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Womens Enterprise Day

Momentum marks National Women’s Enterprise Day

By Samantha Carty, Momentum Ireland’s largest female enterprise event, National Women’s Enterprise Day took place across 16 venues on Thursday, 13 October. Project partners, Momentum lent their support to the Leitrim event and introduced the WeRin project to existing and aspiring female entrepreneurs. The nationwide events, run by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) provide a forum

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Intensive Track Participants 2022

Female entrepreneurs sought for two initiatives

According to the 2020 studies commissioned by the EU, entrepreneurship is a key driver of innovation and growth across society. Despite a generally increasing number of citizens willing to launch their own businesses, women remain underrepresented and underfunded in this field due to unequal conditions and existing social norms. Keeping in mind that economies with

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Lucy O'Donoghue

September Interview

Taking control of one’s destiny  A WeRin interview with Lucy O’Donoghue, CEO and business mentor  Sarah Davis, Senior Researcher at the Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence in Munster Technological University, Ireland spoke to Lucy about her successes and challenges as an entrepreneur. Sarah: How did you become an entrepreneur? Lucy: In September 2012 I set

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Ezine 3 Launch

E-zine 3 is Live! Our third e-zine issue brings you the latest updates from the project as well as new role models from our popular Showcase Series. We introduce you to some more members of our consortium. We invite you to catch up on the latest news from the WeRin project, including an overview of

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Workshop: Towards Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

By Samantha Carty, Momentum  Day 3 of the UIIN conference in June 2022 saw WeRin host an interactive workshop titled: Towards Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Dr Sue Rossano-Rivero, FH Münster, presented our project aims and partners to a sizable audience. She was supported by Dr Ingrid Wakkee and Saskia Stoker of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences,

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Workshop: Towards Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

By Samantha Carty, Momentum Day 3 of the UIIN conference in June 2022 saw WeRin host an interactive workshop titled: Towards Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Dr Sue Rossano-Rivero, FH Münster, presented our project aims and partners to a sizable audience. She was supported by Dr Ingrid Wakkee and Saskia Stoker of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences,

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Nudges for Embedding women in the entrepreneurial ecosystem

By Eva Sormani As human beings, we associate men rather than women with entrepreneurship. However, as much as we want to consciously change such perceptions, many decisions are made subconsciously. Rather than focus on the negative effect of subconscious decision-making processes, the WeRin project aims to address humans’ subconscious to support women to become part

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