{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63cffde33effa10011d27f74/655b967778d7ac0011ed5458?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Innovation Hubs: What really are the benefits of basing yourself or your Start-up there?","description":"<p>WestBIC's Alison McGonagle sits down with Anne Marie McLaughlin, Innovation Manager of the recently opened Inishowen Innovation (ii) in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, to discuss what the true benefits are of innovation hubs and facilities.</p><p>This episode explores:</p><ul><li>Can you have it all? Work-life balance - can you have a successful career or start up while being based in a more rural area as opposed to the bigger urban centres?</li><li>The added benefits of an innovation centre or hub</li><li>How Inishowen Innovation came to fruition</li><li>Anne Marie's return back home from the States</li><li>The continuous growth of innovation in Donegal</li><li>The supports available in Donegal and the NorthWest region</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Inishowen Innovation Website: <a href=\"https://theii.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://theii.com/</a></p><p>Email: AnneMarie.McLaughlin@theii.com</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"WestBIC"}