Mar 12
No better time than a recession to start a new business. if you are thinking of starting one then then there is no better place than a business incubator. Here are the ones I know about. Please add any I may have missed as comments.
| Program | Institution | Location | Duration | How To Apply |
| DIT HotHouse | DIT | Dublin | 12 months | Via email. Instructions. |
| M50 Program | ITT | Dublin | 12 months | Via email. Instructions. Form. |
| Invent | DCU | Dublin | 12 Months | Via email. Instructions. |
| LEAP | LIT | Limerick | 12 months | Via email. Instructions. Form. |
| Genesis | CIT | Cork | 12 months | Apply Online |
| SEEPP | WIT | Waterford | 12 Months | Via email. Instructions. |
| ERIC | IT Carlow | Carlow | 12 Months | Not clear. |
| MWEP | Galway Mayo IT | Galway | 12 Months | Via email. Form. |
| CEIM | LYIT | Letterkenny | 12 Months | Via email. Instructions. |
| RDC | DKIT | Dundalk | 12 Months | Via phone. |
All these programs will get you fast track to CORD funding and offer incubation space and a variety of training programs. However, their most valuable asset is exposure to like minded entrepreneurs for a 12 month period.

March 13th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
CREATE
IADT
Dun Laoghaire
12 months
http://www.iadt.ie/en/InformationAbout/EnterpriseOpportunities/Introduction/CREATE/
create@iadt.ie
iq360
Is a Southern Regional College programme engaging with Dundalk Institute of Technology to showcase the entrepreneurial support services available at Greenshoots Incubation and Innovation Centre in Newry and at the Regional Development Centre in Dundalk. Greenshoots is a joint initiative of the Southern Regional College and the University of Ulster.
http://www.iq360.eu/