On Friday 13 August, five members of the 2009/2010 Challenge Europe team from Northern Ireland and Ireland held a successful networking event in Dublin to mark the launch of their new business website, www.lowcarbonentrepreneurs.com. The event was attended by corporate and environmental representatives from across the island of Ireland and included speakers from the business sector, British Council and even a link to Richard Lindberg, one of the Swedish advocates who have collaborated closely with the NI/Ireland business group on the website initiative.

LowCarbonEntrepreneurs aims to help entrepreneurs join the low-carbon economy by providing them with the information needed to start new businesses that take advantage of the emerging green economy. Mark Bennett, one of the Irish Challenge Europe advocates explains: "This is a portal that helps entrepreneurs explore the commercial possibilities of low carbon technologies. It provides an overview of the sector, as well as links to more detailed information on funding and networking opportunities. Our goal is for the website to be a 'one-stop-shop' for would-be and existing entrepreneurs".

A range of business and environment agencies have already endorsed the LowCarbonEntrepreneurs website and have expressed an interest in supporting its development in the future. Therefore, the launch event simply marked the end of the beginning for these advocates from Northern Ireland, Ireland and Sweden whose Challenge Europe project now has the potential to expand, influencing green economies across Europe and beyond.