NCP Launches EM-Cubate, a New Exciting Ethnic Minority Business Incubation Programme
19 Jan 2012
EM-Cubate is an Ethnic Minority Business Incubation Programme developed by Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership (BWAP), New Communities Partnership (NCP) and Dublin City Council to facilitate Irish-based ethnic-minorities into self-employment by:
- Supporting the individual to develop a more formalised business idea;
- Introducing individuals to the topic areas under a bespoke Write Your Own Business Programme and delivering such to meet the needs of the target group;
- Facilitating the completion of a business plan per individual;
- Facilitating a network of interested individuals and other stakeholders;
- Aiding individuals into the start-up phase through one-to-one support.
- Support in seeking Office/business Space and Virtual Office facilities
The participant will be a start-up or early-stage business, established by an Irish-based ethnic-minority entrepreneur.
Following our recent information seminars, EMcubate will run a 'Write Your Own Business Plan' programme for entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs from the new Irish communities. It will be run over 7 evening sessions to accommodate those with daytime commitments and at the end of the programme, participants will have their business plan actually written. The dates for the course are as follows:
Thursday 16th February 2012
Tuesday 21st February 2012
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Tuesday 28th February 2012
Thursday 1st March 2012
Tuesday 6th March 2012
Thursday 8th March 2012
The programme will run from 6.30pm until 10.00 pm on each evening and the course will be run in the Ballymun Whitehall Enterprise Centre (see Find Us page).
This is an intensive programme and participants must be able to commit to attend ALL sessions.
The course is free of charge and to apply for a limited number of places contact Fiona Descoteaux: fiona@ballymun.org or
Reginald Oko-Flex Inya, reginald@newcommunities.ie, ph. 01-671 3639
.