Local Enterprise Week Activities
Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is one of 31 across Ireland that has announced a series of exciting initiatives aimed at stimulating business activity locally.
NB: This webpage may be updated in the run-up to Local Enterprise Week.
Download the Local Enterprise Week 2022 event guide here .
Monday 7th March
Time | Event Name | Venue | Price | Event Details and booking Link |
08:30 - 16:00 | Start-Up Boot Camp 
| Riasc Centre, Kinsealy | €25 - includes breakast and lunch. Please e-mail info@leo.fingal.ie if you have any dietary requirements. | The Fingal Start-Up Business Bootcamp is the perfect opportunity to learn how to create a successful business. This high-energy, interactive Business Bootcamp is packed with expert advice, invaluable learning, and individual/group exercises designed to get you on the right track to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Click here to book a place |
09:30 - 10:45 | Driving Growth through Digitising Your Business | Online | Free | This engaging and practical seminar will help you improve your business efficiency by automating processes and connecting your software applications to streamline operations and improve overall effectiveness. You'll also learn about the Local Enterprise Office Digital Voucher that helps businesses kickstart the digitalistion process. Open to all & hosted by Local Enterprise Office Dublin City Click here to book a place |
11:00 - 12:00 | Business Briefing with Fingal Chamber 
| Online | Free | The Fingal Business Sentiment Survey (Q1 2022) uncovered the challenges and economic concerns facing Fingal businesses today. This free online event will focus on the key topics raised in the survey's findings - staff retention and recruitment, the lack of skills and talent, the availability of housing and transportation issues. Join us as we address these important business matters, explore potential solutions and highlight related supports for business. Click here to book a place |
14:00 - 15:30 | Food: Consumer Trends in 2022. Hear from Ireland’s leading food experts | Online | Free | What changes in consumer behaviour can the food industry expect this year? How will this affect your food business? What opportunities await? Join us to hear the latest Bord Bia research and a panel of industry experts discuss trends and insights into how the consumer will behave for 2022 and beyond. This dynamic event for the food industry will interest existing and start-up food producers, farmers, and food operators. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Limerick Click here to book a place |
19:00 - 20:45 | Retail: Adapting and innovating in an ever-changing trading environment | Online | Free | In an ever-evolving trading environment, retailers must continue to change and adapt to stay ahead of the curve. This dynamic spotlight event, designed for retailers, focuses on managing change, developing innovative practices, anticipating customer needs, and using multiple channels to reach customers and future trends. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Louth Click here to book a place |
Tuesday 8th March
Time | Event Name | Venue | Price | Event Details and booking Link |
08:00 - 10:00 | Preparing your business for growth 
| Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan | €10, includes breakfast. Please e-mail info@leo.fingal.ie if you have any dietary requirements. | Bring your business to the next level in 2022 with this inspiring, in-person event. Hosted by Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce, discover how to get the business you want, not the business you think you want. Learn the critical elements of a successful business plan with expert advice on implementing your plan to create a thriving business. Click here to book a place |
10:00 - 12:00 | Internationalising Your Business: Developing Export Opportunities in a Digital Age | Online | Free | Businesses across Ireland are facing challenges; how to introduce innovation, drive efficiency and run more effectively. Tackle these challenges head-on through Lean. Focus on what the customer values, identify and eliminate waste and inefficiency. This event will introduce Lean Thinking and provide practical actions steps. It will examine how digitalisation can transform business, utilize data, and improve your product offering. Featuring entrepreneurs who have already adopted Lean thinking and expert speakers. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office South Dublin Click here to book a place |
14:00 - 16:00 | From Good to Great: Using Lean for a Competitive Edge | Online | Free | Would you like your business to innovate, drive efficiency and effectiveness in 2022? This practical session will help you focus on what the customer values and identify and eliminate waste and inefficiency through Lean Thinking. Discover how digitalisation can transform business, utilize data, and improve your product offering. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Kildare Click here to book a place |
Wednesday 9th March
Time | Event Name | Venue | Price | Event Details and Booking Link |
09:00 - 11:00 | Going Green: Small Steps, Big Impact | Online | Free | Discover how small steps can significantly impact your business, your customer, your carbon footprint, and the environment. Learn about the changes you can make to create a greener business and the support available to help you realise your goal. Open to all. Organised by LEO Cork North & West Click here to book a place |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Agile Ambition: Funding for Innovation 
| Online | Free | The Agile Innovation Fund gives small companies rapid access to funding to develop new technologies, new products or to respond more quickly to create new market opportunities. Learn more about the details of this fund and hear the story of two companies who have successfully received this support. The informative session will share valuable insights into the online application process. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Galway Click here to book a place |
