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The need 

All great businesses start with a big idea. A dream. But what separates the dreamers from the doers of this world? How do you turn a dream into a reality?

New Frontiers is here to help early-stage entrepreneurs to take the leap, offering a supportive yet challenging environment to help develop your business idea. Delivered on behalf of Enterprise Ireland by the Institutes of Technology and Technological Universities, New Frontiers offers a combination of practical and interactive workshops, personalised mentorship, co-working space, and funding. We help you reduce risk and dramatically increase your chances of success.

Finance for Start-Ups

Why the need for Finance?

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Basic Financial Capability: Gráinne Conroy, Senior Financial Adviser with Enterprise Ireland outlines the need and importance of the finance function for companies. #financial awareness #startup

Why a good budget is vital for every business owner

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Integrated Financial Management: Jim Cahill of AccountsPLUS on why every business should take the time every year to build a budget.

Basic Financial Capability

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Basic Financial Capability: the first element of the Finance Framework.

Coffee meeting with potential investor?

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Access to Finance : Is it a good idea to ask a potential investor for coffee? By Orlaith Carmody of Gavin Duffy & Associates. #investment #pitching #startup

Constructing a written investor pitch

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Access to Finance : Orlaith's Carmody recommendations on constructing a written investor pitch to hook angel investors in your business sector. #investment #pitch #startup

Advice on seeking funding

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John Colgan, Solgari CEO gives advice on seeking funding. #solgari

Getting Investor Ready

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Access to Finance : Conor Carmody of Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC) outlines how companies should prepare to seek investment. #company investment #startup #funding

How to tell if an investor is really interested

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John Colgan, Solgari CEO discusses how to tell if an investor is really interested. #solgari

Mistakes founders make when managing finances

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Alan Kelly from Focus Capital Partners discusses the mistakes founders make when managing finances. #focuscapitalpartners

What is EIIS?

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Access to Finance : What is the EIIS Funding? Which companies does it suit, what can you fund with it? #TypesOfFunding. #investment #funding #established

Innovation for Start-Ups

Ensuring your innovation creates value for customers

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Strategy: How to become a customer-centric organisation and ensure your innovation creates value for customers by Helen Blake of Futurecurve. #innovation #customervalue #customerexperience

Examples of good Innovation Culture

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Barry O'Reilly, Business Advisor, Entrepreneur & Author outlines examples of good Innovation culture within companies.

How do big companies keep innovating? They act small

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Chuck Swoboda illustrates how “acting small” has resulted in big innovation

Spinouts, Acquisitions and a Culture of Innovation

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Strategy: John Purdy of Ergo talks about spinouts, acqusition and innovation. #innovation #innovation4growth #acqusition

The Challenges of Managing Innovation

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Strategy: Sean McNulty of Dolmen outlines the challenges faced by Companies who engage in Innovation Programmes. #Innovation #Challenges #Strategy

Why scaling Innovation is more about discipline than disruption

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The key to scaling successfully is to understand that everyone and everything in a company is part of a system by Barry O'Reilly.

Strategic Intelligence

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Strategic Intelligence: the second element of Innovation Framework - infographic explainer.

Understanding Customer Needs

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Strategic Intelligence: Irish SMEs talk about understanding customer needs. #analysis #StrategicIntelligence #strategy

Want to avoid disruption? Then keep exploring

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Barry O'Reilly explains how to avoid becoming the next Kodak or Blockbuster.

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