1st Polish Business Forum attached - that's a new initiative, organised by Polski Express and Polish Embassy in Dublin - aimed at members of Polish community in Ireland, interested in starting up, financing and growing their business in Ireland.
Trade and Investment Section of the Polish Embassy
together with Polski Express Magazine present the seminar:
“Start up, finance and growing your business in Ireland”
„Twoja firma w Irlandii – Start, finansowanie, dostępne formy wsparcia”
4th April 2009, Grand Canal Hotel
10.00 – 10.30 Registration
Introduction
10.30 – 10.40 Welcome by Polish Embassy/ Polski Express
10.40 – 11.00 “Mapping of Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Ireland”
Mr. Thomas Cooney, DIT Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship
11.00 – 11.10 “Immigrant Entrepreneurship”
Mr. Jack Pinkowski, Dublin City Council Economic Development Unit
Legal and Accounting
11.10 – 11.30 “Legal forms of running a business in Ireland, setting up a company in Ireland”
Ms Aleksandra Marzec, KMB Solicitors
11.30 – 11.45 “Tax and accounting”
Mr Robert Meleady, PBS Group
11.45 – 12.00 Coffee break
Finance your business
12.00 – 12.20 “Enterprise Board Support for Start-up Businesses”
Mr Loman O’Byrne, South Dublin County Enterprise Board
12.20 – 12.40 “Ireland – nation of entrepreneurs”
Mr Dennis Ryan, AIB
12.40 – 13.00 “Access to Microfinance”
Ms Lorna Coleman, First step
13.00 – 13.30 “Polish Companies in Ireland - Case Studies”
Ms Agata Stoińska, D-light Studios
Ms Katarzyna Szulkowska, Working English