your business with expert guidance, helping you evaluate and refine your start up idea.
While building essential commercial skills, you will also get to make valuable connections with Northern Ireland's thriving tech ecosystem. Make the most of this fully funded three month opportunity to accelerate your venture.
Tech Spark NI is powered by Barclays Eagle Labs, funded by the UK Government. Delivered by Women in Business in partnership with Raise Ventures.
- Women with a tech focused business idea at the pre-start stage.
- Women who have already been working on their tech focused business idea but are pre-revenue and need more support or to seek external investment.
- Women business owners who have started trading but are at an early stage. This may be tech founders trading less than 1 year full time or less than 3 years if on a part time basis/side hustle.
- Women who are passionate about their tech business idea and who are ready to commit to a three month programme and to be part of women founders cohort.
Develop your Business Idea: Workshops cover everything from idea validation and product/service development to ensuring your concept is market-ready.
Gain Essential Business Skills: Key topics such as design thinking, marketing strategies, financial analysis, business processes, customer journey and value proposition.
Sales & Investment: Investment readiness, pitching, and selling skills aim to enhance your business's financial success.
Boost Confidence & Presentation Skills: Develop effective communication and pitching skills through specialised training and the creation of a compelling pitch deck.
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Heather, our Enterprise Programme Manager, brings over 8 years of entrepreneurial expertise to our team. With a background in advertising at agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA, and McCann Erickson Belfast, and business development experience at Arts & Business NI. Heather boasts a diverse skill set encompassing project management, content creation, and a range of other vital enterprise skills. Heather proudly wears the label of a serial entrepreneur, having successfully launched three businesses, including her current venture, "Kill It With Quizzes." She is an enthusiastic advocate for supporting women fulfil their business dreams, drawing inspiration from the rollercoaster of her own entrepreneurial journey! Heather's mission is clear: to empower women from all walks of life to create a better future for themselves by starting their own businesses.
Jenny brings a wealth of direct experience to each and every one of our startups. As an active investor in multiple startups across multiple sectors, she has the added advantage of visibility across SaaS, hardware and digital media and is well embedded in the investor community and UK & Ireland ecosystem.
Got a question? Get in touch: vicky@womeninbusinessni.com
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