Three brings back grant programme for SMEs
Three Ireland is investing €100,000 into a bursary fund for SMEs as part of its Grants for Small Businesses programme, which will see the telco provide financial support, connectivity solutions and mentorship to successful applicants.
The programme, which is now in its fourth year, has provided Irish SMEs with an investment of more than €650,000 across products and services, marketing and PR support, and access to industry expertise.
Managed by the small business network and support provider Enterprise Nation, the programme awards 10 SMEs €5,000 in cash, €5,000 for device and connectivity solutions, and mentoring and support from Three Ireland in-house experts.
Padraig Sheerin, judge for the Grants for Small Businesses programme and head of SME, Three Ireland, said: “This unique programme enables small businesses to not only avail of funds but also to access a range of hands-on support and mentorship from Three business experts. Since Three launched this SME Grant Programme four years ago, we have seen incredible growth from winning businesses and we are so proud of the role we can play in supporting them as they scale.”
Niamh Tallon, founder of Her Sport and winner of the 2021 Three Ireland Grant, said: “Winning Three Ireland’s Grants for Small Businesses programme has been invaluable to us in boosting our growth journey. The bursary and business support from Three has helped us to add people to our team, increase brand awareness through more publicity and ensured we have the right tech in place to thrive as a young business. I am honoured to be one of the judges this year on the programme as I know how it feels to start your own business and I cannot wait to be inspired by the next generation of businesses coming through the programme in 2024.”
Previous winners of the programme include successful growing Irish businesses like Donegal based Pumpskynz which makes accessories for diabetes devices, and Galway-based accessible gaming specialists ByoWave. Since being awarded a portion of the Three grant in 2021, Byowave have since scaled their business and have become an official partner with Microsoft. They recently launched their Proteus Controller globally at Gamescom and Byowave have also received further investor funding of €1.5m and continue on their mission to make gaming accessible to all. Three continues to support these businesses and is proud to announce that Niamh Tallon from Her Sport, (who was a 2021 Grant Winner), will also be part of the judging panel this year.
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