New Frontiers is the national entrepreneur development programme supported by Enterprise Ireland, serving South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and North Wicklow areas.
The New Frontiers programme is a partnership programme delivered by the Media Cube at IADT and NovaUCD, with IADT, acting as the lead partner.
It is a three-phase programme designed to provide a comprehensive set of business development mentoring supports as well as funding support to participants. It is the ultimate support to help you to develop your business idea into a successful start-up enterprise with the potential to scale internationally.
Phase 1: Programme November – December 2024
Phase 1
Dates
Programme A:
Evening Midweek
6-9pm Tuesday & Thursday evenings
5 November – 12th December 2023
Closing date for applications – 14th October 2024
Programme B:
Weekend Bootcamp
Friday evening & Saturday/Sunday all day
17, 18, 19, 31 January + 1, 2 February 2025
Closing date for applications – 29th November 2024
Phase 2: Programme
Phase 2
Dates
Programme
Full-Time Intensive Programme
to be announced
Who should apply?
New Frontiers is designed for entrepreneurs who have an innovative business idea and plan to establish and run their own company in Ireland. The business must have the potential to scale internationally and generate employment.
The Programme is open to business ideas from a range of sectors including food and consumer products; information and communication technology; engineering and electronics; medical devices; biotechnology; pharma; digital media; cleantech/renewable energy; eligible internationally traded services. Places on all phases of New Frontiers are assigned through a competitive process.
The programme is divided into three discrete phases:
Phase 1 is a part-time evening or weekend programme (Tuesday & Thursday or Friday evening/ Saturday & Sunday) which provides information and general start-up training which helps participants to validate the market viability of their business idea. The aim of Phase 1 is to establish if your idea can be turned into a feasible business proposition.
Phase 1 Programme A: Evening Midweek
We are now taking applications for the evening midweek New Frontiers Phase 1 Programme 2024.
Phase 1 Programme B: Weekend Bootcamp:
We are now taking applications for the weekend bootcamp New Frontiers Phase 1 Programme 2025.
Phase 2 is a six-month intensive programme which requires a full time commitment.
Training in all areas of business including financial management, market research & validation, business modelling, patenting, product development, marketing and sales.
Mentoring from experienced business advisers and practitioners.
Office space in the Media Cube, IADT or Nova UCD.
€15,000 seed funding scholarship to cover full-time participation in the six-month course.
Networking with other entrepreneurs and business development agencies.
Introductions to seed and early stage capital investment networks.
Access to entrepreneurship best practice, both national and international.
Peer-group learning from participants in the region and across the country.
Access to the expertise in Enterprise Ireland through their Market Information Centre.
Expertise from Academic staff of IADT and UCD and support from our dedicated New Frontiers team.
Our Phase 2 Programme is running from March 2025 – September 2025
The call for applications for Phase 2 is currently closed.
Phase 3 gives participants the opportunity to grow their business, their customer base and to generate more sales. Businesses emerging from Phase 2 can apply to participate in Phase 3 of the Programme. During this phase, participants will focus on implementing their Business Plan by bringing their product/service to market and preparing to acquire further funding.
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