Offaly Enterprise Week - Monday, 23 to Friday 27 February 2015.
Get Involved, Get Inspired....
Offaly Enterprise Week returns with an exciting range of free events and seminars, all designed to support you in the set up and development of your business. Furthermore, throughout the week and to celebrate Year of Design, we are showcasing details of Offaly designed products in the Atrium of Offaly County Council. This will be open to the public throughout the week, and we invite you to visit and view the diverse nature of design taking place in businesses around the county.
Enterprise Week provides an ideal opportunity to invest in your business. Attending any of the free events should give you business tips and inspiration, while also giving you an opportunity to network with other businesses in the county.
Highlights during the week include:
Mentoring Clinics - giving you 45 minutes confidential consultancy with an industry expert. The topics are: Intellectual Property and Patents Advice (Monday, 9.30 am to 1.00pm) Book online and Marketing and Branding Advice (Monday, 2pm to 5.30pm). Book online. These free mentoring clinics will take place in The Junction, 19H, Axis Business Park, Tullamore. Pre-booking is essential. .
ONE Network Invites....
Offaly Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE) invites all budding entrepreneurs (and existing business owners) to their networking event taking place on Monday, 23 February. Network members will be there to explain how the network operates and the benefits for members. This informal event takes place in the Bridge House Hotel between 5.30pm and 7.00pm and includes tea/coffee and sandwiches. Existing Network members will be offering new members discounts on a range of products and services. Book online.
Financing your Business - Monday, 23 February 7pm to 8pm, Bridge House Hotel. Looking at how you can finance your business? This one hour presentation outlines the range of options open to you. These include: Crowd Funding, MicroFinance Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Office, Credit Union and Banks. Book Online.
Outreach Service, Edenderry Town Hall - Tuesday, 24 February 9.00am to 1.00pm. Wondering if there are supports available for your business idea? Meet one of the Local Enterprise Office staff on Tuesday morning. Pre-Booking essential.
Tips and Tools to Manage New Product Development, Bridge House Hotel - Tuesday, 24 February 2.00pm to 5.00pm. Learn how you can validate a business idea and take it from idea to commercial reality. This workshop aims to provide product developers with the tools they need to innovate new ideas, screen product concepts and manage the development process thereby improving the likelihood of success. Book Online.
Winning Public Sector Contracts, Tullamore Court Hotel - Wednesday, 25 February 9.00am to 10.30am. This is an opportunity to learn how you can apply for and win public sector contracts. Book Online.
Your Business: Your Council, Tullamore Court Hotel - Wednesday, 25 February 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Offaly County Council is committed to support business in the county. This event highlights the supports that are available to business owners, making it easy for you to do business in Offaly. Following the short presentations, there will be opportunities for you to meet with representatives from the various sections of Offlay County Council.
Outreach Service, Birr Civic Offices - Thursday, 26 February 9.00am to 1.00pm. Wondering if there are supports available for your business idea? Meet one of the Local Enterprise Office staff on Thursday morning. Pre-Booking essential.
Food Academy Programme Launch, Food Campus Ferbane - Thursday, 26 February 2.00pm to 3.30pm. The launch of the 2015 acclaimed Food Academy Programme will take place in Ferbane Food Campus. You will have an opportunity to view the facilities on offer while hearing about the benefits of this joint Bord Bia, Musgraves and Local Enterprise Offices initiative. This programme helps food businesses from start up to getting on to the supermarket shelves. Book Online.
Introduction to Digital Marketing, Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore - Friday, 27 February 9.30am to 12.30pm. This short course will explain and demonstrate the power of the internet. The programme will show you how to apply digital concepts that really make a difference to how you market your business. Book online.
