Event: Thinking of Starting a Business?

Event: A Future in the Business World (Morning Conference)

Event: The Lean Startup - Work Smarter not Harder

Event: ‘How to craft & deliver a 60 second pitch’

Monday, 7th March

Tuesday, 8th March

Time Venue Workshop Fee10am - 1pm Radisson Blu Hotel, Noel Davidson €10 Stillorgan QED Training

Time Venue Fee9.30am - Carlisle Suite, €102pm Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire

Time Venue Workshop Fee2pm - 5pm Radisson Blu Hotel, Noel Davidson €10 Stillorgan QED Training

Time Venue Trainer Fee6pm - 9pm Radisson Blu Hotel, Catherine Moonan Free Stillorgan PitchCoach.ie

Learn about the challenges facing an entrepreneur – from idea generation, to assessing characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.

• A panel discussion on career options post retirement, with Bobby Kerr, Insomnia (former Dragon’s Den), Peter McParland, Perception Consulting, Niall Glynn, Mentor

• A business support expo and mentoring clinics

• Presentation by Iain Jawad, Frost & Sullivan ‘Global Mega Trends – Transforming the world we live in’

Learn the tips, tricks and methodology of the “Lean Startup” - how to create a more successful lean entrepreneurial business.

Learn how to craft and deliver a 60-second pitch from the owner of Communication Matters and the Pitch Coach to the entrepreneurs of RTE’s Dragon’s Den!

Bobby Kerr

Event: A Future in the Business World (Afternoon Conference)

Event: Smurfit Business School Quiz – Primary Schools

Event: International Women’s Day

Event: Trailblazers! Meet our Enterprise Pioneers

Time Venue Fee1.45pm - Carlisle Suite, €105.30pm Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire

Time Venue Hosted by Fee10am - 1pm Smurfit Business School, Bizworld Invite Blackrock only

Time Venue Fee6pm - 9pm O’Callaghan Davenport Hotel, Members Dublin 2 only

Time Venue Fee5.30pm - Carlisle Suite Free6.30pm Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire.

This afternoon conference will include the following;• A panel discussion on funding

options available to businesses with Business Angels, Crowd Funders, and Government Supports

• Key note address from Dr. Maureen Gaffney. ‘Managing Change, Resilience and being at your best’

Local primary schools students link in with BizWorld and the Local Enterprise Office for a fun, exciting and informative Quiz on business and enterprise. This will be a great event for our future business leaders.

International Women’s Day - Celebration, Connection and Inspiration. For further details contact Angela Tynan: atynan@leo.dlrcoco.ie

National Enterprise Awards : Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown FinalOur 6x County Finalist Businesses compete for a place at the National Finals of the LEO Enterprise Awards taking place this May! The awards showcase and celebrate the achievements of small business owners from across the country. Followed by Networking & Refreshments

Full calendar of events for DLR Local Enterprise Week is available through localenterprise.ie/dlr and by searching

#dlrLEW16 on social media

MaureenGaffney

Event: Voice of Experience

Event: Business Information Session for Students

Event: Exploring Social Enterprise

Event: Enterprising Researchers Photo Exhibition

Wednesday, 9th March

Time Venue Fee7:30am - Talbot Hotel, In collaboration with FREE9:30am Stillorgan Sandyford Business District

Time Venue Mentor Fee10am - Blackrock College of John Clarke FREE12pm Further Education

Time Venue Fee10.30am - Talbot Hotel, Southside FREE1pm Stillorgan Partnership DLR

Time Venue Fee UCD Campus In collaboration with FREE UCD Research Careers Office

How do I scale up? How can I manage my short-term funding needs? Where should I go with my Digital Marketing? Get the answers to these questions and more at this ‘Speed-networking’ skills exchange morning seminar with experienced and successful Business leaders in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

For students of Blackrock College of Further Education who may be interested in starting their own business, John will introduce the variety of supports on offer from enterprise agencies.

Southside Partnership DLR will be hosting an information workshop with guest speakers providing information on: 1. Social Enterprise in Ireland 2. Legal Structures of Social Enterprises; 3. Financial and non-financial supports for Social Enterprises 4. Social Enterprise Case Studies.

For more information or to book your place contact: Pia (pia.holmes@sspship.ie) or John (john.costelloe@sspship.ie) on (01) 706 0100. Places are limited so don’t delay.

Photo competition for UCD researchers on the theme ‘Enterprising Researchers’. For further details please contact: researchcareers@ucd.ie.

Event: Panel Discussion on Enterprise as a Career

Event: Tourism - The Way Ahead for 2016

Event: Growing Your Business Workshop

Time Venue Panel Discussion Fee1pm - UCD Campus - In collaboration with UCD FREE2pm Arts Block Research Careers Office

Time Venue Speakers Fee6.30pm - Radisson Blu An Cathaoirleach, Barry Saul FREE8.30pm St. Helens Hotel, Ciara Scully, Failte Ireland Stillorgan Jenny Roche, UNESCO Dublin Bay Biosphere James Burke, James Burke & Associates (Dublin Food Chain & Food Academy) Michael Mangan, Senior Engineer, Capital Projects, DLRCC Timothy Carey, Heritage Officer, DLRCC

Time Venue Speaker Fee10.30am - Talbot Hotel, Rory Smith, ActionCOACH FREE1pm Stillorgan Business Coaching Ireland

This is a great panel discussion from UCD Humanities Alumini aimed at students or researchers interested in exploring enterprise as a career path after completing a Humanities degree. Contact: researchcareers@ucd.ie

A networking evening for established tourist providers. An opportunity to hear what is coming up in 2016 and network with other tourism providers.For further enquiries, email mwalsh@leo.dlrcoco.ie

Growing Your Business? Want to Improve Sales, Cashflow & Profits in your Business? If you are an Owner Manager, Managing Director or General Manager of an established small or medium firm, we invite you to join us for this practical and impactful session.

