NEIC Start Up 2025 – Final Pitch Day at Avolon HQ
🎉 NEIC Start Up 2025 – Final Pitch Day at Avolon HQ 🚀
After ten weeks of inspiring workshops and entrepreneurial development, the NEIC Start Up 2025 programme concluded in style at Avolon’s HQ, where participants pitched their business ideas to a distinguished review panel.
Each pitch showcased incredible creativity, ambition, and potential — a true reflection of the entrepreneurial spirit thriving in the North East Inner City. We’re excited to see these ideas evolve and grow!
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🏆 Congratulations to Wenhao L., who was named the overall winner, with Derek Burnett as runner-up. Other fantastic presenters included Rachana Gurung, Yongxiang Gan, and Stephanie Ogu.
A huge thank you to our brilliant (and modest!) review panel — Martina Fitzgerald, Paddy Andrews CFP® MBA, and @Dave Murray — and to our inspirational guest speaker, Sylvia Kennedy of Treats by Sylvia www.treatsbysylvia.ie
At Technological University Dublin, this programme is a team effort led by Professor Thomas Cooney, with delivery support from Gavan Cleary, Paul O'Reilly, Niamh McEvoy, and Dr Niamh Imbusch, and backed by Dr Eoin Langan (Dean, Faculty of Business) and Dr Etain Kidney and Dr Dr Anthony Paul Buckley of the School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
👏 A heartfelt thank you to Avolon for their generous sponsorship, mentorship, and for hosting such a memorable final event. Thank you to @Dave Kelly, @Fionn Lalor and Douglas Keatinge in particular.
This initiative is powered by a strong partnership between: NEIC Dublin Partnership, @TU Dublin School of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, TU Dublin GROWTHhub, Inner City Enterprise, Dogpatch Labs, Open Doors Initiative, and Avolon. Special thanks to Olivia Brody from the NEIC Dublin for her incredible championing of the initiative.
TU Dublin GROWTHhub is supported by the HEA Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3.
Here’s to the next generation of entrepreneurs! 💡🌱
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