The 3 shortlisted social organisations for the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards are:
· Lisa Domican, Grace App Communication
· Emma Murphy, The Turning Institute
· Jamie Regan, Hand on Heart Enterprises
Lisa Domican, Grace App
Lisa Domican, originally from Australia but now living in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, created the Grace App - a picture exchange communication app - with her daughter Grace, a little girl with autism. The app helps people with communication difficulties, including autism, acquired brain injury and stroke, to communicate their needs independently.
Pictures selected on the Grace App on the iPhone or iPad form a sentence that can be shared with other people. This encourages independent social interaction and the development of speech, supporting the inclusion and independence of people with special needs. The app has been available to buy since 2010 and has approx. 14,500 downloads to date.
Lisa and the Grace App have been recognized and won some awards:
In October this year, Lisa was recognised as one of “One Hundred Women by One World Action” as one of the Unseen Powerful Women who change the world in the area of business and entrepreneurs;
In September of this year, Lisa won the Women Mean Business Big Idea Award 2011 For Grace App Communications;
She was a Finalist in Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Social Impact Awards and Winner of the Elevator Program for 2011 for Grace App Communications;
In December 2010, the Grace App won UNESCO, World Mobile Summit Award e-Learning and Education www.wsa-mobile.org/news;
In October 2010, Grace App won Best Mobile App (With Vinny Coyne's Eirtext) at Irish Web Awards 2010.
Lisa is continuing to develop further technology and training for Grace App. http://www.graceapp.com/
Emma Murphy, The Turning Institute
Emma Murphy is a counsellor/psychotherapist specialising in eating disorders. She set up and launched the Turning Institute, an online resource for women and men struggling with eating disorders, as a first step towards recovery that can be worked through in complete confidence.
The nature of eating disorders means that it is extremely hard for clients to take the first step towards asking for help, so the Turning Institute’s programmes bring their expertise to the client, in the safety of their own home, with the added support of a Virtual Group, who work through the same issues and behaviours that a client is struggling with now.
The Turning Institute is set up as an ecommerce business that designs, produces and sells innovative online, self-help programmes and is based at Emma’s Wellness Centre in Sandyford, Dublin.
After 4 years in the Middle East, Emma worked in banking and small business development before returning to college at age 30 to retrain in psychology. 13 years on, Emma feels that all her work experience has come together in the development of her online program for Eating Disorders. http://www.turninginstitute.com/
Jamie Regan, Hand on Heart Enterprises
Hand on Heart Enterprises is a young and innovative organisation set up in 2009 which aims to create employment for people with disabilities through innovative businesses and enterprises using a Social Enterprise Model. Using this model, they are developing self-sustaining enterprises that create jobs for people with various disabilities in truly inclusive work settings.
Their innovative approach of developing teams of people with different disabilities means that they focus on people’s abilities, rather than their disabilities. They simply design work environments that are safe and truly inclusive from the start for everyone.
Ventures include an Inclusion Bar and Vendability Enterprise which services vending machines. Hand on Heart is based at the Ballymun-Whitehall Enterprise Centre, Ballymun. http://www.handonheart.ie/
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
David Manley Awards 2012: Business Finalists
The 3 shortlisted business organisations for the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards are:
· Daniel Bradfield, AIrDryer Ltd
· George Howlett & Philip Gillen, Safefood 360
· Sandra Maguire, EduBills.ie
Daniel Bradfield
Daniel Bradfield of AirDryer Systems Limited is short-listed in the Business category for ‘Marilyn’ – an appliance for the home which promises ‘clothes drying made easy’. ‘Marilyn’ reduces the costs of laundry drying by over 90% and reduces drying time by up to 75%. Multiples in the UK and Ireland are so impressed with their own test results, they have advised AirDryer of significant orders on the way for 2012.
