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Tuesday April 28th Early Stage Ventures – Support Structures and How to Exploit Them
Serial entrepreneur Evert Bopp will discuss the various forms of support available for early stage business ventures. In addition to outlining the various support mechanisms being offered by state bodies, Evert will also outline incubator & development programs offered by the private sector and educational institutes. Topics addressed will include facilities, funding, mentoring and, above all, networking (both on and off-line). Committed entrepreneur that he is, Evert is currently involved in several ventures. You can read about them here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/evertbopp
Tuesday May 26th Selling Under Pressure - 5 Key Things to Do and How To Do Them
Sales consultant John Mahon explores the ‘What’ and ‘How’ of sales. Focus of the interactive discussion will be on five fundamental actions for entrepreneurs that are short-term, simple and give faster payback:
(i) Measuring Sales Effectiveness; (ii) Making yourself equal, then make yourself different; (iii) Guarding references; (iv) Using a Process; (v) Preserving margins.
John Mahon is the founding director of Chessboard Associates sales consultants www.chessboard.ie. John has over 25 years’ experience in Fortune 50, SME, and entrepreneurial sales organizations.
Tuesday June 9th Joint Networking Event
An opportunity to expand your network of contacts by meeting with the members of both the Dublin City Enterprise Board’s Enterprise Network for Women and the Plato (Dublin) programme http://www.plato.ie/dublin/index.asp
Tuesday July 28th Employment Do’s and Don’ts for Start-up Businesses
Jackie Prendergast, HR expert and DCEB Mentor, will advise you on your first steps into taking on staff . Jackie will answer your questions and help you to avoid the common mistakes many entrepreneurs make as they assume the new role of employer. Further information on Jackie’s HR consultancy, Consulting Excellence, can be found here: http://www.consultingexcellence.ie/
Please note: there will be no LINK! network meeting in August
September 29th PR for Entrepreneurs
You are smart, with a great idea, a plan that has persuaded your family and a desire one day to become an established, successful business. Now you have to get that message across to the people who will determine whether you will make it. Potential investors, potential customers, potential employees need to be aware of you and your idea. Stories of people just like you appear in the Irish and international media every day and every week.
Rob Hartnett of Hartnett McClure PR http://www.hmcpr.ie will give you an insight into just how important it is to be able to tell your story. Through real life examples and a presentation that will involve members of the group, you will gain an edge on those of your as yet unknown competitors who will be trying to do the same as you, only not quite as well…
October 27th Joint Networking Event
An opportunity to meet the entrepreneurs from the ‘START’ Network. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board’s network for new businesses.