Entrepreneurs to pitch to local ‘dragons’

By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2019, 09:00 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2019, 10:00 BST
The local dragons who will be judging the final of the £10k Business Start-Up Challenge.The local dragons who will be judging the final of the £10k Business Start-Up Challenge.
The local dragons who will be judging the final of the £10k Business Start-Up Challenge.
Seven budding entrepreneurs from the Derry & Strabane District Council area will be pitching their business ideas to five local ‘dragons’ on Thursday after being announced as the finalists of the £10k Business Start-Up Challenge.

This year’s ‘pitchathon’ is part of Enterprise Week 2019 and will take place from 2pm to 5pm in the Foyle Theatre of North West Regional College’s Strand Road Campus in front of an audience and panel of judges made up of Martin Gallen (Banba Designs and Strabane Chamber of Commerce), Liam Nelis (Gradon Architecture), Deborah Lamberton (So27 skincare), Christine Graham (Senior Business Manager, Bank of Ireland) and Louise Breslin (Business Development Manager at Derry City and Strabane District Council).

The seven finalists are: Sara Harper – Hands of an Angel (Holistic Therapies); Emma Kirwan – Empire Clothing and Leotards (fashion designer); Karen Murphy – Health Hub Professionals NI Ltf (healthcare); Colin McClelland – Manag Beg Gourmet & Medicinal Mushrooms (food producer); Gerard McElwee - McElwee Custom Motorcycles Ltd (motorcycle garage); Sharron McCormick - With Love Recipes Ltd (food); Emily McCorkell – Lo and Slo (food).

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