Ireland's leading business innovation hub, The Rubicon Centre, based in CIT is celebrating the success of one of their foremost female entrepreneurs, Patrice Fanning of Technically Write IT. Fanning who is a graduate of the Centre's PINC and Genesis (Now New Frontiers) programmes recently departed the Rubicon for new offices in Carrigaline as she expands her technical writing business.
Fanning undertook the Rubicon Centre's PINC programme in 2010 after recognising an opportunity to set up an Irish company offering high quality writing, editing and documentation solutions to multinationals and high potential SMES in the IT sector. The PINC programme is an intensive programme for female entrepreneurs who want to take their business ideas to the next stage. After realising through PINC that her idea was viable she graduated on to the Genesis programme (now New Frontiers) also run by the Rubicon Centre where she availed of extensive mentoring and support as well as office space and grant aid from Enterprise Ireland.
Today Fanning employs 30 people and is currently recruiting two project managers on the back of new multinational contract wins. Her clients include SAP worldwide, an industry leader in business software, EMC and Metalogic among others. Fanning's vision is to continue to grow the business to a team of 50 by the end of next year.
Speaking of the success of Technically Write IT Patrice says, "The past three years have been a whirlwind, from completing the PINC and Genesis programmes to moving in to my own offices and increasing my team. I have been extremely fortunate to have had the help and support of Paul Healy and his team in the Rubicon Centre without whom I would not have succeeded. When I enrolled in PINC in 2010 I really had no idea of what it would take to build a business or if my idea was even viable. It is down to the support of the Rubicon team and their networks that I have come to this point."
She continued, "Although I am sad to be leaving the Rubicon, I know that I will always have their support in the future which is invaluable. My success is testament to the quality of the programmes and supports available to entrepreneurs through The Rubicon Centre and I hope that my story can inspire more female entrepreneurs to take the leap and progress their business ideas. The support is there, you just need to make it happen!"
Also speaking of the success of Patrice and Technically Write IT, Paul Healy, General Manager of the Rubicon Centre said, "We are privileged to have worked with and supported Patrice over the past number of years and wish her all the best in her new offices. Patrice is proof of the success of our development programmes and is a fantastic ambassador for female entrepreneurship on a national level. Technically Write IT is a textbook example of a high potential start up from the Rubicon Centre that has gone on to do business on an international level and create employment. There are currently 58 companies based in The Rubicon Centre who are working towards building high value, knowledge based Irish owned companies and we continue to seek more of the same in to the future."
The Rubicon Centre, Ireland's leading innovation hub and home to the start up specialists is currently recruiting participants to the new PINC Programme which will run in 2013. Supported by Cork City Council and AIB, 70 female Entrepreneurs have already looked to take their businesses to the next step.
Twelve new entrepreneurs have also begun their business journey on the New Frontiers Phase 1 Programme which commenced earlier this month. They are joining a cohort of New Frontiers Participants Phase 2 who crossed the Rubicon in June.
