What Is The Student Enterprise Programme?
- Enterprise education programme run by the Network of Local Enterprise Office of Ireland (LEOs)
- LARGEST & MOST SUCCESSFUL student enterprise programme with over 25,000 STUDENTS taking part each year
- Runs from September to May each year
- Students get to set up their own business and do everything a real life entrepreneur would do….. from coming up with the business idea to marketing & writing a business plan
- County Finals take place in February/March each year in each county
- One student team goes forward to take part in the National Final in May 2024 to be named Student Enterprise of the Year
25000
Students Take Part Each Year
What are the benefits of the Student Enterprise Programme?
- Enhances creativity
- Improves communication skills
- Provides practical uses for business studies topics
- Encourages students to consider self-employment as a career choice
- Equips students with the skills to set up and run their own business
- Combines classroom learning with real life experiences
- Opportunity to meet and learn from entrepreneurs in the local community
- Excellent PR opportunities for schools
- Excellent support tools for teachers, students and schools
- On-going support from local Schools Co-ordinator
.
“I would strongly encourage any school to take part in the Student
Enterprise Programme, and to do it from first year onwards. The benefits
academically and socially are huge.
Your students’ confidence and public speaking
will improve, through the various pitches to judges and customers
throughout the programme. They will receive all of this and hopefully make
a profit along the way.
Trust me you won’t regret it!”#
-Pierce Dargan
Principal
Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland
Your own designated Student Enterprise Co-ordinator
- Each county has their own designated Schools Enterprise Co-ordinator.
- In-school workshops
- FREE teacher and student resources
- Visits by local entrepreneurs
| LEO Region | SEP Co-ordinator | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Carlow | Sarah Byrne/Rosie Dunne | Email: enterprise@carlowcoco.ie Email: sepleocarlow@gmail.com |
| Cavan | Francis Verling/Fionnuala Rogers | Email: francis@verling.ie Email: fionnualarogersconsulting@gmail.com |
| Clare | Theresa Mulvihill | Email: theresa@smartmarketing.ie Email: hpilkington@clarecoco.ie |
| Cork City | Theresa Mulvihill | Email: info@corkschoolsenterprise.ie |
| Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Donegal | Grace Korbel | Email: Grace.Korbel@leo.donegalcoco.ie |
| Dublin City | Mia Jansens/Caoimhe Cronin | Email: dublinsea@gmail.com |
| Fingal | Mia Jansens/Caoimhe Cronin | Email: fingalsep@realnation.ie |
| Galway | PJ Mullin | Email: pj@whizzkids.ie |
| Kerry | Caitriona P Collins | Email: info@cpcmarketingconsultants.com |
| Kildare | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Kilkenny | Rosie Dunne | Email: sepkilkenny@gmail.com |
| Laois | Rosie Dunne | Email: sepleolaois@gmail.com |
| Leitrim | Sheena Cannon Brian Dolan | Email: sheena.cannon@leitrimcoco.ie Email: briandolan@zoho.com |
| Limerick | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Longford | Sadie Wheatley | Email: sadiewheatley@gmail.com |
| Louth | Fionnuala Rogers Francis Verling | Email: fionnualarogersconsulting@gmail.com Email: info@verling.ie |
| Mayo | Garry Lowe | Email@ garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Meath | Serena Bryans | Email: Serena@aboutcommunications.ie |
| Monaghan | Fionnuala Rogers/Francis Verling | Email: francis@verling.ie Email: fionnualarogersconsulting@gmail.com |
| North Cork | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Offaly | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Roscommon | Garry Lowe | Email: garry@whizzkids.ie |
| Sligo | Brian Dolan | Email: studententerprisecalendar@gmail.com |
| South Cork | Grainne Carmody | Email: sep@carmodyconsultancy.com |
| South Dublin | Mia Jansens/Caoimhe Cronin | Email: sepleodublinsouth@realnation.ie |
| Tipperary | Tina Mulhearne | Email: tina.mulhearne@tipperarycoco.ie |
| Waterford | Jonathan Earl | Email: jonathan@b2bcommunications.ie |
| West Cork | Christine Duggan | Email: christine@dmpr.ie |
| Westmeath | Mia Jansens/Caoimhe Cronin | Email: leowestmeathsep@realnation.ie |
| Wexford | Tanya O'Brien | Email: tanya@gatewayconsulting.ie |
| Wicklow | Mia Jansens/Caoimhe Cronin | Email: leowicklowsep@realnation.ie |
