How to Cover Your Assets!- LINK! meeting March 25th 2008
Anyone considering starting a business should be aware of a number of certain issues because ignorance of them could lead to dreadful consequences! We are delighted that Liam Birkett has accepted our invitation as guest speaker at our March LINK! event at the Mont Clare Hotel from 6pm – 8.30 pm
Liam will address a number of issues that will be of interest to members thinking of starting a business, already in business, those contemplating exporting and others eyeing the Internet.
Liam will provide essential guidelines and answer your questions in relation to the many aspects of Intellectual Property - trade marks, patents, copyright and design registration.
He will also spell out the many costly pitfalls that await the unwary and highlight the huge opportunities for those who cleverly exploit the potential.
Liam Birkett
Intellectual Property and Business Development Consultant
Liam is a serial entrepreneur with specific experience in design, marketing, advertising, intellectual property and sales development. His training programmes and seminars have been conducted as far afield as the USA, the EU and China.
Liam is an acclaimed Intellectual Property and Business Development Consultant. He is a director of the Copyright Association of Ireland. He is also a mentor with Dublin City Enterprise Board.
Liam has experience in wholesale, retail and advertising. 25 years ago, he and his colleagues founded the design and marketing consultancy Bernardini, Birkett & Gardner. He has been responsible for a wide variety of name creations, product development, copy platform and advertising concepts.
Being an inventor who has experienced the patenting process first hand and sold the inventions, Liam is acknowledged as an expert working in familiar territory by those he advises. For 7 years he was an intellectual property consultant with the biggest IP firm on the island.
Liam regularly features on radio, TV (most recently RTE 1’s The Business programme - - March 2nd 2008) and in newspapers and magazines north and south of the border and England, where he is sought out as a pundit on such matters. He is repeatedly invited to speak to university classes, business groups and professional bodies both national and international.
LINK! Networking opportunities for start-up and young businesses of up to two years old are provided by LINK! This network is open to both men and women. This network provides its members with a focus on the unique strategic, operational and development challenges facing business in the very early stage of growth. When you join, you will have access to expert advice, customised training and structured networking. LINK! also provides a secure and discrete environment where new owner/managers can find guidance for the business challenges they confront. As with all good networks, you will have many opportunities to promote your business and expand your range of contacts. LINK! network meetings are held monthly and the subscription fee for a full year is €100. For further information contact: Miriam Ahern, LINK! Network Manager, M: 086 234 2789. E: link@dceb.ie Join today.