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Date & Time
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Topic, Speaker and Venue
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Monday 7th March
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12.30pm to 2.30pm
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Launch of Enterprising Donegal Business Week 2011 with special guest
Mr Bobby Kerr Chairman of Insomnia Coffee,
Entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den Investor
Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny
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7.00pm to 9.00pm
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Realising the Full Potential of Small Business Jim
Power Chief Economist and Economic Advisor to Friends First Group.
CoLab, LYIT Letterkenny
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Tuesday 8th March
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8.00am to 11.00am
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"Getting Noticed - Using Marketing to Win Business "
Overview: Suzanne Hill Managing Director at Handel
Export Consulting Panel Discussion: Niall McKeown
Director at Ion Technologies Ltd Michael Faulkner
CEO at EuroXchanger and Founder of SEEDUPS
Facilitator
Seamus Mc Adams Chief Executive at i2 Total Marketing
An Grianan Hotel, Burt
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7.00pm to 10.00pm
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Workshop: Managing Cashflow in Difficult Times
Michael Carr Cost / Management Accountant
Jacksons Hotel, Ballybofey
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7.30pm to 9.00pm
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Forbairt Tairgi agus Caighdeain ISO (Product Development and ISO Quality Systems)
Brian Murray Brian Murray Consultancy Services
Ostan an Chuirt, Gaoth Dobhair
To book, contact Udaras na Gaeltachta at 074 9560100
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Wednesday 9th March
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8.30am to 12.00pm
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"Branding is easy; being different isn’t! "
Rick LeVert Carton LeVert Design & Communications
Case Study - Lynn Temple Magee of Donegal
Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny
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9.00am to 12.00pm
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Lean Business Offer Event
(Enterprise Ireland client companies only): Orla Duffy
EI - Introduction to EI’s Lean Business Offer Case Study - Inishowen
Engineering Pat Scott Consultant - Lean Business
Solutions Ltd Meabh Conaghan EI - Innovation
Vouchers
The Shaw Suite, Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny
To book, contact Enterprise Ireland at 074 9169800
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12.30pm to 2.00pm
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Lunchtime Presentation: "To Lead or to Follow"
Padraig O Ceidigh Executive Chairman Aer Arann
Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny
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6.00pm to 9.00pm
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"Food… Finding Your Way to the Customer."
James Burke James Burke & Associates Case Study 1 -
Mary Ann O’Brien, Lily O’Briens Case Study 2 - Alan
Kingston, Glenilen Farm
Silver Tassie Hotel,Letterkenny
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Thursday 10th March
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8.00am to 11.00am
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Sales and Selling Workshop: "Hope is not a strategy - using tested
techniques to drive better sales results."
Overview: Stephen Friel Friel Consulting Panel
Discussion: Seamus McEwen
Founder of Mc Ewen Electrical Monica McGeary Founder
of Integrated Marketing Management (IMM) Paddy Devlin
Devlin Associates
An Grianan Hotel, Burt
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9.30am to 4.00pm
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Workshop : Social Intelligence
Mary Keightley MD Mind Associates Ltd. The Mind
Associates philosophy is that "Performance is born in the mind"
CoLab, LYIT Letterkenny
To book, contact CoLab at 074 9186703
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1.30pm to 3.30pm
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Lunchtime Presentation: "Women and Wealth"
Nicola Byrne founder and managing director of Call
11890 Limited In association with the Donegal Women in Business Network
Silver Tassie Hotel, Letterkenny
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7.00pm to 9.00pm
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Tourism Enterprise Information Evening
Information, advice and guidance from the
enterprise agencies on finance/grants, mentoring and supports available for existing
tourism businesses wishing to expand or new business start ups.
Coláiste Aodh Mhic Bricne, Teileann, Co. Dhún na nGall Irish College, Teelin, Co.
Donegal
To book, contact: Maire Aine Gardiner Tel: 074-9121160
or email: maireaine.gardiner@failteireland.ie
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Friday 11th March
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9.00am to 1.30pm
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Workshop: "Starting Your Business in 2011
- Get off to a Flying Start."
Padraic O Maille Malachi
Eastwood Managing Director, Gartan Technologies
Brian Sweeney Managing Director, The Swilly Group
Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny
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11.00am to 3.00pm |
Meeting the Enterprise Agencies & 1:1
meeting with Mentors and Business Advisors
Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny
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2.00pm |
"I did it My Way – the Bite Group Story"
Michael Keogh MD Bite Group
Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny
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6.30pm to 9.00pm
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"Driving & Maximising your Online Sales - the lessons from Google."
Claire Walsh Online Sales Manager, Google
CoLab, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
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