Senior Enterprise Featured on RTE’s Morning Edition, October 2013

Senior Enterprise Project Coordinator Paula Fitzsimons and Senior Entrepreneur Ambassador Áine Cuddihy (The Minicake Company) featured on RTE’s Morning Edition in Ireland.

By raising awareness of the opportunities for over 50′s in Ireland to engage with enterprise, they promoted the Senior Enterprise Forum, which took place on the 14th & 15th of October in Trim, Co. Meath.

Senior Enterprise on Morning Ireland (RTE Radio 1)

Coverage of the Senior Enterprise Forum, which took place in Trim in October 2013, was featured on Morning Ireland, RTE Radio 1 (Wednesday 23rd October).

A number of Senior Ambassadors were interviewed:
Áine Cuddihy, The Minicake Company
John Hughes, InsulCheck
Niall Glynn, Niall Glynn & Associates

Project Coordinator, Paula Fitzsimons explained the importance of Over 50′s engaging with enterprise. Minister for Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation Richard Bruton, who spoke at the Event, said that support for Seniors who are starting business is vital.

Listen in full to the podcast here

The podcast can also be downloaded here

HRH Prince Charles meets Senior Enterprise project partners in London

HRH Prince Charles was very interested to meet the Irish and French partners of Senior Enterprise, and to learn of the European support through the INTERREG IV B NWE Programme for the work of Senior Enterprise.
HRH mentioned this specifically in his talk before he presented awards to the PRIME mentor of the year and to the PRIME volunteer of the year.

Left to right: Paula Fitzsimons (Project Coordinator), HRH Prince Charles, Marc Pattinson (Managing Director, inno TSD), John Byrne (Director, Senior Enterprise), Jean-Charles Minier (Director, inno TSD), Richard Martin (Chairperson, PRIME). Photographer: Paul Burns