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START AND GROW ENTERPRISE EXHIBITION: PORTLAOISE, FRI. 8TH OCTOBER
Are you planning to Start a new Business? Are you looking for new ideas for a new venture?
Is your Business seeking advice, support or new opportunities?
If so visit www.startandgrow.ie for information about the
Start and Grow Enterprise Expo, Friday, 8th October 2010, Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 10.30am to 7.30pm
The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo will have 3 main components:
- Enterprise Exhibition
30+ exhibitors from the enterprise promotion & development area.
These include:
· Enterprise Ireland * Laois County Enterprise Board
· Laois Partnership * Laois County Council
· IT Carlow * Patents Office
· AIB * OCDE
· ISME * Bank of Ireland
and more.....
The Enterprise Exhibition will also incorporate an Ideas Zone.
- Seminars
During the day there will 3 three themed seminars:
START Seminar
- Terry Clune/Taxback.com – E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2009/10
- John Teeling/Cooley Distillery & Serial Entrepreneur
- Brian O’Kane/ Startingabusinessinireland.com
GROW Seminar
- Gabriel D’Arcy/Bord Na Mona
- Richard Keegan / Enterprise Ireland – Lean Business
- Gerard Cleary/ Glenisk
Market Opportunities Seminar
- Aileen O’Toole / AMAS
- James Burke / James Burke & Associates
- Orlagh Murphy / Enterprise Ireland – Public Procurement
- One to One Mentoring
Up to 10 mentors will be available to meet attendees on a 1-1 confidential, pre-booking basis across a range of functional and themed areas.
There is no cost to participate but registration is essential.
To register for the event, request a mentor or learn more visit www.startandgrow.ie.
INNOVATION VOUCHERS SCHEME FOR FOOD COMPANIES
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD has announced details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010.
Making the announcement Minister Smith said;
“The success of the vouchers to date is due to the simplicity of the initiative. Participating companies get excellent value for money from the research teams working in the forty institutes providing their expertise and knowledge, both in Ireland and in Northern Ireland. I encourage small companies in the Irish food industry to see how a little knowledge can make a huge difference to your bottom line and to make an application for a €5,000 Innovation Voucher today” he concluded.
Enterprise Ireland manage the Innovation Voucher initiative which offers small companies €5,000 to obtain an innovative solution to a technical or business challenge from a Higher Education Institute in Ireland or Northern Ireland, known as ‘knowledge providers’.
Companies in the following sectors can apply;
Beverages, bakery and food technology including animal feed producers,
Consumer food companies including those involved in horticulture, organic produce, poultry, prepared consumer foods and seafood,
Dairy and functional foods and the primary meat sectors including those involved in the processing of beef, lamb and pigmeat, the by-products of all meat processing and those involved in the bloodstock industry.
You can apply for an Innovation Voucher and get more details on this Enterprise Ireland managed initiative on www.innovationvouchers.ie or by contacting Pat O’Brien, Enterprise Ireland on +353 1 7272766.
INTERTRADEIRELAND'S SEEDCORN BUSINESS COMPETION
InterTradeIreland’s All Island Seedcorn Business Competition is now open for applications.
The competition, aimed at companies who have a new equity funding requirement, has a cash prize fund of €280,000 and also offers budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop their business idea, make their concept investor ready, gain exposure to venture capitalists and other investors and increase the profile of their business.
The closing date for receipt of business plans is Friday 17th September at 1pm.
You must register for the competition before submitting your business plan. When you register, you will receive an e-mail from InterTradeIreland with a dedicated upload reference which you must click on to upload your business plan to them by the closing date.
Visit http://www.intertradeireland.com for more information
FAS WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME
The Work Placement Programme is a Government supported programme that brings employers and the unemployed together for a work experience placement for a maximum duration of nine months.
If you are unemployed and have not secured paid work, the programme allows you to apply your skills and gain valuable experience in a workplace setting. This could give you an edge when applying for jobs in the future. Employers benefit from having someone contribute to their business, whilst also enhancing the skills and career prospects of the individual.
For more information visit www.fas.ie
SKILLS FOR WORK: VEC INITIATIVE
Free Training for Employees available through the Skills for Work Programme. The programme provides a variety of courses which can lead to qualifications up to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. These are Essential Skills, Work Related Skills and Basic Communications Skills. A SFW programme can include a variety of subjects which support the educational needs of the employee. The programme is offered on company premises where possible, the local VEC Adult Education Centre, or an alternative convenient location. The SfW programme is designed and delivered in a flexible and adaptable way to meet the needs of the employer and employee.
