GMIT Innovation Centre
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By Maria Staunton
15, Sep 2009 - 09:00

Entrepreneur business man John Quinn, Surface Power Technology,  Tourmakeady, addressed an Enterprise Evening hosted by the Innovation in Business Centre at GMIT Castlebar. Mr Quinn relayed his experience of establishing and running his own businesses.


The event titled "Spirit of Entrepreneurship" took place in the GMIT Castlebar campus on Thursday 10th September.

John Quinn was a 2002 finalist of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year and winner of the All-Ireland Innovation Award 2003, founded Surface Power Technologies which develops and manufacturers solar and wind energy technology.  He is regarded as a start-up veteran across the US and Europe with twenty years experience in general and global manufacturing management, and the holder of worldwide technology patents. He is a judge on the world’s largest Innovation challenge in the USA, a Council Member of the Irish Wind Energy Agency Association and an Advisor to several Government Functions and the Government Clean-Tech Policy.




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