MTU – Kerry Campus

Tom Crean Centre

The Tom Crean Centre provides entrepreneurs with training in all areas of business including financial arrangements, market research and validation, business process, patenting, product development and sales training. Participants also avail of mentoring from experienced advisors and practitioners, with a view to developing an investor-ready business.

Munster Technological University has developed into a world-class business environment for technology-based, knowledge-intensive enterprise. The Tom Crean Business Centre has been central to the success and development of an enterprise ecosystem and the successful growth of new businesses in the region – nationally and internationally acknowledged as an example of best practice.

The Tom Crean Centre offers a supportive environment and incubation facilities to assist innovators and entrepreneurs in taking their ideas from proof of principle to full commercial success. The centre promotes innovation and enterprise, as well as contract research and industrial-academic cooperation.

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applicants to New Frontiers since 2011

past participants with HPSU status

new jobs created

What does the Tom Crean Centre offer?

22 incubator units, fully-equipped meeting/training room, canteen, social area, wifi throughout, shower facilities, print and post facilities, private parking and 24/7 access.

Research facilities include two technical Gateways (IMaR & Shannon ABC), Irish Academy for Hospitality and Tourism (IAHT ), Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED), UNESCO.

Support includes assistance with funding applications through CEED, access to the advice and expertise of academic and central services staff, student placements, and participation in MTU programmes.

Use of MTU facilities, such as our specialist ODL device lab, video-conferencing facilities and multimedia suites.

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The Tom Crean Centre team

The New Frontiers Programme Manager at MTU – Kerry Campus is Emily Reen. Emily has spent the past 16 years working in Dublin, Limerick, and Cork across the hospitality, corporate travel and international educational industries, specialising in business development. Emily is passionate about helping businesses and new entrepreneurs to identify their needs and come up with the best solutions for success. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel & Catering Management and a Diploma in Digital Online Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute and Cork College of Commerce.

Emily Reen

New Frontiers Programme Manager

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Brid McElligott

Vice President – Research, Development and External Engagement

I found it huge beneficial to both myself and the business. The material covered was right on point and helped us through the business start-up process. There was also a real strength gained from working amongst other startups on a day-to-day basis. I highly recommend the programme to anyone with a new venture; but remember that the benefits reaped will be down to you.

Derek O’Sullivan, Thermotents

The programme was enormously helpful to the development and growth of our business, and gave us access to top level expertise from successful business owners and incredible mentors. It enabled us to hone our business model and really challenged us to refine our offering. We wouldn’t be in the strong position we are today without New Frontiers.

Sam Harrison, Cloudberry

Some of our previous participants

Shane Hassett, WAZP – 3D printing
Ogie Sheehy, ViClarity – compliance platform
Derek O’Sullivan, Crua Outdoors – thermally and acoustically insulated tents
Lorriane Scroope, The HireLab – e-recruitment platform
Cliff Fee – Mobility Genie – medical supplies & equipment for independent living
Gearoid Kearney, myAccess Hub – building autism inclusive workplaces through virtual reality & elearning modules
Kayleigh O’Shea, Wedding Wizard – wedding planning technology
Caroline Sugrue, TICCbox – risk & compliance

The latest news from the Tom Crean Centre

Kerry Regtech ViClarity welcomes PolicyWorks global rebrand

ViClarity has announced that regulatory compliance consulting firm, PolicyWorks LLC, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, will rebrand under the ViClarity name. The rebrand will enable the organisations to drive growth globally through the combination of leading-edge technology and consulting expertise. Read more on irishbusinessfocus.ie.

Crua Outdoors – raising funding online

Crua Outdoors has staged an impressive seven successful rounds on Kickstarter. Founder Derek O’Sullivan was interviewed for kerryscitech.com about the experience of raising finance online.

Have a startup idea? Register your interest in New Frontiers and one of our Programme Managers will be in touch soon!

Further reading

Still not ready to apply? We have some useful links that might help:

the Tom Crean Centre website
more information about the New Frontiers programme
see our Frequently Asked Questions
check out our 10 tips for entrepreneurs thinking of applying to New Frontiers