GORM Founder and CEO wins in Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme

Visa She's Next Grant Programme has crowned its champions. Among them is the our Founder and CEO, Mamobo Ogoro.

Visa's She's Next Grant Programme in partnership with IFundWomen supports 5 women-led small businesses in Ireland, as they grow their businesses. Starting in 2021, the programme has quickly become a symbol of empowerment and recognition for women entrepreneurs across ireland and beyond.

This year, our Founder and CEO, Mamobo Ogoro was named the first winner of the newly added category of “Changemaker”, to women that have set up a social mission businesses to help address societal or economic challenges.

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Mamobo is among five incredible women founders, Rachel Hennessy of Happy Days, Suraya Rahman of Little Eden Terrariums, Alison McGrath of My First Steps, and Marion Cantillon of PitSea

The winners of this award, will each receive a grant of €10,000 and, a year of business coaching from IFundWomen, a platform dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs in their journey to success.

Mandy Lamb, the Managing Director of Visa UK & Ireland, said,

"We are truly inspired by the incredible talent and dedication shown by the applicants in what is our third She’s Next programme in Ireland. The doubling of entries reflects the growing momentum of women entrepreneurs in Ireland and their invaluable contributions to the economy. The quality of entries coming through again this year has been phenomenal. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to each of the winners and remain committed to supporting them on their journey to success.”

The recognition of the Visa She's Next is not just a win for GORM but a win for the communities we serve, and our incredible partners.

With this support, we will further develop our services, creating evidence based, high quality training solutions for our partners, deepen our social impact and create social change in Ireland and beyond.

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