Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is one of 31 across Ireland that has announced a series of exciting initiatives aimed at stimulating business activity locally.
Monday 4th March
09.30 - 16.30 (Registration 08.45) | Fingal Start-up Bootcamp | Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown | €25 | Thinking of starting a business? Or just started? Well, the Fingal Start-Up Business Bootcamp is for you. Join us for high energy, engaging and interactive day of talks, personal and small group exercises. Click Here to Book |
9.00 - 13.00 (Registration 08.30) | Trading Online Vouchers Scheme Seminar | Drinan Enterprise Centre | Free | Join us for a free half-day information session on the Trading Online Voucher (TOV) Scheme. This innovative scheme helps small businesses to develop their online presence by offering vouchers, valued at up to €2,500, towards website development or digital marketing strategy. Click Here to Book |
18.00 - 20.30 | The Importance of Food Tourism | Howth Yacht Club, Howth, Co. Dublin | Free | Fingal Tourism and the Local Enterprise Office Fingal invite food producers and food-related business in the Fingal area to join us for an interactive evening seminar examining the importance of Food Tourism and the role it can play in growing your business. Click Here to Book |
Tuesday 5th March
07.30 - 09.15 | Behind The Business: Lessons From Successful Fingal Businesses | Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin | €10 | Fingal Dublin Chamber is hosting a business networking breakfast featuring successful Fingal entrepreneurs who will share their tips for business growth. Click Here to Book |
09.00 - 12.15 | Mastering Instagram for your Business - Morning Session | BEaT Enterprise Centre, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin | €10 | Is the Instagram craze passing you by? Have you heard others talking about the importance of Instagram for business, but don’t know where to start? Local Enterprise Office Fingal has the solution. *** This is the morning session. There is an alternate afternoon session. 
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13.00 - 16.15 | Mastering Instagram for your Business - Afternoon Session | BEaT Enterprise Centre, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin | €10 | Is the Instagram craze passing you by? Have you heard others talking about the importance of Instagram for business, but don’t know where to start? Local Enterprise Office Fingal has the solution. *** This is the afternoon session. There is an alternate morning session.
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New Time 17.30 - 20.00 
| Dublin Food Chain: Food, Profit, Success! | New Venue: The Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin Airport
| €10 | This high energy seminar will see 3 of Ireland's leading food entrepreneurs share their journey success with the audience. Each will examine pitfalls along the way, key tips on what to avoid and what to embrace, and most importantly a recipe for making a food business profitable. Local Fingal producers will showcase their products at a networking event ahead of the seminar in the evening. This event is open to food producers, café and restaurant owners and other food stakeholders throughout Dublin. For full speaker details and a booking link see: https://www.dublinfoodchain.ie/ |
Wednesday 6th March
09.00 - 12.30 | Pitch Perfect: LINC Pitch Challenge | The LINC, TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus | Free (but places are strictly limited) | As part of Local Enterprise Week, entrepreneurs from across Fingal will take to the stage at The LINC, TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus. They will step in front of a panel of judges and pitch for investment. This ever-popular event is an opportunity to practice your pitch in a competitive space, against the clock and other business founders/owners. We are not offering actual investment on the day, but there will be a prize of €500 for the winning pitch. This competition is open to Fingal based businesses, giving you an opportunity to practice pitching skills in front of a friendly audience & panel of experts. Your pitch will need to be 2 minutes long and only one competitor will clinch the prize and the glory! Apply now for one of the limited pitching slots by emailing: thelinc@itb.ie before Monday 25th February. If you’d like to be part of the audience for this event, email thelinc@itb.ie with the word AUDIENCE in the subject line. |
12.00 - 14.00 | Raising Finance for Your Business | Bank of Ireland Enterprise Hub, Ballycoolin, Dublin 15 | Free | Raising finance for your business can be a real challenge. Where do you start? Who is the right lender for your business? How do you apply? How do you improve your chances of getting a positive decision? Click Here to Book |
Thursday 7th March
07.30 - 09.30 | Practical Marketing Tips for Business Owners | Bracken Court Hotel, Bridge Street, Balbriggan | €10 | If your goal in 2019 is to market your business better, then join Balbriggan Chamber and the Local Enterprise Office for this event. Click Here to Book |
| Retail 2019: Winning Ideas and a New Formula
| | | ***This event has changed, please email info@leo.fingal.ie if you wish to apply for a place on the Retail Management development programme
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09.00 - 16.00 | Open Days Across Fingal Enterprise Centres | - BEaT (Balbriggan),
- Base (Mulhuddart),
- Drinan (Swords)
- The LINC, TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus
| Free | As part of Local Enterprise week Fingal Enterprise Centres will stage an Open Day, inviting business people from all over the region to experience what they have to offer. There are 4 Enterprise Centres to choose from: - Balbriggan Enterprise & Training Centre, Balbriggan
- Drinan Enterprise Centre, Swords
- Base Enterprise Centre, Mulhuddart
- The LINC, TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus (Formerly Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
Thinking of starting a business? Make an appointment to see a business advisor in the one-to-one mentor clinics running at each Enterprise Centre throughout the day. Call 01 8900800 to make an appointment. |
18.00 - 20:30 | Making It Happen: Fingal Enterprise Awards | The Atrium, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Swords | Free | As the highpoint of Local Enterprise Week, LEO Fingal will showcase some of the most impressive companies emerging from this region at the Fingal Enterprise Awards, who will go forward to represent Fingal at the National Finals at the Mansion House in May. Click Here to Book |
Friday 8th March
08.00- 10.30 (Registration 07.40)
| HR for SMEs: Essentials to Protect You and Your Staff | Clayton Hotel, Dublin Airport | €10 | In this breakfast seminar, hosted by Plato Dublin and Local Enterprise Office Fingal, Frank Scott Lennon and Mary Mangan will guide SME owners through essential HR issues. Click Here to Book
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12.00- 14.00 | Fingal Enterprising Women's Network - International Women's Day Lunch | Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport | €25 | Celebrate International Women’s Day in style with a dynamic lunchtime networking event hosted by Fingal Enterprising Women’s Network. This is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded business women & entrepreneurs. Click Here to Book |
