Leadership for Business Acceleration Programme 2026

Management Development Programmes 2026

Leadership for Business Acceleration

Programme Overview:

This Local Enterprise Office Fingal and Dublin City “Leadership for Business Acceleration” Programme provides an exceptional opportunity for SME Owners and Managers to build on the necessary leadership skills and knowledge needed to successfully compete in existing, new and international markets.

This highly successful “International Best Practice” training programme will run from March - May 2026 and delivered to small groups by way of onsite skills development workshops and online workshops.

Programme Delivery

• Delivered over 2 months by a team of experienced, highly qualified, subject specific experts.
• 12-15 companies.
• 4 x full-day onsite classroom skills development training workshop.
• 4 x online workshop.
• This follows two parallel themes (i) Actions for the Strategic Plan and (ii) Actions for my personal development of the team.
• As with all the Local Enterprise Office Fingal and Dublin City training programme, participants have access to a ‘HELP DESK’ during working hours throughout the programme and for two months following.

Programme Content

The Local Enterprise Office Fingal and Dublin City training programme is based on the Optimum Results’ Holistic Business Model, showing how SME Managers must think in terms of all aspects of the business if they are to implement an effective Growth & Export Strategy. This framework is used for both Analysis and Planning.

Approach Starts With:

A pre-training assessment programme which includes learner profiling and participant registration and information gathering, where a three part online self-assessment exercise is completed including:

• Current Business Performance Assessment
• Ambition & Potential for Growth & Export
• Management Competencies & Needs Assessment

Programme Outcomes: 

• Strategic Plan for Leadership for Business Acceleration (with a strong emphasis on implementation)
• ETF “Advanced Certificate in SME Strategic Management” awarded to those who submit a Leadership for Growth Plan with an award ceremony in 2025.

Date & Location

• Thursday, March 12 - In-person - Full Day - id8 Studio, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8
• Thursday, March 19 - Online - Half Day
• Thursday, March 26 - In-person - Full Day - id8 Studio, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8
• Thursday, April 02 - Online - Half Day

EASTER WEEK

• Thursday, April 16 - Online - Half Day
• Thursday, April 23 - Online - Half Day
• Thursday, April 30 - In-person - Full Day - The Riasc Centre, Kinsealy, Swords
• Thursday, May 07 - In-person - Full Day - The Riasc Centre, Kinsealy, Swords

Programme Fees: €250pp

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