With all events now finalised, LEO DLR are delighted to bring you the full list of exciting business events which will be taking place during Local Enterprise Week 2020 (2nd-6th March)
Places are starting to fill up fast so don't miss out on the chance to attend these inspirational, motivational and, most importantly, practical events which will help you start or grow your business every step of the way.
Join David Meade, internationally renowned Speaker, BBC TV Presenter, and expert on what makes humans ‘tick’.
Much sought after David will deliver deep insights, new techniques, and vital takeaways to help you succeed. Whether it's closing a deal, an investment pitch, or just day to day negotiations with your kids, David will open your eyes to simple but effective ways to up your game.
Having worked with some of the world’s biggest brands including Facebook, Google, Harvard University, Microsoft, Deloitte, Saatchi & Saatchi to name a few, this exceptional energetic, fun and engaging Speaker is not to be missed.
LIFT, which stands for ‘Leading Ireland’s Future Together’, was built on a desire to change the country for the better by changing the way people view leadership.
It's doing this through its eight-part, group learning process. This programme is being rolled out nationwide via a volunteer facilitator network with a goal of reaching 10% of the population by 2028.
LIFT Ireland are hosting this half day Leadership & Facilitator Training workshop where they will be adding to their network of over 800 facilitators.
By becoming a LIFT Facilitator, you are becoming a central part of a national initiative designed to raise the standards of personal leadership in Ireland, and by doing that, raising the standards of life for all people living on our island.
To close out Local Enterprise Week 2020 and following on from the success of our Peer to Pier Networking walks in previous years, Local Enterprise Office Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have organised a Networking Walk on Killiney Hill on Friday 6th March.
Join LEO DLR and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown's business community for this inaugural Networking Walk on Killiney Hill where you can find future business partners, enjoy coffee and relax and unwind in Fitzpatrick's Castle Hotel for even more networking afterwards.
This is a not to be missed event where you will have the opportunity to meet like minded people, share stories and do business in this highly effective networking format. The feedback has been fantastic from previous walks with the general experience being highly positive. Walking and networking as it happens are a great way to start a meaningful business relationship.
We will be meeting at the Tower Tea Rooms at 2.15pm and plan to start walking at 2.30pm.
Time: 2:15pm - 4pm Date: Fri 6th March 2020 Where: Killiney Hill, Killiney (Meeting point Tower Tea Rooms) Fee: Free
A practical workshop aimed at small businesses who have no or limited tendering experience.
The workshop will cover:
Introduction to public procurement
Principles and rules around public procurement
Mapping out the market
How to find tenders
Getting set-up on e-tenders
Knowing when to bid
How to respond to quotation requests
Getting ready to respond to tenders
This workshop is being delivered Ross McCarthy.
Ross is the Managing Director of Keystone Procurement and has trained thousands of SMEs across the island of Ireland over the past 5 years since establishing the company.
Time: 8:45am - 11:45am
Date: Thurs 5th March 2020
Where: Haddington House Hotel, Dún Laoghaire
Fee: €10
In this half day interactive workshop, participants will learn about the different investment mechanisms and their implications for entrepreneurs. You will understand the differences between various share types and how they will impact a founders exit value.
This workshop will be covered by the experienced Síofra Flood and is a must attend for any company who is considering raising finance.
In this morning event, you will learn about the benefits of Lean business and how it has been applied effectively in a range of businesses in DLR.
You will hear how progressive companies in DLR have applied Lean business principles to solve major operational challenges, make significant cost saving, engage and empower staff, and develop a culture of continuous improvement
This workshop will develop your sales skills - this means that your sales team learn to sell with ease, knowing what to say and when to say it. This results in closing more sales, thus generating greater profit for your company.
Part of the process is to become adept at knowing when to close a sale, to handle smokescreens, real objections, create the desire in the client to acquire the product/service and finally close the sale.
This intensive workshop produces top sales people who know how to sell successfully and confidently.
Delivered by Joe Dalton
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Date: Mon 2nd March 2020
Where: Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire
Fee: €10
Pricing is often overlooked and undervalued in many businesses, both start-up and mature, leading to slim or no margins, missed sales targets and in quite a number of cases business failure.
This is really not all that surprising as pricing as a topic is complicated, not intuitive and is often said to be more of an art than a science. In this workshop, you'll really increase your knowledge of this critical area for any business.
Delivered by Sagy Gulianka & Matt Johnston
This workshop is a deep dive into how stories can help solve your business problems... specifically around customer engagement and even staff buy-ins for in-house projects.
Following a fantastically well received event during Local Enterprise Week 2019, Brian Mac Intyre will deliver this feel good and inspiring event for all types of businesses.
This 3 hour workshop is designed to build on the existing knowledge and practices embedded within SMEs and to challenge owner managers to adopt new improved systems and strategies to empower greater financial decision making.
Delivered by Luke Robinson, Entrepreneurs Academy.
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Date: Mon 2nd March 2020
Where: Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire
Fee: €10
As a Small Business Owner or Manager do you often feel pressured? Information overloaded? Distracted? Stressed?
Are you interested to learn practical tips, tools and techniques to develop more focus, clarity and calm in the midst of a busy work life? Then this workshop is for you.
In this highly interactive and practical session you will learn:
How the brain works - what the latest neuroscience shows
Stress is contagious. So is being calm.
One simple technique – Sos Beag - to enhance the effectiveness of your workday.
Why multitasking doesn’t work, and what does.
How to better manage yourself, and your team, to be at your best throughout the day
Facilitated by:
Grattan Donnelly, Art of Navigation, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Trainer and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher
Mary Lovegrove, Co-Founder & Director of Mindful Nation Ireland.
Join us for this interactive half day afternoon workshop where we will look at the speed of PR communications and the mix of media platforms that your customers use.
For our March Link Network event, as part of Local Enterprise Week 2020, Carol O'Kelly of RedStorm will look at how to craft a valuable and relevant Personal Brand with a focus on your key audiences.
Carol will go through the steps involved in developing your Voice, Vision and Values to support a strong Personal Brand. She will examine how to successfully bring this brand onto Social Media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with a focus on the key tactics to develop your business using this Personal Brand on LinkedIn.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Date: Tues 3rd March 2020
Where: Radisson Blu St Helen's Hotel (Stillorgan Road)
Fee: Free