Now in it’s 10th year, the four-week accelerator will help the students to refine their start-up ideas through a series of workshops. A fresh batch of young entrepreneurs are trying to make their business ideas a reality with a NovaUCD accelerator. The 14 early-stage start-up ventures are taking in part in the 10th NovaUCD Student Entreprise Competition, a four-week programme that helps undergraduate and postgraduate students develop their business ideas.
This year’s participating ventures include a wide range of ideas, including aircraft maintenance, sustainable fashion, digital health and legal services. There are 27 students participating in this year’s competition. The accelerator will help the participants to refine their start-up ideas through a series of workshops.
This includes feedback from industry experts, interactive workshops, regular mentoring and pitching sessions. At the end of the programme, two participants will win the Tech Sustainability Prize sponsored by Terra Solar and a NovaUCD One to Watch Prize. Both of these awards come with a prize of €3,000.
“Over the next few weeks, we will be supporting the participating student entrepreneurs as they begin the process of accelerating the translation of their business ideas and concepts into start-ups,” said Tom Flanagan, NovaUCD director of enterprise and commercialisation. “A key objective of this annual competition is to provide students with the skills, the confidence and the opportunity to furt.