“People are looking for a reason not to use their tumble dryers,” says Daniel, “from both an environmental and a cost perspective.” ‘Marilyn’ is a light weight, easy to store away appliance which sits under any indoor airer. Using just 25 watts of electricity it dries clothes indoors in as little as five hours, requires no additional heating and does not cause any condensation. Its running costs per annum are just €13 as against the average €250 yearly running cost of a tumble dryer in the average home.
AirDryer was set up in 2009 and is based at The Rubicon Centre, CIT Campus,
Bishopstown, Cork. Daniel, who is from Ballincollig, spent the last three years developing and refining ‘Marilyn’. An Engineer by trade, he has over twenty years’ experience in the design of domestic and industrial air handling products. He has also worked in manufacturing in Europe, the USA and Asia.
AirDryer Systems already has a strong order book of direct sales to end users, most of which came to their stand at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy. With the first shipment of Marilyn units being delivered in December and a second shipment landing in January 2012, Daniel is confident about 2012 and beyond. http://www.airdryersystem.com/
George Howlett & Philip Gillen, Safefood 360
Launched in April of this year by George Howlett and Philip Gillen, Safefood 360 is the first ever global online food safety management software solution. It enables food processing plants to set up, record, manage and report on all aspects of their food safety system necessary to meet legal and commercial compliance requirements.
In the US alone, 76 million people become ill from bad food with 300,000 of those requiring hospital care and resulting in 5,000 fatalities. Safefood 360 has already generated huge interest worldwide and is currently being trialled by over 250 food plants in 52 countries on 5 continents. In their first year, they have raised €750,000 in financial backing.
George Howlett from Blanchardstown has 23 years’ experience with companies such as Coca Cola, Largo Foods and Batchelors. He also ran his own consultancy specialising in food industry development. Philip Gillen from Malahide began his entrepreneurial life when as a child he sold freshly caught mackerel around Dunmore East’s caravan parks during his summer holidays! An IT specialist, he worked with Butlers Chocolates and in 2005 set up his own software and project management company. George and Philip began collaborating on the Safefood 360 concept in 2009 and both now work fulltime in the company – George is CEO and Philip is COO. http://www.safefood360.com/
Sandra Maguire, EduBills.ie
Sandra Maguire, from Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, came up with the idea for EduBills.ie while working as a Secretary in her son’s primary school. Having spent many hours opening envelopes from parents, which contained cash and cheques for things as diverse as Personal Accident Insurance, Speech & Drama, Computer and PE classes, inmilk, school trips, registration fees and so on - and then having to issue receipts, refunds of overpayments and return unsigned cheques - she knew there had to be a better way!
Sandra realized that the answer was to have an online payment and ordering system which parents could use from the comfort of their own homes or offices. Schools could upload the items parents needed to pay for, including schoolbooks, tracksuits and uniforms – and so, EduBills started trading in June 2011 following extensive research with schools, parents and suppliers, conducted in collaboration with Dublin City University. By the end of August this year, orders to the value of over €45,000 had been put through the system. EduBills.ie is based at Docklands Innovation Park, East Wall Road, Dublin. http://www.edubills.ie/
· Daniel Bradfield, AIrDryer Ltd
· George Howlett & Philip Gillen, Safefood 360
· Sandra Maguire, EduBills.ie
Daniel Bradfield
Daniel Bradfield of AirDryer Systems Limited is short-listed in the Business category for ‘Marilyn’ – an appliance for the home which promises ‘clothes drying made easy’. ‘Marilyn’ reduces the costs of laundry drying by over 90% and reduces drying time by up to 75%. Multiples in the UK and Ireland are so impressed with their own test results, they have advised AirDryer of significant orders on the way for 2012.
“People are looking for a reason not to use their tumble dryers,” says Daniel, “from both an environmental and a cost perspective.” ‘Marilyn’ is a light weight, easy to store away appliance which sits under any indoor airer. Using just 25 watts of electricity it dries clothes indoors in as little as five hours, requires no additional heating and does not cause any condensation. Its running costs per annum are just €13 as against the average €250 yearly running cost of a tumble dryer in the average home.
