Applications open for Bord na Móna Accelerate Green programmes
Applications have opened for Bord na Móna’s sustainable business accelerator programmes Accelerate Green Grow and Accelerate Green Start delivered in conjunction with Resolve Partners.
Accelerate Green Grow will begin in January 2025 and is suitable for early-stage enterprises and SMEs looking to scale. The successful applicants will be brought through a series of immersive learning sessions delivered by industry leaders, entrepreneurs, potential investors and successful Irish business representatives.
Accelerate Green Start is a shorter programme earlier-stage businesses beginning on 10 October. Start participants engage in modules across key areas including – customer discovery, market mapping, network development and preparation for investment pitching.
Participants in both programmes get access to networking, mentoring and business development opportunities through engagement with experienced senior leaders across Bord na Móna’s businesses.
Since its launch in 2022, 42 businesses have successfully completed the Accelerate Green programmes. Many former participants have reported significant and sustainable progress in their companies since completing the programmes and the alumni have collectively raised €10 million in venture capital to date.
Previous participating business leaders have come from across Ireland and operate within a range of sustainable industries, including: Feighery’s Farm Beetroot Juice an Offaly-based business manufacturing organic beetroot juice; Weev from Belfast, Ireland’s leading privately owned EV charging network; Cavan’s I/O Agri, which is pioneering solutions for sustainable farming practices; and Limerick-based Hibra Design, a sustainable automotive design engineering company which is currently partnering with Bord na Móna on a pilot programme.
Commenting on the launch of the new Accelerate Green Programme, Bord na Móna Chief Executive Tom Donnellan said: “As a business that has undergone its own significant scaling journey and service evolution, transitioning from traditional peat harvesting to renewable energy and climate solutions, we are committed to sharing the invaluable insights we gained with the next generation of sustainable businesses.
“Accelerate Green is a unique and unmissable opportunity for businesses looking to grow and scale in the sustainability sector and I encourage all to apply. I look forward to meeting the newest cohort of Start and Grow participants and to learning more about their unique climate solutions.”
Companies interested in applying for the Start programme have until 19 September and the closing date for the Grow programme is the 22 of November.
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