LIT celebrated the Hartnett Enterprise Acceleration Centre’s tenth anniversary on the 28th of November in the Strand Hotel with a special celebration that brought together alumnus entrepreneurs, mentors, trainers, researchers and supporters to reflect, reconnect and recognise their achievements over the last decade. On the evening, the 2017 New Frontiers alumni received their Certificates of Completion and Special awards went to four alumni and two key supporters of New Frontiers.

Mark Cochrane of TrackPlan received the Startup of the Year award and won a valuable bundle of prizes. The company will get €5,000 worth of social media, branding and content production from Blue Chief, accountancy services for one year from Bridgewater Management, a day’s consultancy from Peevers Slye Cotter, a half-day each from Discovery Partnership Ltd and Holmes O’Malley Sexton as well as €500 from the LIT Enterprise Ladder Fund and a free desk for six months from the Hartnett Centre.