#businesspicnic serves up recipe for business success

Business Picnic Launch 2019

Entrepreneurial heavyweights to deliver their ingredients for business success as part of the #businesspicnic 2019. 

Summer 2019 sees the return of one of Ireland’s most innovative networking platforms, The Business Picnic. Now in its fourth year, County Carlow is paving the way for key connections through informal business connections and shared learning, through their annual networking event. The Business Picnic is hosted by Carlow County Council’s – Local Enterprise Office in association with Arboretum, Netwatch & Wright Insurance Brokers

#businesspicnic is a free event designed to encourage professional connections in an informal setting.The Business Picnic takes place on Wednesday 12th June 2019 in Arboretum, Home and Garden Heaven, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow from 5.45pm to 9.30pm.

Open to businesses all over Ireland, the Picnic aims to encourage future business development, not just in Carlow, but nationally. Hosted by Anton Savage, with comedian Gearoid Farrell with a panel of 8 successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals. Last year’s event sold out with over 300 business people attending so be sure to reserve your ticket fast.

Speaking about the event , Anton Savage said “It takes a lot of guts to start a business. Whether it’s as a sole trader or an employer. And it can be a very solitary thing to do. So an event like this, which gives business owners and founders a chance to learn from, and support each other, is a pleasure to be involved in. Plus, Gearoid Farrelly is there so it’s going to be funny, and the Arboretum is a gorgeous venue (with the world’s most extraordinary toilets...)”

Attendees will have the chance to meet ask questions, make connections and exchange ideas with successful Irish and International business people on the day. Among the international panellists there to share learning and business insights includes Fergal Doyle , Arboretum , Martin Mc Vicor – Combi-Lift , Richard Roger , Voxgig ,David Walsh , Netwatch , Noreen Doyle , Irish Biltong , Frank Klipsch , Mayor , Davenport , Iowa , Kate Gaynor , The Paint hub  Ray Kennedy , Wright Insurance Brokers

Speaking about the event , Kathleen Holohan , Chief Executive of Carlow County Council said “we hope that this event will encourage the building of meaningful business connections that will drive future business not just in County Carlow but nationally and internationally” , Holohan continued to say “Carlow is an ideal location for businesses to start , develop and grow and make it happen and Arboretum given its location just off the motorway proves just how accessible County Carlow is to the National Marketplace” , Holohan concluded by saying “we are delighted to be working with our entrepreneurial partners in Arboretum, Netwatch & Wright

Insurance Brokers to bring this free opportunity to our business community and their wider business connections across Ireland”

Speaking at the launch Ray Kennedy of Wright Insurance Brokers commented “we are delighted to be part of this year’s Business Picnic and believe that people do business with people, therefore networking is an essential activity for all companies across the island of Ireland” , Kennedy continued to say “in Wright Insurance Brokers, the insurance broking arm of our group, we believe in innovation. Innovative business events like The Business Picnic provide us with the opportunity to play our part in enabling companies to create connections and explore opportunities which fundamentally is the foundation of all business development activities”.

Rachel Doyle of the five star Arboretum is delighted to be hosting such and innovative event “I am delighted to be part of something that will help future business owners and growing companies, as well as to share my own business story with other business people, especially new and upcoming ones.”

David Walsh, Group CEO of Netwatch said “we in County Carlow believe that innovation is the key to the development of great companies and I am delighted that Netwatch can support this innovative networking event which aims to bring together enterprises of all sizes and scales in order to learn and connect with each other”

The Business Picnic takes place on Wednesday 12th June 2019  in the Arboretum, Home and Garden Heaven, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow from 5.45pm to 9.30pm.

To reserve your place, contact enterprise@carlowcoco.ie or register online with Eventbrite.To keep up to date with the Business Picnic activity, join in the conversation on twitter @CarlowLEO and follow #BusinessPicnic.

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For further information contact Kieran Comerford on 086-8252037 or e-mail

Booking Link for Picnic