Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women - UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 11th June 18.45-21.00	10 red hot tips on how to promote your business See here for details.	Ellen Gunning, Director, Irish Academy of Public Relations www.irishacademy.com	Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1
Monday 9th July	Summer Networking Event		TBC

PAST EVENTS

MAY 2012

May 2012 Event

Exploring International Opportunities
Date: Monday 14^th May 2012
Time: 18.45-21.00
Venue: Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1

Many Irish businesses are starting to look to overseas markets for future growth because the home market is limited in scale or stagnant.  The May event of the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women will aim to help members to think about where are the international growth opportunities might lie and what you might need to do to get your company ready to export, whatever your sector.  The confirmed Guest Speakers are:

• "Where are the International Growth Opportunities?" - Laura DeVoy, CFA Senior Equity Research Analyst, Wealth Management, Goodbody Stockbrokers
• "Getting Export Ready" - Caoimhe Delany, Membership Development Manager, The Irish Exporters Association
• “Breaking into overseas markets” – Brief stories from network members:
• Joanna Norton, Click4ESOL (Winner of our network’s Rising Star Award, 2011)
• Karen Brown, Karora (Winner of our network's Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2010)

   In addition, we will have two relevant Display Tables:

• Marion Jammet, Enterprise Europe Network (http://www.een-ireland.ie/eei/)
• Charlotte Jehanno, About France (www.aboutfrance.ie)

The Agenda will be as follows:

18.45-19.00    Registration

19.00-19.15    Opening and Introductions around the room

19.15-20.20    Talks and Q&A

20.20-21.00    Networking over tea/coffee and visits to information tables

For more details or to register please email Pauline Logan at network@gmail.com

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APRIL 2012 

Using Social Media to grow your Business
Speaker: Helen Shaw, Athena Media
Date: Monday 16^th April 2012
Time: 18.45-21.00
Venue: Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin 1

Social media provides small businesses with a really valuable means of marketing their business and building up connections with potential and existing customers. However, it is important to plan your engagement carefully to avoid wasting effort as there are now so many media and approaches to choose from and one size doesn’t fit all. We’re delighted to have one of Ireland’s leading social media experts, Helen Shaw of Athena Media as the speaker at our April event to throw some light on what the options are and what works best. Helen will talk about running her own business and give a sense of how the media work and how social media is changing things

The talks will be followed by informal networking over tea and coffee.

Speaker Overview: Helen Shaw, MD and Founder of Athena Media

Helen Shaw is MD and founder of Athena Media which is a digital media production and consultancy company based in Dublin. She set up the company in September 2003 and its client list includes RTÉ, BBC, Setanta Ireland, Newstalk, 02, Vhi healthcare, UCD, the Irish Times and IBEC. She is an honours graduate of both UCD and DCU and was a visiting Fellow at Harvard University for the year 2002-2003. She is a published author and presents regularly at international conferences and events on topics relating to global media and digital media. Her company creates documentary content for broadcasters and Helen is an award-winning journalist and producer. She launched Podcasting Ireland in 2006 and began Athena Media Training in 2009 and through Athena Media Training she provides social media and online content training and support for clients including the Irish Times. Helen is a former MD of RTÉ Radio and prior to that was a news editor with BBC Northern Ireland. She started her career with the Irish Times as a print journalist and worked in the Belfast bureau during the 1980s before joining RTE as a current affairs radio producer. Athena Media is currently producing a new eight part radio show ‘The Media Show’ which starts on April 14^th at 7.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

MARCH 2012

“International Women’s Day 2012: Celebration, Connection and Inspiration for Women in Business in Dublin”

Kindly sponsored by Vodafone

Thursday 8^th March 2012, Davenport Hotel, Dublin City  

With Guest of Honour Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, TD

Women In Business networks from Fingal, Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Boards and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce’s “Mentoring for Female Entrepreneurs programme” are joining forces for the third consecutive year to organise a major event for women in business in Dublin to celebrate International Women’s Day.    Over 200 female entrepreneurs and business women have attended in previous years, making this an outstanding networking opportunity.

This year’s event will feature talks by Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton TD and by Vodafone HR Director Rachel Mooney and presentations from a panel of four inspirational entrepreneurs who have expanded their businesses in recent years: Grainne Barry, Anotherfriend.com, Lauren Fisher, Simply Zesty, Jacquie Marsh, The Butler's Pantry and Ruth Monaghan. Appassionata Flowers.  The Master of Ceremonies will be Joanne Hession, QED Training.  This year, we will also offer limited mentoring slots from 5-6pm, bookable in advance.

Mentoring sessions (15 minute slots reserved in advance)

Registration & Open Networking

Welcome

Keynote Address by Minister of State for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, TD

Talk by Rachel Mooney, Vodafone HR Director

Panel Discussion facilitated by Joanne Hession, with special guests · Grainne Barry, Founder and CEO, Anotherfriend.com · Lauren Fisher, Simply Zesty · Jacquie Marsh, MD, Butlers Pantry · Ruth Monaghan, Founder and CEO, Appassionata Flowers

Q&A Session

Informal networking Drinks & Finger Food Reception

Event close

For more information, please contact: Pauline Logan network@dceb.ie

Places are limited so please book early.  This is a member only event.

