All Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference Exhibition Spaces 2025

The Women in Business All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference 2025, sponsored by AIB is taking place on Wednesday 11th June at the Carrickdale Hotel and Spa. The conference will bring together over 300 women-led business owners from across the island for a full day of inspiration, empowerment and connection. 

This conference aims to provide you with the knowledge to grow your business with expert support and advice, including access to finance and new markets. Women in Business with our key exhibiton partner Invest NI are delighted to bring our attendees an exclusive business support exhibition space. 

Meet the incredible organisations taking part in the All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference Exhibition Space 2025. Take a look at who’s showcasing this year:
 

Key Exhibiton Partner : Invest NI

Invest Northern Ireland’s ambition is to create wealth for the whole community; we will drive a regionally balanced, productive, sustainable, and prosperous Northern Ireland economy by unlocking the potential of businesses across the region. We work with businesses to accelerate their growth by increasing external sales and innovation, creating good-quality jobs, boosting productivity and skills, and reducing carbon emissions.

Invest NI is delighted to be key exhibitor at the All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference Exhibition Space 2025.Conferences attendees will have the opportunity to book 1-2-1 meetings with Invest NI representatives, taking place in a dedicated meeting space. We look forward to welcoming you!
 

Conference Title Sponsor: AIB

Supporting Conference Sponsor

Founded by the Kelly family in 2001, Glandore is an Irish, family-owned and managed business that treats the companies and individuals they house as their own. The mission is to create a dynamic, supportive and friendly community and network in which every individual and company can grow.

 

Techstart Ventures

Collaboration Partner

Techstart Ventures is a leading investor in seed-stage technology businesses throughout Northern Ireland and Scotland. It provides pre-seed and seed funding to ambitious, early-stage companies, often acting as the first institutional investor. Techstart Ventures also manages a proof-of-concept grant fund for entrepreneurs across all regions Northern Ireland with novel and innovative ideas. This fund is funded by Invest Northern Ireland.

 

IQ&Co

Supporting Conference Sponsor

At IQ&Co we’re invested in you. Our clients have a wide variety of financial planning needs but what they all have in common is a desire to have their wealth protected and developed. We are committed to building and sustaining long-term client relationships based on trust, superior service and the quality of our initial and ongoing advice. Our philosophy is simple: to ensure financial peace of mind for you and your family across the generations.

 

 

Women in Business

Women in Business is the leading network for women in the workplace across Northern Ireland.

We provide women with the support, skills and connections they need to start and grow a business or thrive in their careers through the widest range of tailored training and events.

Come and see us at the conference and learn about membership with us! Discover the benefits of being a member and learn how to grow your business within our community. 

 

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland is committed to supporting Irish businesses to grow and scale, and to become global leaders in their field. From start-ups to multinationals, we support ambitious companies at every stage of their journey. 

Our work starts at home, helping to develop businesses so they can compete in global markets. Across our network of 39 international offices, our expert advisors connect Irish businesses with international opportunities that drive growth. 

 

InterTradeIreland

InterTradeIreland connects and helps businesses across the island to trade cross-border, collaborate, innovate and attract investment. We fulfil a unique role in making connections across the island, facilitating collaboration, and identifying shared policy and all-island opportunities to accelerate economic growth.

We have 25 years of experience supporting businesses in both Ireland and Northern Ireland to explore new cross-border markets, develop new and improved processes, products and services and become investor-ready. By providing a range of programmes and initiatives, we assist businesses with securing funding, capacity building, research and exploring their innovation potential. We also provide advice and guidance to help businesses trade cross-border.

Established in 1999 as one of the cross-border bodies, InterTradeIreland is based in Newry and funded by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) and the Department for the Economy (DFE) in Northern Ireland.

 

Go Succeed

Go Succeed is the new go-to source for expert business advice led by Northern Ireland's eleven local councils. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur just starting out; are looking to grow your business; or are planning to scale up; our team of industry experts will provide tailored support and guidance to help you achieve your business goals. 

 

Network Ireland

Network Ireland is a non-profit, voluntary organisation, with over 1,300 members, 17 dynamic branches and a recently launched Virtual Branch. Established in 1983, this is a progressive, dynamic organisation supporting the professional and personal development of women in business across Ireland.

 

Louth LEO

Local Enterprise Office Louth (LEO Louth) supports entrepreneurship and the growth of SME’s and the micro-enterprise sector in County Louth. We provide business advice, mentoring, training, networking opportunities, and financial supports to both new and established businesses.
We have developed a number of focused support programmes for the SME sector, including a Women’s Business Programme, supports for Creative Enterprises and Craft Businesses, and a dedicated Networking Programme.
Visit our stand to learn more about how LEO Louth can help turn your business ideas into reality and support your next steps.  We’re happy to meet you at our offices or visit your premises for a friendly and practical chat about how we can support your business.

 

Catalyst

We are an independent, non-profit science and technology hub focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland. Inclusivity is at the core of what we do at Catalyst, We are working to remove the barriers that prevent people from accessing opportunities in the innovation economy, such as access to entrepreneurship and learning the skills to innovate. We reinvest all surplus profits from our property portfolio into nurturing a community-led innovation ecosystem that helps technology-focused start-ups, entrepreneurs, and innovators create, scale, and flourish.

 

Regional Development Centre | Dundalk Institute of Technology

The Regional Development Centre at DKIT provides a range of specialist services and facilities to support business in the North East and Border Counties.
 
By harnessing our people, research excellence and infrastructure, we help find innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Based at the heart of campus, the RDC is transforming how business, entrepreneurs and academic expertise connect. We offer:
•    Incubator space & Hotdesking
•    Enterprise Development Programmes – for students and professionals (e.g. New Frontiers, Thrive4women, EHealth Embark, Student Inc).
•    Sector Specific seminars and Development Workshops 
•    Applied Research Supports through our Technology Transfer Office (Innovation Vouchers and Partnerships) and the CREDIT Technology Gateway
•    Networking - Connected Health & Wellbeing Cluster, DConnect, THRIVE4women
•    Student Work Placement
 

Creative Spark

Creative Spark provides dedicated training and workspace facilities in Dundalk. We welcome and support new and established businesses operating within the creative industries, innovation, technology, and sustainable energy sectors.
Providing dedicated training and ‘learning lab’ facilities and affordable workspaces, Creative Spark offers an environment where innovation and creativity can flourish. Networking, peer-to-peer exchange and connectivity are a daily reality for the business community working, learning and meeting in the centre. Both Creative Spark and the Creative Spark Downtown Hub are accepting bookings for co-working desks, workspaces and events. The Creative Spark Enterprise FabLab formally launched in 2023 is open for membership.