IT Sligo to host Social Entrepreneurship Conference

"Promoting Social Entrepreneurship in the North West"

The IT Sligo*Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship (ACE) Programme are hosting a one day conference on Social Entrepreneurship in A0004 lecture theatre on the 14th April 2011 in the Institute of Technology, Sligo.  The diverse programme will comprise of professional speakers on social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurs who champion social entrepreneurship projects and services.  Those who seek to educate, learn about, network, and collaborate on social entrepreneurship ventures are invited to attend. This conference will provide a forum for existing and potential social entrepreneurs to expand their knowledge about social enterprise and network with other social entrepreneurs, but also provide insight and inspiration to communities who wish to change their own future by setting up a social enterprise.

This innovative Social enterprise conference is the first to be held in the North West and we welcome all participants, those developing on a socially responsible business idea, seeking a career with a non-profits working on social change, or otherwise using innovative ideas to promote change to society’s social problems.  No matter what stage of evolution as a social entrepreneur you are, this conference seeks to be beneficial to you by providing information and knowledge on addressing social issues and advancing your future as a social entrepreneur of tomorrow.

Speakers will include founder of Grow It Yourself, Michael Kelly (pictured) and Paul O'Sullivan of Clann Credo.

For a full list of speakers and to register for the event, visit: http://itsligosocialentrepreneurship.eventbrite.com/

* Accelerating Campus Entrepreneurship (ACE) Initiative is a joint collaboration of Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Cork Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Sligo and National University of Ireland Galway and is being led by Dundalk Institute of Technology.  This project aims, through a collaborative approach, to create entrepreneurial graduates. This will not only require embedding entrepreneurship education into existing non-business programmes but effecting organisational change within and between the institutions to reflect entrepreneurial processes involving collaboration between the academic Schools and Departments, incubation and technology transfer offices.