Ibye.ie Website Review

€2 million investment fund and targeted business supports. the search for ireland’s best young entrepreneurs of 2019 gets underway. ibye is a programme run by the 31 local enterprise offices (leos) with the support of the department of enterprise and innovation and enterprise ireland. the competition is open to people between the ages of 18 and 35 with an innovative business idea, new start-up or established business. now in its 5th year, ibye has an investment fund of up to €2million. ibye is a nationwide competition, run across three categories: best business idea, best start-up business and best established business. up to 450 young entrepreneurs will be invited by the leos to attend free regional ‘entrepreneur bootcamps’ later in the year to help them develop their business and new venture ideas. with an ibye investment fund of €50,000 each, every leo will award up to six investments to three category winners and three runners-up at county level. the local winners in the best start-up and best established business categories at county level will receive investments of up to €15,000 each and the two runners-up will each receive up to €5,000. a €50,000 investment fund will be awarded to the category winners and runners-up from each of the 31 local enterprise offices, an investment fund of a further €100,000 is available for the winners of the ibye national final. €2 million available in investment funds and targeted supports the ibye competition was happening at a very important time in strong roots’ growth – we had just entered the u.k market and had doubled our range of products. the competition amplified everything we had going on by providing mentorship, reach and financial support. the prize money allowed us to fast track a critical piece of feasibility research identifying opportunities for us in the u.s market. i can’t thank the leo enough for everything they do in support of local businesses. ibye was a not only a great experience it really challenged my future business plans and made me really think about what direction i wanted