Carlow Digital Voucher Breakfast – 14th June 2017

Trading online

Do you want €2,500 towards the cost of e-commerce for your business?

The Local Enterprise Office Carlow are hosting a free seminar, exclusively for those business who wish to apply for Trading Online Voucher, on 14th June 2017 @ 7.45am in Visual in Carlow.

With the trend ever increasing towards online spending it is estimated that only 23% of small Irish businesses are engaged in any meaningful way in e-Commerce sales.

For businesses employing less than ten people this percentage could be even lower. It is now believed that of online purchases made in Ireland that 70% of these are done in overseas markets.

There is now an urgency to ensure that businesses recognise that this is happening and that they are encouraged and supported to correctly respond to this digital reality.

In order to support this goal, the National Digital Strategy aims to get a further 1,000 businesses trading online by the end of 2017. To this end, the Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (DCENR) has launched a Trading Online Voucher Programme and has teamed up with the Local Enterprise Offices to deliver this to Irish business.

The morning seminar has been designed by the team from LEO Carlow and Caitriona Montgomery to help participants complete the application form and to understand how to make best use of a Trading Online Voucher. This training will enable our LEO to better understand and evaluate your application.  Staff from LEO Carlow will be in attendance to help you with any questions you may have in relation to how the fund works.

Booking your place via this page is essential as places are limited. There is no charge to attend this event. Tea, Coffee & Pastries will be available on arrival and the session will finish by 10.30am.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must attend this seminar in order to submit application for the Trading Online Voucher.  Application deadline is 7th July 2017 at 4pm. It is not possible to submit more than one claim for this grant, businesses who have received this grant already cannot apply for a second grant. 

This session will be delivered by Caitriona Montgomery Digital Marketing Certified Professional / Trainer (FETAC level 5) with 10 years professional IT, Website Development & Digital Marketing Consultancy experience in a large, dynamic & progressive technical environment (SitesToGo InternetLab)Caitriona also provides regular mentoring and training services in e-business for SMEs through Local Enterprise Offices, Local Development Companies and the private sector. Delivery and design of Digital Marketing / Social Media Marketing / Best Practice Web Development / SEO training courses and their relevant course material to SME’s and Educational bodies on behalf of organisations i.e. Local Enterprise Offices nationwide, Fáilte Ireland, Institutes of Technology and local private sector businesses

Attendance at the seminar is free of charge and can be booked via e-mail on enterprise@carlowcoco.ie or by calling 059/9129783