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Welcome to YOUR BUSINESS LIVE

It’s a stock, almost clichéd, phrase to say that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Ireland’s economy.

But it’s true: SMEs account for 99.8pc of all active business enterprises in Ireland, employing more than 70pc of people working in the private sector.

Ireland’s SMEs are also some of the most innovative, resilient and successful businesses, employing hundreds of thousands, creating the vast majority of new jobs and driving economic growth.

These entrepreneurs and their teams are the true champions of the recovery who have pushed through the hard yards despite ongoing difficulties including access to finance and the cost of loans as well as new challenges facing the domestic economy such as Brexit.

They turn each setback into a comeback.

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This grit is tangible across the island and the confidence in the Irish SME sector is reflected in the surge of private and State-backed growth funds seeking to capitalise on the vision and ingenuity of our entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in Ireland and overseas.

It is more important than ever that we nurture and support our SMEs and that is why Independent News and Media is delighted to present YOUR BUSINESS LIVE, the essential new event for Ireland’s business leaders.

As Ireland’s largest cross-platform publisher, INM — the people who bring you the Sunday Independent, Irish Independent, Belfast Telegraph, The Herald, Sunday World and Independent.ie – has key insights into Ireland’s business community.

Building on the success of house and Dublin Info Sec, INM Events has, with YOUR BUSINESS LIVE, created a new marketplace where a high-level audience of executives, decision-makers, entrepreneurs, owners and managers can gather to network and learn from an inspirational line-up of speakers.

Ireland’s newest business exhibition, directed by entrepreneur and Sunday Independent columnist Sean Gallagher, is a place to be inspired, tap into the latest trends and meet hundreds of cutting-edge suppliers and service providers.

We want you to discover the secrets of success and promote your story at Ireland’s newest and definitive platform for start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Welcome to YOUR BUSINESS LIVE.

Dearbhail McDonald Group Business Editor, INM plc

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The Essential New Event for Ireland’s Business Leaders

Travelling across the four provinces of Ireland each

week to interview the country’s most inspiring business

leaders for the Sunday Independent has taught me

two important lessons. First, Irish business is thriving,

emerging from a difficult climate to be stronger,

smarter and more innovative than ever before.

The second lesson is that all successful businesses

share common goals and requirements. Whether a

local start-up or global giant, the principles of business

remain constant, and all leaders continuously strive

for excellence, searching for that product, service or

knowledge that will give them the competitive edge in

their industry.

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Indeed, what has become most apparent from my

experience interviewing hundreds of entrepreneurs for

my weekly column in the Sunday Independent is this:

Success Leaves Clues. Now, we want to share these

secrets of success with the Irish business community,

providing a platform for business owners and

managers – at all stages of their business development

and in all fields of enterprise – to come together

to network, share knowledge, and source essential

products and services.

At the heart of Your Business Live will be a vibrant

marketplace, featuring hundreds of Ireland’s most

innovative suppliers and service providers. By taking

your place at the centre of this exciting new exhibition

– which will be supported by an extensive programme

of seminars, workshops and networking events – you

will be able to position your company as a crucial

component in the success of Irish business.

I invite you to join us at the RDS Simmonscourt

on 17-18 October for what promises

to be Ireland’s biggest, most

inspiring and most enterprising

business event. Your business

deserves to be at Your Business Live.

Sean Gallagher Event Director, Your Business Live

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Ireland Needs

Your Business Live

We know that Ireland’s business community is eager for an event where entrepreneurs, owners and managers can gather to network, learn, collaborate and keep up-to-date with the latest trends and hottest new products and services for their businesses. Your Business Live will be that event.

Attracting a high-level audience of executives and decision-makers, who will come to meet suppliers, source products, and learn from an inspirational line-up of speakers, Your Business Live will be Ireland’s biggest business exhibition and the most important annual event in the corporate calendar.

As an exhibitor at Your Business Live you will:

• Meet Ireland’s business leaders• Promote your products and services to influential buyers• Position your company as an elite Irish business• Network with existing and potential customers• Gain insight into your market

The event will bring suppliers and service providers from across the business community together to showcase to SMEs. Call

+353 1 846 0020

to Book Your StandExhibitors will include:

• Business Coaches & Consultants

• Commercial Property & Real Estate Services Providers

• Enterprise Support Agencies• Facilities Management Providers

• Franchises• Financial Services Providers• Industry Associations• Legal Practices• Marketing & Communications

Agencies

• Motor Companies• Office Equipment & Furniture

Suppliers• Recruitment Agencies• Tech Companies• Telecommunications Providers

Export

Finance

TalentSales & Marketing

Technology

Networking Events

Workshops Seminars

Your Business

Club

Start Up

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Your business

is our business

Independent News and Media (INM), is the home of authoritative and trusted journalism. We deliver audience-centric content through our house of brands including the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent and independent.ie to over 2.4 million readers every week across print and online (Source JNRS 2014/15).

We are home to Ireland’s most comprehensive and authoritative business news and features. Our in-depth analysis and reporting cover finance, technology, property, enterprise, media and farming from experts such as Dearbhail McDonald, Adrian Weckler, Sean Gallagher and Charlie Weston. In print and online, INM Business engages the vast SME and business audience with insights into the market at home and abroad.

Meet our business audience:

470,000 ABs

334,000 Senior Managers

698,000 seeking business information

529,000 business budget owners

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Contact us today to book your stand at Ireland’s most enterprising show

Margaret AndreucettiT: +353 1 846 0020M: +353 86 055 4181E: margaret@eventhaus.ie

Stephan MurtaghT: +353 86 775 0420E: stephan.murtagh@eventhaus.ie

Niamh KennyT: +353 1 846 0020E: niamh.kenny@eventhaus.ie

Garret BuckleyManaging DirectorEventhaus LtdT: +353 1 846 0020E: garret.buckley@eventhaus.ie

Cliona CarrollSponsorship & Events Manager Independent News and MediaT: +353 1 705 5419E: ccarroll@inmsales.ie

“Currently there are few events in Ireland where entrepreneurs can meet suppliers, test new products, source new business solutions, network with other entrepreneurs and gain advice from thought-leaders and business experts, all under one roof. I am excited to learn that INM Events is launching this innovative new show for SMEs, YOUR BUSINESS LIVE. It is a much needed event for Irish industry.”

Ray Coyle, Chief Executive, Tayto Park 

“To stay ahead, Irish businesses need to be innovative. I believe YOUR BUSINESS LIVE will be a key event for owners and managers, and that it will present a great opportunity to learn from other inspiring entrepreneurs about new trends and developments in how to grow and expand their businesses.”

Eamon Moore, Founder & Managing Director, EMIT

“YOUR BUSINESS LIVE will be an inspiring event for Ireland’s SMEs. It will be an annual show where we can meet to share knowledge and ideas as well as explore new business opportunities.”

Greg Clarke, Managing Director, Digicom

Why Ireland’s Top EntrepreneursSupport YOUR BUSINESS LIVE