For more details contact: Marian O’Reilly, Tel: 057 8661338, Email: sfwmidlands@gmail.com
START AND GROW ENTERPRISE EXHIBITION: PORTLAOISE, FRI. 8TH OCTOBER
Are you planning to Start a new Business? Are you looking for new ideas for a new venture?
Is your Business seeking advice, support or new opportunities?
If so visit www.startandgrow.ie for information about the
Start and Grow Enterprise Expo, Friday, 8th October 2010, Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 10.30am to 7.30pm
The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo will have 3 main components:
- Enterprise Exhibition
30+ exhibitors from the enterprise promotion & development area.
These include:
· Enterprise Ireland * Laois County Enterprise Board
· Laois Partnership * Laois County Council
· IT Carlow * Patents Office
· AIB * OCDE
· ISME * Bank of Ireland
and more.....
The Enterprise Exhibition will also incorporate an Ideas Zone.
- Seminars
During the day there will 3 three themed seminars:
START Seminar
- Terry Clune/Taxback.com – E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2009/10
- John Teeling/Cooley Distillery & Serial Entrepreneur
- Brian O’Kane/ Startingabusinessinireland.com
GROW Seminar
- Gabriel D’Arcy/Bord Na Mona
- Richard Keegan / Enterprise Ireland – Lean Business
- Gerard Cleary/ Glenisk
Market Opportunities Seminar
- Aileen O’Toole / AMAS
- James Burke / James Burke & Associates
- Orlagh Murphy / Enterprise Ireland – Public Procurement
- One to One Mentoring
Up to 10 mentors will be available to meet attendees on a 1-1 confidential, pre-booking basis across a range of functional and themed areas.
There is no cost to participate but registration is essential.
To register for the event, request a mentor or learn more visit www.startandgrow.ie.
INNOVATION VOUCHERS SCHEME FOR FOOD COMPANIES
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD has announced details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010.
Making the announcement Minister Smith said;
“The success of the vouchers to date is due to the simplicity of the initiative. Participating companies get excellent value for money from the research teams working in the forty institutes providing their expertise and knowledge, both in Ireland and in Northern Ireland. I encourage small companies in the Irish food industry to see how a little knowledge can make a huge difference to your bottom line and to make an application for a €5,000 Innovation Voucher today” he concluded.
Enterprise Ireland manage the Innovation Voucher initiative which offers small companies €5,000 to obtain an innovative solution to a technical or business challenge from a Higher Education Institute in Ireland or Northern Ireland, known as ‘knowledge providers’.
Companies in the following sectors can apply;
Beverages, bakery and food technology including animal feed producers,
Consumer food companies including those involved in horticulture, organic produce, poultry, prepared consumer foods and seafood,
Dairy and functional foods and the primary meat sectors including those involved in the processing of beef, lamb and pigmeat, the by-products of all meat processing and those involved in the bloodstock industry.
You can apply for an Innovation Voucher and get more details on this Enterprise Ireland managed initiative on www.innovationvouchers.ie or by contacting Pat O’Brien, Enterprise Ireland on +353 1 7272766.
INTERTRADEIRELAND'S SEEDCORN BUSINESS COMPETION
InterTradeIreland’s All Island Seedcorn Business Competition is now open for applications.
The competition, aimed at companies who have a new equity funding requirement, has a cash prize fund of €280,000 and also offers budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop their business idea, make their concept investor ready, gain exposure to venture capitalists and other investors and increase the profile of their business.
The closing date for receipt of business plans is Friday 17th September at 1pm.
You must register for the competition before submitting your business plan. When you register, you will receive an e-mail from InterTradeIreland with a dedicated upload reference which you must click on to upload your business plan to them by the closing date.
Visit http://www.intertradeireland.com for more information
FAS WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME
The Work Placement Programme is a Government supported programme that brings employers and the unemployed together for a work experience placement for a maximum duration of nine months.
If you are unemployed and have not secured paid work, the programme allows you to apply your skills and gain valuable experience in a workplace setting. This could give you an edge when applying for jobs in the future. Employers benefit from having someone contribute to their business, whilst also enhancing the skills and career prospects of the individual.
For more information visit www.fas.ie
SKILLS FOR WORK: VEC INITIATIVE
Free Training for Employees available through the Skills for Work Programme. The programme provides a variety of courses which can lead to qualifications up to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. These are Essential Skills, Work Related Skills and Basic Communications Skills. A SFW programme can include a variety of subjects which support the educational needs of the employee. The programme is offered on company premises where possible, the local VEC Adult Education Centre, or an alternative convenient location. The SfW programme is designed and delivered in a flexible and adaptable way to meet the needs of the employer and employee.
For more details contact: Marian O’Reilly, Tel: 057 8661338, Email: sfwmidlands@gmail.com