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FEBRUARY 2012

Focus on Sales

Monday 13^th February 18.45-21.00

Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1

Sales is often one of the most challenging activities for entrepreneurs and yet it is a crucial area for all entrepreneurs if they want to grow their business. At our February event, experienced sales and market research professional Fiona Macrae of Market Dynamics will talk about how, while there is no silver bullet, putting an effective sales process in place can make a big difference. She will share tips on some simple changes that you can make to improve your outcomes. She will also point out the importance of getting your communication methods right.

Speaker Overview

Fiona Macrae has worked in the international market research industry since joining Romtec PLC (now Harris International) in 1990 as a market analyst. In 1993 she moved to IDC as an analyst, becoming Programme Manager for European PC research. In her role as lead PC analyst Fiona was often quoted in both the IT and business press including the Wall Street Journal Europe and Financial Times. In 1997 Fiona joined the account management team at IDC and rose to the position of Global Account Director a role which included the management of one of the European major account teams. In 2003 Fiona moved to Ireland and co-founded Market Dynamics to provide research and consultancy services in Ireland and the UK. Additionally she works with IDC providing account management and consultancy to key accounts in Ireland. She is a regular speaker at events and also acts as a sales and marketing trainer, advisor and mentor to a number of organisations in Ireland. Fiona has a BA honours degree from Liverpool University.

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JANUARY 2012

"Pimp your Pitch: Improving your Elevator Pitch"

Speaker: Barbara Moynihan, On Your Feet (www.onyourfeet.ie)

Date:               Monday 9th January 2012

Time:               18.45-21.00

Venue:             Clarion Hotel IFSC

Many of us struggle to say what we do and why we do it better than our competitors in just 60 seconds.   What better way to kick off the New Year than looking at how you can “Pimp your Pitch” through using a simple structure and being aware of the pitfalls to be avoided.

The talk will be followed by informal networking over tea and coffee.

Guests are welcome.  Please register by emailing Pauline Logan at network@dceb,ie before 11am on the day of the event.

Speaker Overview

Barbara Moynihan (www.onyourfeet.ie)  is a leading learning and development facilitator with a speciality in the whole area of Presentation Skills and the 60 Second Pitch.  She has a wide variety of experience both here in Ireland and also in Europe and the US. She works with individuals and organisations to help them develop and deliver presentations that are not only clear and engaging but that succeed in stimulating their audiences to take action.

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PAST EVENTS

2011

Date and time	Topic	Speaker(s)	Venue
Monday 10th January 18.45-21.00	Setting Goals for 2011	Patricia O’Sullivan, Serial Entrepreneur and Innovation Lecturer	Mansion House, Dubln 1
Monday 7th February 18.45-21.00	Dare to be Different	Jill Hincks, Managing Director, Passion for creative Ltd www.passionforcreative.com	Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1
Tuesday 8th March 18.00-21.00	International Women’s Day Networking Event (see photos below)	Keynote address Anne O’Leary, Business and Enterprise Director with Vodafone Ireland.  Panel of Entrepreneurs: Lulu O’Sullivan, Giftsdirect.com www.giftsdirect.com Suzanne Carroll, Tone At Home Franchise Ltd. www.toneathome.ie Emer Jameson, YourLocal.ie www.yourlocal.ie Grainne Byrne, gbc Public Relations www.gbc-pr.com	Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2
Monday 11th April 18.45-21.00	Emotional Intelligence	Daire Coffey and Deirdre Murray, Authors of ‘EQ- A Leadership Imperative!’ http://www.managementbriefs.com/books/view/emotional-intelligence	Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1
Monday 9th May 18.45-21.00	Social Media Trends	Aileen O'Toole, MD of AMAS www.amas.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1
Monday 13th June 18.45-21.00	Meet the Entrepreneur: Design Dublin 2011	Liz Quin, Quinn & Donnelly www.quinanddonnelly.ie Agata Stoinska, D-Light Studio and Blow Magazine www.d-lightstudios.com and www.blowphotomagazine.com	Mansion House, Dublin 2
Monday 11th July 18.45-21.00	Get your Net Working	Carol Anne Lowe, Blue Moon Communications www.bluemoon.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC, Dublin 1
Monday 12th September 18.45-21.00	The Art of Influencing: A toolkit for Entrepreneurs	Maura Dolan, Life and Executive Coaching Institute www.leci.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
Monday 10th October 18.45-21.00	Meet the entrepreneur	Cora Barnes, MD of 3Q Recruitment www.3qcatering.ie Pamela Fitzmaurice, Blazing Salads www.blazingsalads.com	Clarion Hotel IFSC
Monday 14th November 18.45-21.00	Financing your growing business – what are the options?	Eibhlin Curley, Assistant CEO, Dublin City Enterprise Board Christine Hamill, Bank of Ireland Branch Manager Lorna Coleman, Communications and Project Manager, First Step	Clarion Hotel IFSC
Monday 12th December 18.45-21.00	Christmas Networking Event		To be confirmed

Email Pauline Logan at network@dceb.ie to register for any event and for updates and details.

