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	<title>Smart Start</title>
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	<description>Ireland&#039;s Best Accelerator Programme for Startups</description>
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		<title>Great Interest in the Programme</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/774</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerry Moan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just unreal!
We have had a huge response to the call for the programme and have just lots of applications to get through.
Its going to take us longer than expected and we are therfore pushing the start date a wee bit!
All applicants will be contacted in the days ahead and we will organise a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Straight Talker David H Kirk Joins the Team!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerry Moan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great News! &#8211; Belfast-born Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur David Kirk @dhkirk – who has himself invested quite a lot of money in the North’s Budding Tech Start-ups has agreed to join with smart start in making the next two programmes in Northern Ireland and The Republic Of Ireland even better! Known for his straight talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interviews from the Demos N Dough Event</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/719</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerry Moan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the great work of Conn and the Team from the Small Business Show we have posted one or two of the interviews from the guys on the night in the vids section.  All five Companies now have very strong expressions from angels and syndicates in attendance on the evening. We even know that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seconds out .. Round Two!</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/696</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerry Moan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from The Success of Round One of Smart Start, we have decided to add two more programmes to the list in the months ahead, yes thats right &#8230; TWO!
One cohort in the South of Ireland and for the First time ever, one in Northern Ireland!
So if you have a bright start-up idea and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Night had By All</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/692</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerry Moan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Demos and Dough Event in the Shelbourne Race Track went off well, despite some last minute technical hitches!
All five companies presented on the night and all five have now got themselves follow up meetings with angels and or syndicates.
A well attended event saw each pitch over a ten minute period with follow up around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AquaFresh Fish goes to Malta</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/671</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gerrymoan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week saw a great leap forward on the investment trail for AquaFresh and Founder Adrian Flynn.
Flynn and Smart Start Founder had some very indepth discussions with an investment syndicate in Malta who have expressed an interest in raising the finance required to get the project up and into production!
Well done Adrian, hope all goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Five Smart Start Companies Announced</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/659</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gerrymoan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chosen participants, who represent a range of industry sectors, are:

Carlow based Gavin O’Reilly and Dublin man Stephen Doherty of Recruitlegal.com, a niche online jobs board aimed initially at the US legal sector.
Galway based Gary Stewart of Paretos CRM, a highly flexible, easy to use online sales management system.
Dubliner Joanna Norton of Click4ESOL, which creates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shortlisted Spring Intake</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/653</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gerrymoan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have arrived at a shortlist for the Spring Intake.
After many late nights, presentations, and conversations we have arrived at a shortlist for the Spring Intake of Smart Start and will be presenting the companies to the Press on the 11th of the Month.
Stay tuned for more in the days ahead!
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		<title>Deloitte on Board</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/644</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 00:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gerrymoan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ger O&#8217;Mahoney &#8211; Cork Based, Regional Partner in Charge in Deloitte &#8211; has described their involvement in Smart Start as exciting!
He went on to describe how his team will be involved in a number of aspects of the programme and how they are looking forward to working with the SmartStart Team, the Entrepreneurs and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Start Starts</title>
		<link>http://smartstart.ie/archives/640</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>gerrymoan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a great first day here, some great comments on the site and some real interest in the programme both from Founders and Investors.
If you or anyone you know has a Smart Idea and needs funding to move it along why not fill out the application and let&#8217;s start the process?
Thanks to all those who [...]]]></description>
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