The ACORNS programme has been designed to support early-stage female entrepreneurs living in rural Ireland and runs over six months part-time. Based on a belief that entrepreneurs learn best from each other, the ACORNS initiative is centred around interactive round table sessions that are facilitated by female entrepreneurs, known as ‘Lead Entrepreneurs’, who have started and successfully grown businesses in rural Ireland.

Applications for ACORNS 7 are now OPEN!

This initiative is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and is focused on early stage female entrepreneurs in rural Ireland. ACORNS has developed into a real grassroots movement and has supported over 300 female entrepreneurs over the last five years.

To qualify for consideration, the entrepreneur:

(i) must have recently set up a new business which she owns or part owns, and which has generated sales no earlier than 1 January 2019

OR

(ii) must be at an advanced stage of planning a new venture and have a clear idea of what she wants to achieve. She must also be living in a rural area. These are all areas of the country outside the administrative city boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

Those interested in applying should register on the website www.acorns.ie

Download the ACORNS brochure HERE