Local Enterprise Office Cork North & West is delighted to announce their next women in business networking event. The event will be held at the Charleville Park Hotel on the 12th of November featuring high profile motivational speaker and presenter, Ireland’s leading fashion and style consultant Celia Holman Lee. The networking event is part of a series of supports for women in business or women who want to start their own business that are on offer from Leo Cork North and West.

Guest speaker Celia Holman-Lee founded The Holman-Lee modelling agency which has been in existence for over 35 years and is also one of Ireland’s top stylists. As a model and business woman, Celia Holman Lee is no stranger to both the fashion and business world and is an excellent role model to any women in business. Today the Holman-Lee Model Agency in Limerick is the longest running model agency in the country. She is one of Ireland’s foremost fashion presenters on shows such as TV3’s Ireland AM and Xposé. Among Celia’s achievements are: the first ever VIP Most Stylish Woman in Ireland Award, RSVP Magazine Business Woman of the Year Award 2008, top prize in RTÉ's Late Late Show charity Ice Skating competition and winner of TV3’s Celebrity Salon Reality Contest in 2010.

“Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West is committed to assisting women in business” says Joan Kelleher. “Female Entrepreneurship is growing in Ireland and we are committed to supporting them whatever way we can” said Joan.  The networking event is part of a series of networking events and workshops that take place annually to support and encourage female entrepreneurship. Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West is also launching a female business growth programme which will be rolled out later this year. Expressions of interest are now being sought via our website: https://www.localenterprise.ie/CorkNorthandWest/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/North-Cork-Women-In-Business-Network.html

The mission of the Local Enterprise Office Cork North & West is to promote entrepreneurship, foster business start-ups and develop existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and to provide accessible high quality supports for business ideas. Small businesses face a host of barriers to success, including: not knowing where to find information and resources; inexperienced management, access to finance or lack of marketing and business planning skills. Helping to overcome these challenges are among the many ways that Local Enterprise Offices serve the practical needs of people in business. The offices act as a First Stop Shop for business enquiries, making sure that everybody with a query is routed towards the most relevant person or agency to deal with that issue.

This women in Business Networking Event is sure to provide inspiration and motivation to any woman in business or thinking about setting up in business. Lots of networking will take place on the evening so be sure to bring along your business cards. For more information on future events visit www.localenterprise.ie/CorkNorthandWest