Entrepreneurship

The Institute of Technology, Tralee and Shannon Developments Kerry Technology Park share a 113 acre campus.  Both organisations have a shared vision for the seamless integration of education and enterprise and a commitment to harnessing the synergies created to greatly enhance regional impact

Turning innovative ideas into successful businesses requires a powerful blend of people, place, culture and imagination. Developing an enterprise culture is about providing the right environment for new ideas to grow alongside existing flourishing enterprises. The shared vision of the Institute and Shannon Development has resulted in the development of one of Ireland’s most successful business environments - Kerry Technology Park.  The shared campus has become a national role model and the interchange of ideas, skills, knowledge and energy between the Institute and Park-based enterprises involving students, researchers, lecturers and entrepreneurs, underpins the success of the campus as a whole. 

Programmes being run by the Institute of Technology, Tralee and Shannon Developments Kerry Technology Park include:

Entrepreneurship forms a central focus of the Institute from undergraduate to post graduate level. The Young Entrepreneur Programme was conceived and developed by the Institute of Technology, Tralee and its partners. The Programme is now studied by over six hundred second and third level students in the county each year and has received international recognition for its innovative approach to entrepreneurship education and the high level of interaction between students and entrepreneurs. http://www.youngentrepreneur.ie/

The Endeavour Programme is about giving potential entrepreneurs the opportunity to fast-track their dreams by learning from the best in a proven environment totally focussed on bringing businesses all the way from concept to reality. The aim of the programme is to find, grow and launch Ireland’s next generation of entrepreneurs. The programme aims to attract candidates with a great business concept that has potential to grow in internationally. http://www.endeavour.biz/