West Cork - Women in Business Programme

Venue:
The E-Centre, Bantry, Cork
 
Date:
19/10/2018
 
Note:
Starting Friday 19th October 2018
 
Time:
10.00am-5.00pm
 
Category:
Management Development
 

Women in business programme - starting in Bantry this October. Express your interest here and we will send you an application form.

This event is no longer available
 

Women in Business Programme - Bantry - Express your interest here

As part of our ongoing commitment to women in business, this business development programme is specifically for women in business, across all sectors. It is aimed at the woman owner/partner of a small business, employing 1 to 10 employees. Applicants will be actively involved in the management of their business and will be trading for a minimum of 12 months. Those participating on this programme should already have completed the standard Start your own Business programme (exemptions may occur however, if a client has already been in business or if a client has already completed a similar start-up training programme). 

Express your interest here and we will send you a detailed application form to complete. The deadline date for receipt of completed application forms to the LEO Cork North & West is: 

The Women in Business Programme is ideal for those who wish to broaden and develop their knowledge in the areas of: strategy, finance, raising money, marketing, sales, public relations, pitching, the business plan. If you are looking for assistance to move your business to the next stage of growth, this initiative could benefit your business.

Over the course of 8 training sessions, you will work with the trainers to assist you in growing, developing or diversifying your business. There will be a maximum group size of 15 women in business participating in the training programme and this will provide great networking opportunities within the group.

The subsidised cost of this programme is €150 per participant. (If there are 2 women in business partners from one business, the same fee applies per person). This includes all handouts provided during the training as well as any tea/coffee or light food provided and also one to one mentoring). 

Places are limited to 15 clients per Local Enterprise Office and are open to those within the West Cork catchment area only (Carrigaline, Kinsale, Bandon, Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Skibbereen, Bantry, Castletownbere).

The Local Enterprise Office reserves the right to refuse an application, if they deem an applicant/woman in business owner to be unsuitable to partake in the programme.

PLEASE NOTE: This programme is suitable for the owner/manager/director of a small business and NOT the manager or employee of a small business.

Express your interest here and we will send  a detailed application form to complete

Training Dates:

  1. Friday 19th October 2018
  2. Friday 26th October 2018
  3. Friday 2nd November 2018
  4. Friday 16th November 2018
  5. Friday 23rd November 2018
  6. Friday 30th November 2018
  7. Friday 7th December 2018 
  8. Friday 14th December 2018

Trainer: Sheila Anne O'Leary & Jackie Gowran - Business IQ