Tipperary businesswomen urged to apply for €90,000 grant scheme

With two weeks left to go, Irish businesswoman Aimee Connolly, is reminding women business owners in Tipperary to enter Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme before the deadline date of October 30.

Now in its fourth year in Ireland, the programme will provide a €10,000 grant to four women entrepreneurs and one overall winner will receive €50,000 to help their business thrive.

All five winning applicants will also receive mentoring and business coaching from Aimee Connolly and MentorsWork, an initiative of Skillnet Ireland.

Applications are open until October 30 at www.visa.ie/shesnext.

Mandy Lamb, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Visa commented: “While progress has been made to narrow the gender gap in entrepreneurship, our commitment to addressing existing challenges remains resolute. That’s why we’re excited to bring She’s Next back to Ireland again, continuing our mission to empower women entrepreneurs on their business journeys.”

Aimee Connolly who was appointed Visa’s She’s Next judge and mentor added: “As a business owner, I empathise with the unique barriers and challenges identified by women entrepreneurs in the Visa study. Programmes like She’s Next are invaluable. The mentoring, coaching and funding can really help women business owners to build confidence and knowledge, not just in their brand and business, but in themselves as leaders too. I welcome the opportunity to help with this initiative, championing women business owners in Ireland to learn, grow and achieve their goals, whether that’s expanding into new markets, innovating products or increasing their digital presence.”

The She’s Next Grant Programme is open to small businesses and organisations in the Republic of Ireland that are majority owned by women.