Organise GMIT New Frontiers One 2 Ones with Phase 1 Participants

As part of the New Frontiers Phase 1 programme in GMIT iHubs, Donncha will meet participants for a One 2 One session to review their draft applications prior to final application on May 17th, 2018 All participants who wish to avail of a slot are required to send a Lean Canvas and a draft of […]
Read More- Posted by
Donncha Hughes
- Posted in Lean Canvas, Management skills, Personal Opinion
Apr, 14, 2018
No Comments.
About The Startup Business Planning Jigsaw

Managing a startup business is NOT easy. Startup entrepreneurs have lots of balls in the air. Lean Startup books, theory and practice are brilliant but the question is which model or framework do you follow and when – and are they all relevant to an Irish startup situation? To address this dilemma Donncha devised the […]
- Posted by
Donncha Hughes
- Posted in 404, Business Plans, Entrepreneurship, Grants and finance, Lean Canvas
Feb, 23, 2015
No Comments.
What Enterprise Ireland are looking for in a New Frontiers Phase 2 Application in 2018?

Are you participating on one of the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers Phase 1 programmes being delivered by the Incubation Centres in the Institutes of Technology in Ireland? If yes, you may have started completing your Phase 2 application. As a trainer on the programmes in DKIT, IT Sligo and GMIT, I would like to share […]
- Posted by
Donncha Hughes
- Posted in Entrepreneurship, Lean Canvas
Apr, 30, 2013
12 Comments.
Online Training Powered by Thinkific
INC60 PODCAST WITH DONNCHA (30 mins)
In this podcast, Donncha introduces the concepts and To Dos for people who want to develop an idea into a business in Ireland.
Produced by Inc60.com
Donncha on Sunday Business Show (Today FM)
Donncha interviewed by Conall O'Morain along with Olive in MediStori all about Crowdfunding.
[15 minutes] Play button may not display - just click to the left of 00.00 counter.
Services Menu
- Services Offered by Donncha Hughes Overview
- Assistance to Start and Grow Your Business
- Group Business & Management Training
- Graduate Entrepreneurship
- Start Your Own Business
- Business Plan Workshops
- New Frontiers Training
- Marketing Skills Workshops
- Training – Sales Planning
- Create Financial Projections full day Workshop
- One to One Advice
- Startup Q&A Business Clinic
- Business Plan Preparation
- Feasibility Studies
- Preparing Financial Projections for Startups & SMEs
- Mentoring & Business Consultancy
- Independent Evaluation
Free Downloads
- Infographic 1 PAGE Marketing Plan by Allan Dib
- SCCUL Address September 2014
- One Page Marketing Plan (Editable)
- Startup Q&A Business Clinic
- Start a Social Enterprise Programme Specification
- Goals Setting Slides for Mayo Open Coffee
- Business Plan Preparation Worksheet
- Goal Setting Worksheet
- Google-Site-Sign-Up-Instructions.pdf
- One Page Marketing Plan
- Editable Business Model Canvas (MS Word)
- Business Plan Write-Up Case Study
- Guide-to-Self-Employment-in-Ireland.pdf
Donncha's Slideshare
Recommended Books
Business books can be a brilliant resource for startup founders and senior management of SMEs. The trick is to read the Good ones - here are some of my suggestions as per my shelf on GoodReads
Search Blog Articles
WordPress - 2 Day Programme