Event: Funding to Recruit a ResearcherTime Venue Fee3pm - UCD Campus - In collaboration with UCD FREE4pm Arts Block Research Careers Office

This session provides information on a range of schemes managed by Irish Research Council (IRC) that support a company/organisation in recruiting a researcher to work with them on a mutual project. For further details please contact: researchcareers@ucd.ie.

Event: Student Enterprise Awards County Finals

Event: Group Business Information Session

Event: The Secret to Generating Sales Leads

Thursday, 10th March

Time Venue Fee9am - 2pm Royal Marine Hotel, Schools Enterprise Free Dun Laoghaire Competition

Time Venue Mentor Fee10am - 12.00 Nutgrove Enterprise Park, John Clarke Free Rathfarnham

Time Venue Speaker Fee9am - 1pm Ericsson, Beech Hill Rd, David Doyle, €30 Clonskeagh B2B Sell

Local Secondary Schools exhibit their enterprises, and show case their talents in business.

This Group Business Information Session is specifically designed to help people who are planning to start their own business. Over the course of approx 90 minutes, one of our experienced business mentors will discuss with attendees the range of issues you need to consider when setting up and will introduce the variety of supports on offer from enterprise agencies.

Get an insight into all aspects of sales, and help improve your bottom line. For booking details email: dublin@plato.ie.David is the founder and Managing Director of B2B Sell. He has spent over 30 years in business working from the bottom up and successfully building enterprises from zero to acquisition. He leads a small team of experienced business trained sales professionals offering comprehensive services in all aspects of sales.

Event: Technology the Future and You Time Venue Speakers Fee6pm - Brasserie 8a, Dr. Andrew Power, IADT €108pm Monkstown Joan Mulvihill, IIA Dermot Casey, Newfuture (formerly Storyful)

Explore the impact of technology on business, society and the human condition. Be part of a provocative debate at this interactive and lively event. Limited places so booking essential

Event: Top Ten Tendering Tips

Event: UCD Group Food Mentor Evening

Event: Senior Start Your Own Business Course

Event: Lunch & Learn

Friday, 11th March

Time Venue Speaker Fee6pm - 8pm Fitzpatrick’s Hotel, Peter Brennan, Free Killiney Bid Management

Time Venue Speaker Fee5pm - 7pm School of Agriculture Food Industry Speakers €10 and Food Science, UCD & Mentors

Time Venue Trainer Fee9:30am - 5pm Nutgrove Enterprise Park, QED Training €100(2 full days) Rathfarnham

Time Venue Panel Fee1pm - 2pm Media Cube, IADT, Experienced host Free Dún Laoghaire and New Entrepreneurs

In conjunction with DLR Chamber and Intertrade Ireland - get the inside track on how to negotiate the world of procurement and tenders.

A really exciting event with a great line up of food industry speakers & mentors focussing on food innovation. For further details contact barbara@jamesburke.ie

There will also be an opportunity to see UCD’s food research facilities and understand the supports they can offer to the food community.

Ready for the next challenge ? Thinking about taking that step and run your own business ? It’s never too late. We’ve developed a 2 day Start Your Own Business Workshop specifically for individuals (50+) who are thinking of starting their own business. Given by experienced trainers this workshop is sure to release that ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ in you.

Fancy travelling and working in the EU for a few months (and getting paid for it ?). Lunch & Learn about the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme run by the Local Enterprise Office, DLR at this panel discussion and check out what great opportunities may await you.

Event: Start Your Own Business taster session

Event: Self-employment as a career option

Other Local Enterprise Week Events

Time Venue 10am - 1pm Loughlinstown Training Centre

Time Venue Workshops FeeDaily The Old Post Office, Southside Free10am - 1pm Main St, Blackrock Partnership

Module on ‘Starting your own business’ presented as part of Loughlinstown Training programme. For further details email llrecruit@ddletb.ie

Southside Partnership present daily workshops;1. Business Idea Generation 2. Introduction to self-employment3. Introduction to marketing4. Introduction to pricing5. Introduction to taxation.Facilitated by Cosmo Mellon and Helena O’Neill very experienced in their field(*attendees must be in receipt of social welfare payment. Limited availability - booking essential)To book your place, or for further information, please contact: Pia (pia.holmes@sspship.ie ) or John (john.costelloe@sspship.ie) on (01) 706 0100.

Full calendar of events for DLR Local Enterprise Week is available through localenterprise.ie/dlr and by searching

#dlrLEW16 on social media

Local Enterprise Office DLRT: (01) 204 7083E: contact@leo.dlrcoco.ie

First Floor,1 Harbour Square, Dun Laoghaire,Co. Dublin

Opening Hours:Mon-Thu: 9:00 - 5:00Friday: 9:00 - 4:30Saturday-Sunday: Closed

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