Enterprise Start Workshops for East Region

To help entrepreneurs understand and evaluate the entrepreneurship process, Enterprise Ireland is hosting two free Enterprise Start Workshops in the East Region. The two workshops, being held in Ashbourne and Arklow, are targeted at entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas that have the potential to be scaled up significantly within three years and be export driven.

The workshops are practical, interactive and thought provoking will give entrepreneurs the tools to better evaluate their business proposition and to decide next steps. Participants will be provided with comprehensive information to understand the business development process including the key success factors and potential pitfalls when starting a business. There will also be time for networking and discussion.

Enterprise Start Workshop Details & Registration

The next two free Enterprise Start Workshops are taking place as follows:

Ashbourne: - October 29th & 30th – REGISTER HERE

Arklow: - November, 26th & 27th November - REGISTER HERE

The workshop takes place over two afternoons from 15.00 - 18.00. Early booking is advisable as places are limited.

A screening process takes place to select attendees for our workshops in line with the above criteria. There is no charge for attending.

Workshop Agenda

Day 1

15:00 – 15:30 Welcome, Objectives and Introductions

15:30 – 16:15 Customer Value Proposition at the centre of your business idea

16:15 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break

16:30 – 16:45 Your CVP in one sentence

16:45 – 17:15 How to build and validate a strong Customer Value Proposition

17:15 – 17:45 How to build a marketing plan

17:45 – 18:00 Review of Day 1 and Close


Day 2

15:00 – 15:10 Recap on Day 1 learning

15:10 – 15:40 Debrief on Day 1 Exercise

15:40 – 16:15 What lies ahead – Business Planning

16:15 – 16:30 Tea/Coffee Break

16:30 – 16:50 Guest speaker

16:50 – 17:20 CEB Support Programmes

17:20 – 17:35 EI Support Programmes

17:35 – 17:50 Individual Action Plans

17:50 – 18:00 Close

Further Information

Please contact Rena Cushion:

Tel: 017272695   Email: Rena.Cushion@enterprise-Ireland.com