AirDryer was set up in 2009 and is based at The Rubicon Centre, CIT Campus,
Bishopstown, Cork. Daniel, who is from Ballincollig, spent the last three years developing and refining ‘Marilyn’. An Engineer by trade, he has over twenty years’ experience in the design of domestic and industrial air handling products. He has also worked in manufacturing in Europe, the USA and Asia.
AirDryer Systems already has a strong order book of direct sales to end users, most of which came to their stand at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy. With the first shipment of Marilyn units being delivered in December and a second shipment landing in January 2012, Daniel is confident about 2012 and beyond. http://www.airdryersystem.com/
George Howlett & Philip Gillen, Safefood 360
Launched in April of this year by George Howlett and Philip Gillen, Safefood 360 is the first ever global online food safety management software solution. It enables food processing plants to set up, record, manage and report on all aspects of their food safety system necessary to meet legal and commercial compliance requirements.
In the US alone, 76 million people become ill from bad food with 300,000 of those requiring hospital care and resulting in 5,000 fatalities. Safefood 360 has already generated huge interest worldwide and is currently being trialled by over 250 food plants in 52 countries on 5 continents. In their first year, they have raised €750,000 in financial backing.
George Howlett from Blanchardstown has 23 years’ experience with companies such as Coca Cola, Largo Foods and Batchelors. He also ran his own consultancy specialising in food industry development. Philip Gillen from Malahide began his entrepreneurial life when as a child he sold freshly caught mackerel around Dunmore East’s caravan parks during his summer holidays! An IT specialist, he worked with Butlers Chocolates and in 2005 set up his own software and project management company. George and Philip began collaborating on the Safefood 360 concept in 2009 and both now work fulltime in the company – George is CEO and Philip is COO. http://www.safefood360.com/
Sandra Maguire, EduBills.ie
Sandra Maguire, from Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, came up with the idea for EduBills.ie while working as a Secretary in her son’s primary school. Having spent many hours opening envelopes from parents, which contained cash and cheques for things as diverse as Personal Accident Insurance, Speech & Drama, Computer and PE classes, inmilk, school trips, registration fees and so on - and then having to issue receipts, refunds of overpayments and return unsigned cheques - she knew there had to be a better way!
Sandra realized that the answer was to have an online payment and ordering system which parents could use from the comfort of their own homes or offices. Schools could upload the items parents needed to pay for, including schoolbooks, tracksuits and uniforms – and so, EduBills started trading in June 2011 following extensive research with schools, parents and suppliers, conducted in collaboration with Dublin City University. By the end of August this year, orders to the value of over €45,000 had been put through the system. EduBills.ie is based at Docklands Innovation Park, East Wall Road, Dublin. http://www.edubills.ie/
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
David Manley Awards 2012: Arts Finalists
The 3 shortlisted arts organisations for the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards are:
• Agata Stoinska, Blow Photo Magazine
• Louis Lovett & Muireann Ahern, Theatre Lovett
• Olive O’Brien, Silver Angel Publishing
Agata Stoinska, Blow Photo Magazine
Agata Stoinska established BLOW Photo Magazine - Ireland’s first A3 photography magazine – in July 2010. It is aimed at photographers of all disciplines and offers a platform for both emerging and established Irish and international photographer to have their work published.
Even though BLOW is only 18 months on the market it is being distributed internationally and it's present in galleries and bookshops in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Seoul, Singapore, just to mention a few. BLOW has also established closed partnerships with the biggest Irish festivals: PhotoIreland Festival, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival and recently with the Dublin Fringe Festival.
During the two weeks of the Absolut Fringe, a team of 15 photographers documented all shows of the festival for BLOW. The best images were used in six special on-line festival editions of BLOW magazine. The main goal was to show the spirit of the Festival through photography.
Agata changed profession from an architect to become a Fashion Photographer and set up her own photography studio – D-light Studios. Agata won the 2009 Rising Star award in the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women and in 2010 she became the winner of the Most Improved Business.
