Working as a community leverages multiplicity.

AIB are here to help and keen to engage with women founders across Ireland with lots of different offerings regardless of where you are at on your founder journey. If you are looking for specific advice you can always ask Team AwakenHub to make an introduction to an AIB representative in your area.

British Business Bank plc is a state-owned economic development bank established by the UK Government. Its aim is to increase the supply of credit to small and medium enterprises as well as providing business advice services with an interest in supporting women founders.

Catalyst are an independent, not-for-profit organisation working together for the greater good, enabling a connected community of like-minded innovators in an entrepreneurial eco-system that is the key driver of the knowledge economy in Northern Ireland.

They are a force for good, bold in their approach, with integrity at their core and passion in everything they do - all the reasons why we are so pleased to have them as sponsors of AwakenHub in 2022.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council support businesses, from pre-start to growth. This includes a business information service, business mentoring, labour market support, occasional funding and signposting to the appropriate agency. You will find information on their website about funding, business events and supports for local entrepreneurs and startups.

InterTradeIreland has been helping small businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland explore new cross-border markets, develop new products, processes and services and become investor ready for over two decades.

They came on board as a sponsor of AwakenHub in 2022 and are working with us to support and promote early stage women founders across the island of Ireland.

The future is open

Open your future with The Open University.

We’ve been the experts in distance learning for over 50 years, allowing you to fit study around your life. Our world-leading teaching strategies and educational technologies mean you’ll get an immersive and interactive learning experience with support from dedicated tutors every step of the way.

QUBIS exists to help Queen’s University, Belfast, turn high-quality academic inspiration into high-impact commercial innovation. They work closely with talented academics, ambitious entrepreneurs (such as the AwakenHub community), astute investors and a host of industry experts to form successful spin–off companies that combine cutting–edge research and development with market–focused products and services.

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm renowned for supporting the success and scale-up of early-stage businesses. They have grown strategically since entering the Irish market in 2019 and are delighted to partner with AwakenHub as a dynamic and impact driven founder community. Together we will focus on increasing the funnel of women founders in the Irish ecosystem.

Whether it's new product development, core research, solving a technical problem or simply driving internal efficiencies, Ulster University engage their researchers and academics to help you with tangible issues specific to your business needs.

Údarás na Gaeltachta has a dedicated team working in five Regional Offices and covering all seven Gaeltacht regions offering a range of support services at local, regional and national levels and implementing the organisation’s functions in enterprise development and job creation, promotion of the Irish language and culture, and community development.

North West Regional Collage support businesses right from fledgling entrepreneurs and micro companies up to long-standing indigenous and multi-national businesses.