TUS Innovates

TUS Innovates – spans the Mid-West with three Innovation Centres: Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre, Limerick; Questum, Clonmel & Thurles Chamber Enterprise Centre, Thurles delivering incubation and business support for innovative start-ups as well as other business types. The Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre runs the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers Programme annually. New Frontiers is a free programme for Founders with innovative business ideas from a wide range of sectors. The programme has 3-phases of support available: 1- Test the Idea, 2- Develop the Idea and 3- Implement the plan. PHASE 1 - TEST your Business Idea Startup Training Workshops to: • Evaluate your business idea • Peer Learning • Arrive at a go/ no-go decision • Prepare for Phase 2 Two versions of this programme are available – a 5-week (10 night) programme or a face-paced bootcamp over 1.5 days. PHASE 2 - DEVELOP your Business Full-time intensive engagement over 6-months with: • €30,000 support package • €15,000 stipend for participants • No Equity Taken • Training, Mentoring & Coaching • Develop a strong business plan • Networking • Peer Learning • 24-7 Incubation Space PHASE 3 – IMPLEMENT the Plan This phase is only open to founders who have successfully completed the 6-month phase 2 programme. TUS’s Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre have been running the programme which is funded by Enterprise Ireland since 2012 – in this time 413 individuals have been supported on the phase 1 & 134 on the phase 2 6-month programme. A vast range of Founders have been supported from Wild Irish Seaweed, Trackplan, Fiid, Assure Medical, Thomond Gate Whiskey, Great Visitor Experience, Emotionise AI, Zerve, Mavarick & Oirtonics. The team look forward to supporting approximately 40 individuals in phase 1 and 14 in phase 2 for the coming years. To find out more about the programme & express your interest visit https://hartnettcentre.ie/new-frontiers-about.html