15 County Carlow & Kilkenny based business owners graduated from an intensive management programme on Friday 8th March 2019 at a ceremony held at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel as part of Local Enterprise Week 2019 #makingithappen.
The Local Enterprise Office Carlow & Kilkenny organise the prestigious 'Management Development Programme (MDP)' each year which gives experienced business owners the chance to rethink their business strategies, examine their pricing and profitability, and discover how to grow their businesses. The Programme, which is led by renowned international business consultant and author Blaise Brosnan, is accredited at level seven on the national framework of qualifications by The Institute of Technology Carlow.
Speaking at the event Kieran Comerford , Head of Enterprise with the Local Enterprise reiterated the importance of small business to the Counties saying “the ability of businesses like yours to succeed and grow in County Carlow & Kilkenny underpins our future potential for jobs, growth and prosperity. The Management Development Programme is provided jointly by Kilkenny & Carlow LEO in order to strengthen your capabilities as managers of your businesses and to support you to sustain and grow your business.”.
Participants on the programme spoke about their own experience of transforming their business thinking over the course of the programme and the significant benefits of having formed a close trusted business network which will be an on-going resource. There was a great atmosphere of positivity and energy in the room and both the graduating participants and those businesses undertaking the current programme all expressed high expectations for their businesses going into 2019.
The programme was delivered by Blaise Brosan of Management Resource Institute who said “‘the management development programme provides participants with a blueprint of practical, hands on advice and tools, to help achieve their goals and soar to their highest potential”
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For further information contact Kieran Comerford on kcomerford@carlowcoco.ie or 086-8252037
