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HBAN, the all-island group responsible for the promotion of business angel investment in Ireland, today announces that it won the Best Business Angel Week Award at the EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony held in Málaga, Spain on Thursday, 8th June.HBAN, a joint initiative of InterTradeIreland and Enterprise Ireland, won the prestigious European accolade based on the success of its Business Angel Roadshow that it ran in November last year.

Irish-based company Flender has won a funding package including the first investment by the Derry/Londonderry Acorn Angel Group, which included Padraig Canavan, Liam Bradley and Paul McElvaney. Flender is an online platform that creates a marketplace for businesses and individuals in the Republic of Ireland to borrow and lend money safely and at better rates than those offered by the banks.

The Enterprise Ireland INNOVATE programme for Female entrepreneurs delivered by Furthr Enterprise Ireland’s €750,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for Female Entrepreneurs will open for applications on Wednesday 3rd May. Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 15 successful female applicants with early stage start-up companies. Last year, one in three companies who received CSF investment from Enterprise Ireland were female-led.    

Enterprise Ireland and Network Ireland, in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and the Entrepreneurs Academy, is announcing the 2nd nationwide Fuelling Ambition “Steps to Success” roadshow targeting existing and potential female entrepreneurs.

The InterTradeIreland Seedcorn competition launches for 2017, to find upcoming business talent

Record year for Irish angel investment in 2016: €13.6M invested in 50 start-ups

A message from Candace Johnson, President EBAN and Brigitte Baumann, EBAN President Emeritus

Since inception HBAN angels have invested €73 million in 362 separate deals

EBAN kindly invites HBAN members to join this years InvestHorizon ePitches

Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund for Graduate Entrepreneurs will open from 8th - 22nd March 2017.