Photos from International Women's Day Event 8th March 2011  

Network members at the International Women’s Day event: Gina Boles, Gifted by Nature Ltd, Agata Stoinska, D-Light Studio, Deirdre Hardiman, Hepburn Designs Ltd	Pauline Logan, Network Manager; Yinka Rahman, www.hairweavon.com; Gina Boles, Gifted by Nature Ltd; Deirdre Hardiman, Hepburn Designs Ltd; Samantha Nagle, Aspire Financial Services; Liz Hannon, Languagewise Language School; Eibhlin Curley, Dublin City Enterprise Board; Agata Stoinska, D-Light Studio
Speakers: Anne O’Leary, Business and Enterprise Director with Vodafone Ireland. Lulu O’Sullivan, Giftsdirect.com, Suzanne Carroll, Tone At Home Franchise Ltd, Emer Jameson, YourLocal.ie, Grainne Byrne, gbc Public Relations	Member Caitriona Griffin of Armstrong Recruitment networking with other attendees.

Events 2010

Date and time	Topic	Speaker(s)	Venue
18th January	Business Planning for 2010 – How to Put in Place the Key Building Blocks for your Business	Geraldine Lavin, founding director of 3rd i IT and Business Services Ltd www.3rdi.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
8th February	Social media – where are the business benefits	Lauren Fisher – Simply Zesty Online PR and Social Media www.simplyzesty.com	Clarion Hotel IFSC
8th March	International Women’s Day Event	Mary Ann O’Brien – Founder & MD of Lily O’Brien’s www.lilyobriens .ie Lucy Gaffney Chairperson of Communicorp Group Ltd. www.communicorp .ie Nicola Byrne –Managing Director of 11890 (MC) www.11890 .ie	Alexander Hotel
12th April	Effective cold calling – Using the telephone to generate sales leads	Karen Sommerville – Call Focus www.callfocus.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
10th May	Managing your Business Finances in Challenging Times	Janice Fleming - Creely Fleming & Co www.creelyfleming .ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
24th June	PR's Role in Online Engagement - What's The Message?	Caroline Kohn of Slattery Communications www.slatterycommunications.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
12th July	How to network yourself and your business	Marc Thornton, MD, DTA Marketing www.dtamarketing.ie	Clarion Hotel IFSC
13th September	Avoca: The story so far	Amanda Pratt, Creative Director, Avoca www.avoca.ie	Mansion House
11th October	Stop being fearful - Start being fearless	Michael Comyn, MD of www.comyn.com	Clarion Hotel IFSC
8th November 18.45-21.00	Using the internet to grow your business	Building your business through the web  - Rosey Broderick, founder of HomeWise.ie and WebResults.ie. Effective Digital Media Strategies  - Michelle O’Keeffe, founder of Mediabrokers.ie	Mansion House, Dublin 2

Morning Briefings for members 2010

Date and time	Topic	Speaker(s)	Venue
2nd June	DCEB Services	Mainard Gallagher, DCEB www.dceb.ie	DCEB Office, O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin
30th June	Social Media – Workshop on what you need to do to get active	Fred Facundo, Channelship   www.channelship.ie	DCEB Office, O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin 2
29th September	Managing your tax affairs	Susan Lennnon. Tax Partner, Anne Brady  McQuillans DFK www.annebrady.ie	DCEB Office, O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin
20th October	IT solutions for small businesses	Christian Kortenhorst, http://cksolutions.ie/	DCEB Office, O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin

Photos from International Women's Day 2010

Sales is often one of the most challenging areas for entrepreneurs and yet it is a crucial area for all entrepreneurs if they want to grow their business. At our February event, experienced sales and market research professional Fiona Macrae of Market Dynamics will talk about how, while there is no silver bullet, putting an effective sales process in place can make a big difference. She will share tips on some simple changes that you can make to improve your outcomes. She will also point out the importance of getting your communication methods right.

Speaker Overview

Fiona Macrae has worked in the international market research industry since joining Romtec PLC (now Harris International) in 1990 as a market analyst.

In 1993 she moved to IDC as an analyst, becoming Programme Manager for European PC research. In her role as lead PC analyst Fiona was often quoted in both the IT and business press including the Wall Street Journal Europe and Financial Times.

In 1997 Fiona joined the account management team at IDC and rose to the position of Global Account Director a role which included the management of one of the European major account teams.

In 2003 Fiona moved to Ireland and co-founded Market Dynamics to provide research and consultancy services in Ireland and the UK. Additionally she works with IDC providing account management and consultancy to key accounts in Ireland. She is a regular speaker at events and also acts as a sales and marketing trainer, advisor and mentor to a number of organisations in Ireland.

Fiona has a BA honours degree from Liverpool University.

For more details or to book a place, please contact Pauline Logan, Network Coordinator at network@dceb.ie.