13:00 - 14:00 | Lean for Micro Information Session | Online | Free | Join us for a free lunch time Informational Webinar setting out the Lean For Micro Programme. The webinar will explain the Lean For Micro Programme as well as emphasising the potential benefits of the programme to a business. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office South Dublin Click here to book a place |
14:00 - 16:30 | Intellectual Property: First Steps in Protecting Your Business | Online | Free | Aimed at technology, manufacturing, processing, and creative industries, this event will help you understand the first steps you need to take in protecting your Intellectual Property assets. Discover the many supports available to you through various agencies and avail of an opportunity for a one-to-one consultation session with an IP expert. Open to all & organised by the Enterprise Europe Network and LEO Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and New Frontiers North West Click here to book a place |
Thursday 10th March
Time | Event Name | Venue | Price | Event Details and Booking Link |
09:30 - 12:30 | Future Proofing Your Small Business Using Smart Tech Tools | Online | Free | Want to work smarter, not harder, in the future? This dynamic, innovative workshop, delivered by Noel Davidson, aims to help small business owners assess if they are using enough readily available, smart tech tools to save time and work more efficiently. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Wicklow Click here to book a place NOTE: This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Session 2 takes place on Thursday 24th March from 09.30-12.30hrs. By registering for the 10th March, you are automatically registered the second session. |
10:00 - 11:30 | Finding Opportunities for Ethnic Entrepreneurs 
| Online | Free | Speakers from an Ethnic background who have successful businesses can share their journey on how they accessed finance, supports, and succeeded in building customer trust within the native population. Click here to book a place |
11:00 -12:30 | Protecting your business online 
| Online | Free | Protecting your business against the corporate and financial risks that come with the rising threat of cybercrime has never been more important. Hosted by TU Dublin, join our panel of experts as we discuss how SMEs can ensure they have strong defences, engage in best practices, and protect their business against the threats of today and tomorrow. Click here to book a place |
14:00 - 16:00 | Social Media Mashup: Future Opportunities For Your Business | Online | Free | Optimise your social media activity and prepare for future trends with this dynamic event, featuring expert advice from a host of social media experts. Discover which apps you can use to enhance your social media offering, the importance of blogging and vlogging, digital marketing, and future trends such as influencer marketing, long-form, and snackable content. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Waterford Click here to book a place |
18:30 - 20:15 | Fingal Enterprise Awards 
| Sonica, First Landings, Skerries | Free | This dynamic showcase event features the finalist entrepreneurs of this year's Fingal Enterprise Awards competition. The overall "Fingal Enterprise Award" winner will go forward to represent Fingal at the National Final in May 2022, when they will compete with thirty other winners from throughout Ireland at the National Enterprise Awards. Click here to book a place for the online event |
Friday 11th March
Time | Event Name | Venue | Price | Event Details and Booking Link |
09:30 - 12:30 | Trading Online Voucher 
| Online | Free | The Trading Online Voucher scheme helps small businesses develop their online presence by offering vouchers (valued at up to €2,500) towards website development or digital marketing strategy. The session is mandatory for businesses wishing to apply for the trading online voucher. This highly interactive session features live Q&A, Networking Virtual Breakout Rooms and covers various topics, including developing a website, digital marketing, social media for business, and search engine optimisation. Click here to book a place |
11:00 - 12:30 | FEWN: Dare to Change. 
| Clayton Hotel, Stockhole Lane, Clonshaugh, Dublin Airport | €10, includes a networking lunch. Please e-mail info@leo.fingal.ie if you have any dietary requirements. | Fingal Enterprising Women Network is a dynamic networking platform for businesswomen to learn and connect with like-minded people. This high-energy, in-person event features well-known personality and businesswoman Lorraine Keane. Brimming with positivity and motivation, "Dare to Change" will see Lorraine share her perspective on career, business, and why there's never been a better time for women to live their potential. A networking lunch follows this event. Click here to book a place |
11:00 - 12:00 | Boost Your Business Online: How to stand out from the crowd | Online | Free | Do you want to maximise your online presence and stand out from the crowd? Have you recently launched or upgraded your website with a Trading Online Voucher? This interactive session will be packed with hints and tips on how to boost your business online. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Clare Click here to book a place |
14:00 - 15:45 | Show Me The Money 
| Sonica, First Landings, Skerries | Free | This spotlight event, hosted by Local Enterprise Office Fingal, is a must attend for any business interested in securing finance. Learn more about where to start, identifying the right lender for you, the application process and how to increase your chances of a favourable outcome. The seminar features financing experts and organisations that invest in small and start-up businesses and is hosted by Newstalk presenter, Shane Coleman. Open to all & organised by Local Enterprise Office Fingal. Click here to book a place for the online event |
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