Local Enterprise Week set to inspire and motivate thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners nationwide
Local Enterprise Week officially kicks-off on Monday, March 4th with the Offaly Enterprise Awards.
Highlights during the week in Offaly include:
A practical workshop delivered by Intertrade Ireland aimed specifically at small business owners that have never completed a tender before.
3 different mentoring clinics to help you keep your business on the right track. Book 1, 2 or all 3 of the clinics.
Finance Clinic - Book here
HR Clinic - Book here
Health & Safety Clinic - Book here
This six day Digital Marketing course will give an indepth understanding of website marketing and social media marketing in a way that explains how it all fits together in a digital marketing plan. This course will be delivered by Keith Feighery of Digital Insights and is designed for people in business.
This seminar is run in association with Edenderry & District Chamber of Commerce and will highlight the benefits of LEAN thinking and supports available to prepare your business for a Post Brexit scenario. Speakers include Mark Atterbury, Enterprise Ireland; Geraldine Beirne, LEO Offaly; Martina Keenan Intertrade Ireland and Stuart Nelson, Jigsaw Consulting.
Over 500 students have participated in this programme this year. Over 30 student businesses will be showcased on the day. This event is open to the public, who are welcome to view stands and supports our entrepreneurs of the future. The awards are open to the public at 1.30 pm with the announcement of winners at 2 pm.
Free breakfast event with Blaise Brosnan Free Breakfast event with Blaise Brosnan. Blaise will identify some of the issues which you the owner manager of your business can successfully address in your business, irrespective of Brexit or Trump. He will also give you guidance on how you can consistently go about making more money from these issues. Blaise will be available for a limited number of 1:1 mentoring sessions with attendees until 1pm. Pre Booking essential. Blaise has a unique blend of practical top management experience gained over 23 years in his capacity as Chief Executive of a portfolio of business types. In addition to this, he has gained further national and international experience, having successfully completed projects in Ireland, US, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and in Russia.
Remote working is fast becoming an alternative to the traditional 9-5 office based employment. The appearance of co-working spaces or hubs across the country is evidence of the expansion of this area. More and more employers are offering highly attract job opportunities for people not to travel to head office.
Most of these events are free to attend. Full details on their website and bookings can be made via www.localenterprise.ie/offaly.
Whether you are in business or just thinking of starting out on your own, then it is worth checking out what other supports are on offer from the Local Enterprise Office Offaly.
The Local Enterprise Office Offaly can provide financial assistance to eligible businesses in the manufacturing or internationally traded services sectors. The funding can be used towards taking on staff, purchasing equipment and other business requirements.
They also offer other supports such as the Lean for Micro business support scheme. This is designed to help local businesses become more efficient in their processes and ultimately become more competitive. This is particularly important in light of Brexit and its implications for Offaly businesses.
For more information on how the Local Enterprise Office can help your business, call them on 057 9357480 or email info@leo.offalycoco.ie.
