“ For the WDC it is intended that the EU Bizmentors project will result in a novel capability to provide Trans-national, bespoke, mentoring to allow our SMEs to both survive and indeed thrive” said Ian Brannigan, Head of Regional Development at the WDC.Īnnette Hassett, Bizmentors Programme Manager for SCCUL Enterprises CLG, stated: It is aimed at supporting SME growth in the NPA region through accessible, open access, tailored mentoring for businesses. ![]() ![]() The project is a three-year (2018-2021), transnational project co-funded by the EU Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme (NPA) with a total budget in the region of €1.3m. In 2018 the WDC and SCCUL were successfully awarded EU funding to develop and pilot an SME mentoring support project with partners from Finland, Iceland, and Northern Ireland. Caption: Irish Delegates at Bizmentors EU launch ( L to R Tomás Ó’ SÍocháin WDC, Annette Hassett SCCUL, Ian Brannigan WDC, Michael Smyth SCCUL) Photo Credit: Andrew Downes Minna was speaking as part of the launch events for the Bizmentors EU funded initiative launched by the Western Development Commission (WDC) and SCCUL enterprises in the historic Aula Maxima in NUIG. Minna Jä rvinen, Corporate Communications Officer at Finnish Business mentors, was in Galway to share the expertise of supporting over 1,400 clients in 2018, to access mentoring services in her native Finland with attendees from the West of Ireland and beyond.
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