Ireland launches fund for women entrepreneurs

Ireland has launched a £250-million, government-supported fund called the Competitive Feasibility Fund for Female Entrepreneurs.

It’s specifically geared to women starting export-oriented businesses.

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Ireland has relatively few female entrepreneurs. The fund plans to bolster their numbers, the hope being these female-led start-ups will create jobs.

The fund targets businesses which will directly make money for Ireland: both manufacturing and internationally traded services businesses.

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Key sectors for the fund include food, cloud computing, engineering, electronics, and even computer games.

The closing date for applications to the fund is September 4, 2012.

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