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=== Genesis Programme ===
The Genesis Enterprise Programme is based at CIT's Rubicon Centre, offering participants the opportunity to avail of a 12-month rapid incubation programme that aims to support and accelerate graduate entrepreneurs in developing their business from a very early stage. It has been in operation since 1998. The programme supports [[entrepreneurs]] (for "knowledge based" fields "with export potential" such as Food, Information Technology, Biotech, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Medical Device and Automotive) in the [[South-West Region, Ireland|South West]] region. It is supported by the [[Department of Education and Science]], with participant support from [[Enterprise Ireland]].

The programme is a full-time programme for graduates and is supported by [[University College Cork]], Enterprise Ireland, Cork's [[County and City Enterprise Board]]s, [[Údarás Na Gaeltachta]], and Cork BIC.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=10 August 2009 |website=rubiconcentre.ie |title=Genesis Enterprise Programme |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810084927/http://www.rubiconcentre.ie/index.php/programmes/genesis-programme |url-status=dead |access-date=6 November 2018 |url=http://www.rubiconcentre.ie/index.php/programmes/genesis-programme }}</ref>