Louis Lovett & Muireann Ahern, Theatre Lovett
Louis Lovett, from Douglas, and his wife, Muireann Ahern are shortlisted in the Arts category. They set up Theatre Lovett was set up in 2009 which offers ‘theatre as adventure.”
“Whether you are a child, an adult who remembers what it is like to be a child, or anyone curious and open minded who wishes to engage with theatre that can amuse, involve and sometimes scare then Theatre Lovett is for you,” they observe.
Lovett’s one-man show The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly (The Ark and Theatre Lovett) thrilled audiences last year at The Ark, The Peacock Theatre, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival and at The Imaginate Festival, Edinburgh and has much international touring in the pipeline (including a Broadway invitation in 2013).
Theatre Lovett was the original commissioner of “B for Baby” by Carmel Winters produced by The Abbey Theatre that won ‘Best New Play’ in the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2010 and Louis Lovett was nominated for Best Actor in the same Awards. ‘B for Baby’ was also short-listed for the Stewart Parker Awards 2010.
According to the dynamic pair, “We love music, physical theatre, clowning, absurd comedy and poignant tragedy and believe that children and young audiences respond to and recognise the best when it is shared with them, without patronising, stereotyping or belittling our audience’s experience and innocence.” www.theatrelovett.com
Olive O’Brien, Silver Angel Publishing
Olive O’Brien, who lives and works in Rochestown, is shortlisted in the Arts Category. She set up Silver Angel Publishing company in 2009 to publish eco-friendly books. Having practised as a solicitor, in 2006, Olive returned to university to complete a Masters in Journalism at DCU. She then worked as an intern at The Sunday Business Post and as a features writer at Mid-Day newspaper in Bangalore, India.
In 2008, Olive set out on a round the world trip and on her return to Ireland later that year, she wrote her first book, “ Perry the Playful Polar Bear ” which was released in 2009. She also published two further books, “ Perry the Polar Bear Goes Green ” and “ Eco Zico ” which are printed on 100% recycled and FSC certified paper. “Eco Zico” is also available as an ebook and as an app for the iPad.
‘InTouch’ magazine, the publication of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), said in its November 2010 issue, “[Eco Zico] simplifies the recycling process making it interesting and easy for children to understand.” Olive intends releasing further titles in 2012, which are suitable for older children.
www.silverangelpublishing.com
• Agata Stoinska, Blow Photo Magazine
• Louis Lovett & Muireann Ahern, Theatre Lovett
• Olive O’Brien, Silver Angel Publishing
Agata Stoinska, Blow Photo Magazine
Agata Stoinska established BLOW Photo Magazine - Ireland’s first A3 photography magazine – in July 2010. It is aimed at photographers of all disciplines and offers a platform for both emerging and established Irish and international photographer to have their work published.
Even though BLOW is only 18 months on the market it is being distributed internationally and it's present in galleries and bookshops in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Stockholm, Seoul, Singapore, just to mention a few. BLOW has also established closed partnerships with the biggest Irish festivals: PhotoIreland Festival, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival and recently with the Dublin Fringe Festival.
During the two weeks of the Absolut Fringe, a team of 15 photographers documented all shows of the festival for BLOW. The best images were used in six special on-line festival editions of BLOW magazine. The main goal was to show the spirit of the Festival through photography.
Agata changed profession from an architect to become a Fashion Photographer and set up her own photography studio – D-light Studios. Agata won the 2009 Rising Star award in the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women and in 2010 she became the winner of the Most Improved Business.
Louis Lovett & Muireann Ahern, Theatre Lovett
Louis Lovett, from Douglas, and his wife, Muireann Ahern are shortlisted in the Arts category. They set up Theatre Lovett was set up in 2009 which offers ‘theatre as adventure.”
“Whether you are a child, an adult who remembers what it is like to be a child, or anyone curious and open minded who wishes to engage with theatre that can amuse, involve and sometimes scare then Theatre Lovett is for you,” they observe.
