13/03/2026
Executive Director Maggie O'Carroll was delighted to be a guest of Women in Business NI at the in Belfast. It was a fantastic evening celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit, ambition and achievements of women across Northern Ireland.
Events like this shine a light on the innovation, resilience and leadership of female entrepreneurs who are starting, growing, scaling and internationalising their businesses, and recognising the vital contribution they make to the regionโs economy and business community.
It was also a pleasure to catch up with some inspiring women who are actively shaping and strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem to better support women founders - Roisin McDermott Head of Entrepreneurship at Women in Business, Elaine Patterson Assistant Director, Entrepreneurship / Programme Manager for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, InterTradeIreland
and Alison Currie, Chief Development Officer at Invest Northern Ireland
Their leadership and commitment is helping to redesign the business support landscape so that more women are enabled to start, grow, scale, innovate and compete internationally.
A special thank you to Roseann Kelly MBE CEO of Women in Business NI and the entire WiB team for delivering such an inspiring event and for their continued leadership in championing women entrepreneurs across Northern Ireland.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners who continue to raise the bar and inspire the next generation of women entrepreneurs.