08/05/2015
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South Dublin Enterprise Week 2015 11th - 15th May 2015
South Dublin Local Enterprise Office are delighted to announce that they will be hosting their first ever Enterprise Week in conjunction with South Dublin Libraries from the 11th to the 15th of May. The purpose of the LEO offices is to encourage enterprise and entrepreneurship and offer support to those that have started up their own businesses and are in the SME sector. In addition to offering various training programmes throughout the year they also provide mentoring services for businesses as well as funding assistance.
The purpose of the Enterprise Week is to create an opportunity for South Dublin LEO to invite business owners in to not only learn about the various facilities and services available to them in the county but also to give them the added value of hearing from industry professionals covering a wide range of relevant areas. They have created a schedule of events in collaboration with the local libraries and enterprise organisations to ensure that there is something to appeal to all business types and needs from public procurement seminars to online marketing workshops and Tech Trends talks.
A comprehensive schedule of over 20 FREE events has been coordinated at various venues across the county over the 5 days. The intention is that business owners will get an opportunity to network with their fellow peers as well as learn valuable lessons and information from our carefully selected speakers.
The launch of Enterprise Week will take place on Monday the 11th of May at 8.30am and will have a welcoming address from the Chief Executive of South Dublin County Council, Daniel McLoughlin as well as the Deputy Mayor of South Dublin Cllr, Mick Duff.
The theme of this event is Celebrating Entrepreneurship and there will be 4 business owners from the South Dublin area in attendance who will be speaking about what they have learned from their experiences of starting and growing a business.
Some of the events taking place include:
- Networking Workshop with expert Sean Weafer (Mon 11th 6-8pm) - LEO Office, County Hall, Tallaght (Admission FREE)
- Women in Business Event with Start Up guru Joanne Hession and founder of the Going for Growth programme Paula Fitzsimons(Wed 13th 8.30 – 10.30am) - LEO Office, County Hall, Tallaght (Admission FREE)
- Public Procurement Seminar with speakers from Intertrade Ireland, South Dublin CoCo and Bid Management Services(Tues 12th 8.30 – 10.30am) - LEO Office, County Hall, Tallaght (Admission FREE)
- Funding and Finance Workshop with speakers from MicroFinance Ireland, the Credit Review Office and South Dublin CoCo(Thurs 14th 8.30 – 10.30am)) - LEO Office, County Hall, Tallaght (Admission FREE)
Our Key Note Address “Success Leaves Clues” from Sean Gallagher who will discuss what he has learned throughout his journey but also shares lessons from the many entrepreneurs he has interviewed(Thurs 14th 6-8pm) - LEO Office, County Hall, Tallaght (Admission FREE)
The Dublin Food Chain are also running an event in Finnstown Castle Hotel in Lucan on Tuesday 12th May from 5pm to 8.30pm as part of the Enterprise Week. This event will focus on using packaging and design to build food brand value and will have a range of speakers as well as a selection of suppliers exhibiting their packaging options.
A priority for LEO South Dublin is to ensure that business owners in the area get the support and advice that they need in order to grow their business and this Enterprise Week is just one of the initiatives that they are adopting in order to achieve that objective.
All are welcome and encouraged to register for any of the scheduled events and support the Enterprise Week to ensure it is as beneficial as possible for those attend.
For more information/bookings please see www.localenterprise.ie/SouthDublin/Training-Events/Enterprise-Week-2015 or call LEO South Dublin on 01 414 9000.
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