Lovett’s one-man show The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly (The Ark and Theatre Lovett) thrilled audiences last year at The Ark, The Peacock Theatre, Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival and at The Imaginate Festival, Edinburgh and has much international touring in the pipeline (including a Broadway invitation in 2013).
Theatre Lovett was the original commissioner of “B for Baby” by Carmel Winters produced by The Abbey Theatre that won ‘Best New Play’ in the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2010 and Louis Lovett was nominated for Best Actor in the same Awards. ‘B for Baby’ was also short-listed for the Stewart Parker Awards 2010.
According to the dynamic pair, “We love music, physical theatre, clowning, absurd comedy and poignant tragedy and believe that children and young audiences respond to and recognise the best when it is shared with them, without patronising, stereotyping or belittling our audience’s experience and innocence.” www.theatrelovett.com
Olive O’Brien, Silver Angel Publishing
Olive O’Brien, who lives and works in Rochestown, is shortlisted in the Arts Category. She set up Silver Angel Publishing company in 2009 to publish eco-friendly books. Having practised as a solicitor, in 2006, Olive returned to university to complete a Masters in Journalism at DCU. She then worked as an intern at The Sunday Business Post and as a features writer at Mid-Day newspaper in Bangalore, India.
In 2008, Olive set out on a round the world trip and on her return to Ireland later that year, she wrote her first book, “ Perry the Playful Polar Bear ” which was released in 2009. She also published two further books, “ Perry the Polar Bear Goes Green ” and “ Eco Zico ” which are printed on 100% recycled and FSC certified paper. “Eco Zico” is also available as an ebook and as an app for the iPad.
‘InTouch’ magazine, the publication of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), said in its November 2010 issue, “[Eco Zico] simplifies the recycling process making it interesting and easy for children to understand.” Olive intends releasing further titles in 2012, which are suitable for older children.
www.silverangelpublishing.com
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
RendezVu add speech to ExamSpeak Beta
RendezVu is delighted to announce the full release of ExamSpeak. ExamSpeak prepares students for their English speaking exam.
This product is an online English course for students sitting the KET Test. You can enter our test room and introduce yourself to the examiners. Meet the other test taker. Answer the examiner's questions then get feedback on your performance. This spoken English course allows you to learn English online and improve your test score.
Learners can now enrol in one of our ESOL courses and practise for their oral English or improve their English pronunciation.
This product is an online English course for students sitting the KET Test. You can enter our test room and introduce yourself to the examiners. Meet the other test taker. Answer the examiner's questions then get feedback on your performance. This spoken English course allows you to learn English online and improve your test score.
Learners can now enrol in one of our ESOL courses and practise for their oral English or improve their English pronunciation.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Inspiration
Check out the Newmarket Partnership Newsletter for excellent coverage of the Summer Fun with the David Manley Awards event http://newmarketpartnership.newsweaver.ie/newsletter/1t4am7jd8te
Friday, July 1, 2011
Want to save money on travel, but can't afford a bike?
The Irish Independent dispensed some invaluable advice to would-be cyclists today (30th June), including letting people know the best place in Dublin to get an affordable bike. Why, Rothar (www.rothar.ie) of course!
Check out the full article here http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/surviving-the-recession/smart-consumer-get-out-of-the-rat-race-and-get-your-own-wheels-of-fortune-2809602.html
Check out the full article here http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/surviving-the-recession/smart-consumer-get-out-of-the-rat-race-and-get-your-own-wheels-of-fortune-2809602.html
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
National Bike Week
"Handing over a bank note is enough to make a bicycle belong to me, but my entire life is needed to realise this possession" ... check out David Manley Awards winner Rothar in the Irish Times ... http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0620/1224299223291.html
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Summer Fun with the David Manley Awards
250,000 people will flock to see them this Summer. We are giving you the unique chance to see them up close and personal in the intimate surrounds of the Sugar Club, Leeson Street, Dublin at 7:30pm on Wednesday 15th June.
