Seminar – Supports & Funding Opportunities for Start-Up Businesses

DATE: Thursday 9th February - 9.30am – 12.00noon

VENUE: Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny 

Free but booking is essential 

This event has been specifically designed to help entrepreneurs and start-up businesses to understand and find out more about the services provided by organisations with a remit for enterprise development. Expert advice will be available to inform entrepreneurs about where to start, what supports are available to set up and how to develop the business both on national and international markets. 

It is an opportunity to:

• Meet with representatives from a range of state agencies and organisations who support enterprise development
• Hear from a panel of entrepreneurs – the real life experiences, the challenges and the opportunities 
• Find out more about the enterprise supports and funding opportunities available to support business start-up and development
• Learn how you can turn innovative ideas into a commercial successes locally, nationally and internationally 
• Expert advice available for growth and business development into international markets

Agenda

• 9.30am – 9.45am            Registration
• 9.45am -  10.00am          Welcome from the Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
• 10.00am – 10.15am        MC - Kieran Cuddihy Newstalk, introduces Panel of Speakers:
  • Brian Kelly - Mindaclient
  • David Wilson - David Wilson Jewellery
  • Brian Walsh - Cookie Co Op
  • Roisin & Luke McIntosh - Dakota Irish
• 10.15am – 11.00am        Panel discussion
• 11.00am – 11.10am        Q&A
• 11.10am - 11.30am         Introduction of Agencies (see below - agencies participating)
• 11.30am – 12noon          Refreshments & opportunity to network

Agencies Attending

• Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
• Wedo Workspace
• New Frontiers - Enterprise Ireland's National Entrepreneur Development Programme for Early-Stage Startups
• Design+ - SETU Carlow
• Enterprise Ireland
• Intreo Office - Department of Social Protection
• Kilkenny Leader Partnership
• Allied Irish Banks - AIB
• South East Business Innovation Centre
• St Canice's Credit Union
• Health and Safety Authority
• MFI - Microfinance Ireland
• Intellectual Property Office of Ireland - Patents Office
• Walton Institute - Institute for Information and Communication Systems Science
• KCETB - Kilkenny & Carlow Education and Training Board
• Bank of Ireland - BOI