13 local business owners graduate to bigger and better things
On Monday 13th June 2016, 13 entrepreneurs from County Carlow based businesses received their certificates having completed the Local Enterprise Office Carlow’s ‘Management Development Programme (MDP)’. The three month programme, delivered between April 2016 and June 2016, taught each participant how to remove themselves from the daily chores of running their business, and how to take that all important step back to start managing and growing their businesses towards their next milestone.
The MDP is accredited by the Institute of Technology, Carlow as a Level 6 course. Denis O’Brien, Lifelong Learning at IT Carlow was on hand to present the certificates to the entrepreneurs, along with Anna Byrne, Local Enterprise Office Carlow.
The Local Enterprise Office have been offering this programme to owner managers in County Carlow for a number of years, during which time more than 500 companies have participated. The businesses range widely in size, industry sector, turnover and maturity, but all have one thing in common, the determination and commitment of the owner manager to take whatever steps are necessary to become more effective and to run better businesses.”
Presenting the certificates Denis O’Brien said “that after completing the initial start-up phase of setting up a new business, it’s vital for enterprises to keep investing in continuous improvement and learning, to help sustain and develop their business.”
Anna Byrne, LEO Carlow said “one of the supports offered by the Local Enterprise Office Carlow is the provision of enterprise training and Management Development Programmes like this are a strategically important element in the range of programmes and initiatives available for Carlow’s enterprise sector.”
Blaise Brosnan of the Management Resource Institute trained and mentored the participants throughout the three-month programme, and also said a few words at the presentation, reminding the participants of their key learning points from the programme and offering words of encouragement to continue on the road that they had started with the MDP. The Management Development Programme is provided by LEO Carlow in order to strengthen the capabilities of owner-managers of small businesses and to support them to sustain, and in time grow, their businesses.
