Assistance

Docklands Innovation Park, 128-130 East Wall Road, Dublin 3

T: (01) 240 1300
F: (01) 240 1310
E: info@pdc.ie
W: www.pdc.ie
Contact: Bernadette O'Reilly

Categories: Business Plans; Equity; Incubator; Information; Mentoring; Networking; Start-up Training; Training

The Project Development Centre (PDC), an intiative of the Dublin Institute of Technology, is an incubator that provides a range of services and facilities to dynamic Irish businesses.

Enterprise development programmes, incubation space and facilities, business counselling, funding and access to R&D expertise are all part of the package that allows these entrepreneurs to start up and grow global businesses. Through its network, PDC helps innovative companies to access markets, strategic partners and venture capital.

Programmes at PDC include:

• PROSPECT: A six-month training programme targeted at researchers in third-level institutions who are interested in commercialising technology-based or knowledge-intensive research projects.
• HotHouse: A year-long Enterprise Platform Programme that helps entrepreneurs of knowledge-intensive businesses to start-up and build firms with global potential.
• Fast Growth: A programme to help owner/managers of fast-growing companies deal with the challenges associated with rapid expansion.
  

The PDC, in conjunction with the Bolton Trust, is a promoter of the Small Enterprise Seed Fund, a source of equity funding for small companies.