A successful Local Enterprise Week 2019

A Very Successful Local Enterprise Week 2019

15 events with over 500 attendees, Local Enterprise Week 2019 was the most successful yet

Local Enterprise Week took place from Monday 4th to Friday 8th of March, where Local Enterprise Offices Kildare organised events for start-ups and small businesses across the county. Local Enterprise Office Kildare ran a program of exciting events aimed at bringing Kildare’s business community together to network, learn and grow with events for all businesses regardless of what stage they are at – pre-start, start or grow. Events included:

Growing LEAN – an introduction to LEAN thinking seminar hosted by Jigsaw consulting took place at Kildare County Council.If you're interested in participating in a Growing LEAN training course, follow this link.
E-Commerce Masterclass – the highlight of the week was the social media workshop hosted by 25 year old media disruptor, social media strategist and entrepreneur, Seanie Walsh. This took place at the Osprey Hotel and was a high energy and interactive event. Check out our twitter for a live feed.
E-Tendering training seminars took place at Kildare County Council. Keep an eye on the newsletter as more E-tendering training seminars are planned to take place later in the year.
A Business Planning and Accessing Finance workshop took place at Kildare County Council. This course is run frequently throughout the year.
Brexit mentoring sessions took place on the Thursday of Enterprise Week to help clients address the challenges posed by Brexit. These were facilitated by Gateway Consulting and were held at Kildare County Council. These free Brexit mentoring sessions take place every Thursday follow this linkfor more information.
On Friday 8th March the County Final of the Student Enterprise Awards 2019 took place at the Kilashee Hotel. Five teenage entrepreneurs from St. Mary’s College, Naas won a place representing Kildare at the Student Enterprise Programme National Finals in Croke Park on Friday, May 3rd. Read more about the event here.

Jacqui McNabb, Head of Enterprise emphasised what a unique opportunity this is for businesses and entrepreneurs around the country; “The Local Enterprise Office are an essential resource for any entrepreneur or small company in Ireland and Local Enterprise Week offers everyone the opportunity to understand what the LEO offers. It is also a fantastic chance for people to learn from the array of great speakers and to network with other likeminded entrepreneurs and business people in their area. Small Irish businesses rely on the support of those in their communities, particularly in those tough first years and with the uncertainty of Brexit looming. Local Enterprise Week is the perfect opportunity to learn what resources are available on your door step and who in your network can help your business to plan, start and grow.”

If you feel you’ve missed out, head over to our social media for live feeds and highlights of the week, and keep an eye on our website too for similar upcoming training events.

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