The David Manley Awards, in conjunction with previous winners Emergent Events, invites you to witness the 4 greatest street theatre acts in the world hosted by current Street Performance World Champion, Jack Wise.
The Performers that will be astounding us on the night include:
Jack Wise (http://www.jack.ie)
Space Cowboy (http://www.thespacecowboy.com.au)
Lindsay Benner (http://www.lindsaybenner.com)
Funny Bones (http://www.funnybones.jp/index_en.html)
Tickets cost €50, with all proceeds going to the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards, to ensure we continue to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in Ireland's Arts, Business and Social spheres.
To register for this event, or for more information, just click on the link below.
http://www.eventelephant.com/ee/bookings/tickets/index.htm?siteurl=davidmanleyawards2011
Hope to see you there!
The David Manley Awards, in conjunction with previous winners Emergent Events, invites you to witness the 4 greatest street theatre acts in the world hosted by current Street Performance World Champion, Jack Wise.
The Performers that will be astounding us on the night include:
Jack Wise (http://www.jack.ie)
Space Cowboy (http://www.thespacecowboy.com.au)
Lindsay Benner (http://www.lindsaybenner.com)
Funny Bones (http://www.funnybones.jp/index_en.html)
Tickets cost €50, with all proceeds going to the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards, to ensure we continue to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in Ireland's Arts, Business and Social spheres.
To register for this event, or for more information, just click on the link below.
http://www.eventelephant.com/ee/bookings/tickets/index.htm?siteurl=davidmanleyawards2011
Hope to see you there!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Anne Bedos of Rothar on Capital D
RTE's Capital D paid a visit to Rothar, winner of the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards 2011, to find out how Anne Bedos has combined a love of bicycles, care for the environment and a drive to improve society to deliver a fantastic business. Check it out here (Anne's piece starts at 7 mins 00secs)
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1097266
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1097266
Monday, April 4, 2011
Win More Customers: Raising A Brand Programme (April - May 2011)
Would you like more customers for your business?
Business-owners who've completed the popular Islandbridge programme tell us that after Raising A Brand, they're winning more customers than ever before.
The next 8 Week Programme runs on Tuesday afternoons from April 12th to May 31st at Dublin's Hampton Hotel and is strictly limited to twelve places.
Call Gerard now at 01 - 495 3330, or visit www.BrandDevelopment.ie to learn more about how Raising A Brand can help you grow your business.
Business-owners who've completed the popular Islandbridge programme tell us that after Raising A Brand, they're winning more customers than ever before.
The next 8 Week Programme runs on Tuesday afternoons from April 12th to May 31st at Dublin's Hampton Hotel and is strictly limited to twelve places.
Call Gerard now at 01 - 495 3330, or visit www.BrandDevelopment.ie to learn more about how Raising A Brand can help you grow your business.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
John Kennedy's Best Phone Apps for Business
What are the best phone aps for business at the moment? See DM Media Award winner, John Kennedy’s suggestions, which include evernote, dropbox, adobe ideas etc, on www.todayfm.com – click on ‘Weekend Shows’ and then Sunday Business Show page.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Cycling or recycling? Founder's award for bike business
ANNE BEDOS, the founder of Dublin not-for-profit bicycle busines Rothar, has won the 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Award.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2011/0121/1224288008265.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2011/0121/1224288008265.html
Thursday, January 20, 2011
“On your Rothar!”- Social Entrepreneur wins 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Award
Entrepreneur, Anne Bedos, who founded Rothar – a bike shop with a social focus – has won the 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Award. Rothar is a not-for-profit organisation that recycles discarded bikes and provides training and job opportunities to people from disadvantaged communities. Operating from Phibsboro, Dublin, this community-based bike shop sells refurbished bicycles, accessories and second hand parts and offers classes on bicycle repairs. Ms. Bedos wins €10,000 in cash and over €100,000 worth of mentoring and consultancy services from a variety of blue chip companies.
