Press Release:
12th February 2015
A new programme aimed at helping SMEs in ‘Building Management Capabilities in SMEs’ – is being offered by the Local Enterprise Office-Carlow. The programme was developed in response to findings that there was potential for SMEs to increase their awareness and capacity to grow their business by developing their own management capacity and improve their understanding of how competitive their business isand its potential to grow.
According to Kieran Comerford, Head of Enterprise at the Carlow County Council – Local Enterprise Office its main aim is to give SMEs the confidence and skills to effectively grow and develop their business while also getting one to one advice on from Management Guru Blaise Brosnan. Blaise Brosnan has a unique blend of practical top management experience gained over 25 years in his capacity as Chief Executive of a well known National business and later as business adviser to a range of Irish business types. In addition to this, he has gained further National and International experience, having successfully completed a range of projects in Ireland, US, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and in Russia.
“Managers within SMEs tend to be very expert in their chosen field of work, but – because of the nature of how SMEs develop – they may not necessarily have management expertize to develop and grow ,” he said. “This programme is targeted at owner/managers of small businesses who are interested in developing their business”.
Comerford continued to say “For SMEs who are at development stage we want to increase their confidence in doing so and enhance their understanding of how their business can grow”. The programme commences on Wednesday 25th February 2015 and participants in this management development programme are expected to attend 20 peer learning sessions . In addition to the workshops, participants will also benefit from a one-to-one mentoring service: The cost to SMEs of participating in the “Management Development” programme is €400 per person which includes all training, mentoring, course materials, and refreshments.
To view the schedule of training courses taking place throughout County Carlow this season visit www.localenterprise.ie/carlow or call 059-9130880
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For further Information:
Kieran Comerford - Head of Enterprise
Local Enterprise Office - Carlow County Council
Carlow County Council
Enterprise House
O'Brien Road
Carlow
Phone (059) 9129781
Fax: (059) 9141503
E-mail: kcomerford@carlowcoco.ie
Web: www.localenterprise.ie/carlow
Blaise Brosnan B.Agr Sc.(Econ) M.Sc.(Mgmt), M.Mgtl
Blaise Brosnan has a unique blend of practical top management experience gained over 25 years in his capacity as Chief Executive of a well known National business and later as business adviser to a range of Irish business types. In addition to this, he has gained further National and International experience, having successfully completed a range of projects in Ireland, US, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and in Russia.
To underpin this “cutting edge” experience, he studied and graduated from TCD in 1989 with a M.Sc.Mgmt.
The strategic orientation of this programme was the perfect complement to the analytical nature of his primary Economics Degree. The combination of practice and theory coupled with a pair of trained objective eyes, ears and hands equip him to make meaningful interventions for clients. He does this by facilitating his clients to strategically reposition their businesses, so they can gain leverage in their changing environments.
He is Strategy Senior Specialist within the Management Resource Institute, working with Boards and senior management to stand back from their businesses and formulate and agree their future strategic repositioning. He then works with the team to bring that strategic thinking and vision down through their organisations, so that they are all “singing from the same hymn sheet”. He achieves this through a combination of direct facilitation and focused training.
He is also founder Director of International Dispute Resolution (Ireland) Ltd, which specialises in providing disputants with an alternative to the normal litigation routes, to solve their commercial disputes. In addition to this he is a Director of a number of commercial businesses, three of which he is currently chairman.
Outside of his formal commercial positions, he holds or has held a number of influential positions. He is the former regional chairman IMI (Wexford), founder of IDW, founder member of Enniscorthy Rotary Club, Former Board member of 1798 Visitor Centre and The Wexford International Festival Opera and others.