Originally from France, Anne Bedos moved to Ireland in 2004. She founded Rothar in 2008 after working in the charity and community development sector for more than 10 years. To date, Rothar has salvaged over 250 bikes, diverting 4 tonnes of waste from landfill. It works closely with youth groups to train at-risk youth in bicycle mechanics as well as building skills in basic business concepts. With a steady revenue stream from the sale of refurbished bicycles, Rothar is financially self-sustainable. A political scientist specialising in social inclusion and gender equality, Anne is also an enthusiastic cyclist - and Rothar combines all these passions!
The 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards were presented at a ceremony today (Thursday 20th January) in Mason Hayes+Curran, Barrow Street, Dublin by Dr. Chris Horn and Ms. Damini Kumar, European Ambassador for Creativity & Innovation. Businessman, Alfie Kane chaired the panel of judges for the Awards.
For more on Rothar, please visit: www.rothar.ie
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David Manley Media Award
The second David Manley Media Award was presented today and was awarded to John Kennedy of Silicon Republic. John was commended on his dedication and commitment to regular coverage of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. The judges for this Award were Dr. Thomas Cooney, Director - Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship at DIT and Nicola Byrne, founder and managing director of 11890 and the judging was overseen by Dr. Chris Horn.
The David Manley Media Award is run with the support of Kantar Media and Managing Director, Dan Halliwell presented John with his Award.
Originally from France, Anne Bedos moved to Ireland in 2004. She founded Rothar in 2008 after working in the charity and community development sector for more than 10 years. To date, Rothar has salvaged over 250 bikes, diverting 4 tonnes of waste from landfill. It works closely with youth groups to train at-risk youth in bicycle mechanics as well as building skills in basic business concepts. With a steady revenue stream from the sale of refurbished bicycles, Rothar is financially self-sustainable. A political scientist specialising in social inclusion and gender equality, Anne is also an enthusiastic cyclist - and Rothar combines all these passions!
The 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards were presented at a ceremony today (Thursday 20th January) in Mason Hayes+Curran, Barrow Street, Dublin by Dr. Chris Horn and Ms. Damini Kumar, European Ambassador for Creativity & Innovation. Businessman, Alfie Kane chaired the panel of judges for the Awards.
For more on Rothar, please visit: www.rothar.ie
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David Manley Media Award
The second David Manley Media Award was presented today and was awarded to John Kennedy of Silicon Republic. John was commended on his dedication and commitment to regular coverage of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. The judges for this Award were Dr. Thomas Cooney, Director - Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship at DIT and Nicola Byrne, founder and managing director of 11890 and the judging was overseen by Dr. Chris Horn.
The David Manley Media Award is run with the support of Kantar Media and Managing Director, Dan Halliwell presented John with his Award.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards to be presented on 20th January!
Best of luck to our 3 finalists tomorrow at the presentation of the 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards – the 3 are:
Anne Bedos www.rothar.ie – Emerging Social Entrepreneur
Angel Luis Gonzalez www.PhotoIreland.org – Emerging Arts Entrepreneur
Dr. Emmeline Hill www.equinome.com – Emerging Business Entrepreneur
Check back here early afternoon, 20th January to find out who the overall winner is!
Anne Bedos www.rothar.ie – Emerging Social Entrepreneur
Angel Luis Gonzalez www.PhotoIreland.org – Emerging Arts Entrepreneur
Dr. Emmeline Hill www.equinome.com – Emerging Business Entrepreneur
Check back here early afternoon, 20th January to find out who the overall winner is!
Monday, January 17, 2011
3 finalists for 2011 David Manley Awards announced
Dr.Emmeline Hill who discovered a gene in thoroughbred horses which identifies sprinting ability and stamina, Angel Luis Gonzalez who staged Ireland’s first ever photographic festival and Anne Bedos who founded a bike shop with recycles bikes and provides training and jobs are the three finalists in our 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards, the winner of which will be announced this Thursday,20th January.
http://www.bizstartup.ie/news/item/17471-david-manley-emerging/
http://www.bizstartup.ie/news/item/17471-david-manley-emerging/
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