Your Business Day 2.0 returns to the Science Gallery on 9 December 2011

Celtar are proud to be project managing the second Your Business Day event on Friday, 9th of December 2011 in the Science Gallery, Pearse Street.

” We are delighted to be part of this major initiative from Greg Swift, Liam Barry and the team at DCEB” says Billy Linehan of Celtar, “already seeing the lineup it has been called the small business version of the Dublin Web Summit!”

Dublin City Enterprise Board (DCEB) the leading enterprise support agency for Dublin City are hosting the event for the second year.

The event is aimed at supporting small business in Dublin City, and will be of interest to those in business AND individuals starting up in business or thinking about starting a business.

Amongst other things the day will involve a series of talks from successful clients of DCEB, seminars and several development agencies are taking stands at the event.  There will also be a Tweet and Meet zone for networking and making connections.

A key feature of the day will be free business mentoring on the day to individuals attending the event, (we had over 250 attendees last year).
25 business mentors from a variety of business backgrounds will be available all day to answer your questions. The mentor slots start from 0900 and end at 1600.

The general theme of the event is “creating opportunities for self employment”, and DCEB clients and other speakers will share their experience through addressing specific topics such as,

• Growth through exporting,
• Use of technology in a small business
• Digital marketing, Social Media & SEO
• Innovation in small business
• Value of Design in business
• Financing your business, different stories
• How to start a a web based business, and even make a profit!

Real business owners speak at the event, practical people giving up their time for free to share their experience with attendees.

To date speakers include

George Howlett of  www.safefood360.com

Jamie Jenkinson of www.cushnshade.com

Agata Stoinska of www.D-Lightstudios.com

Martina Delaney of www.HandyBaby.com

Conor Lynch of www.SocialMedia.ie

John Ring of www.RingJohn.com

Mark Scanlon of www.SourceDogg.com

Lorna Coleman of www.First-Step.ie

David FitzGerald of www.Scapegoatdesign.com

Graham Clark of www.kookydough.ie

Joanna Norton of www.click4ESOL.com

And more to come!

For further information, and to book a free advice session with a business mentor, go to www.dceb.ie

For more information on Celtar services, contact Billy on 086 608 6991 or billy.linehan@celtar.ie

Free event for Dublin owner managers

Targeting future growth is firmly on the agenda at the capital’s largest free event for small businesses next week.

‘Your Business Day’ takes over the Science Gallery on Pearse Street next Thursday (December 9^th) and has been billed as a day of free advice and enterprise information for micro-enterprises and new start-ups.

Organisers Billy Linehan and Suzanne May of the Dublin City Enterprise Board,  have put together an impressive schedule for the initiative. It features free one-to-one mentoring clinics, case study presentations from successful Dublin city businesses, seminars on key topics and an exhibition area which are all geared towards Dublin’s small business community and those thinking of setting up a business in the city.

According to Greg Swift, CEO of Dublin City Enterprise Board, the emphasis throughout the day will be on practical advice and tips that entrepreneurs can readily adapt for their own businesses: “What small business owners and new business start-ups are looking for right now, is useful and concise information, inspiration from more established entrepreneurs and a little motivation to seek out new opportunities.”

“Anyone already in a small business in the capital or seriously thinking of setting one up in the New Year, is encouraged to consult with a mentor or attend an enterprise seminar at ‘Your Business Day’, to help them plan effectively for the year ahead,” he added.

Fifty individual mentoring sessions will be scheduled next Thursday, through on-line bookings and drop-in appointments; visitors with specific queries will be matched with the business mentors that have the most relevant experience.

Helping to lead by example, the advice and insights of successful businesspeople in the city will also be shared, through the stories of Cush ‘N Shade , Macleod Agencies , OneFootAbroad  , GiftedbyNature.ie, Languagewise.ie, Karora Cosmetics and Whatclinic.com.

Keeping the focus on new opportunities, a range of seminars around improving selling techniques, using intellectual property, maximising referrals and exploring export markets are taking place throughout the morning and afternoon. Seminar speakers include Liam Birkett, Alan Bell of the Referral Institute, John Mahon of Chessboard Associates and Austin Rutledge of Export Edge.

An exhibition area for state support agencies, micro-finance and trade associations, will also be open to visitors (including PLATO, First Step and Enterprise Ireland).

‘Your Business Day’ will also include plenty of opportunities for networking and is supported by Ulster Bank and the Science Gallery, running from 9am to 4pm on December 9^th. Advance bookings for mentoring and seminars can be made on-line through www.dceb.ie, but drop-in bookings are also welcome on the day and there is free entry.        

Speakers from

www.export-edge.com

www.chessboard.ie

www.referralinstitutedublinsouth.com

www.Celtar.ie

 Free mentoring, seminars and information

This is a day I am actively supporting and it might interest you or some one you know?

No need to mention what times we’re in, but one positive event happening before Xmas is Your Business Day, a day of free advice and information from the Dublin City Enterprise Board on the 9th of December .

There you will be able to

• consult with experienced mentors from the DCEB panel
• listen to and question clients of DCEB who are leading by example in their small businesses
• listen to and question a range of speakers who will offer ideas and tips on how to compete and grow your business at home and abroad
• network with other business owners

For: owner managers of small businesses, business start-ups, DCEB  clients and anybody else interested in starting a business in Dublin city

Place: the Science Gallery www.ScienceGallery.ie

Location: corner of Pearse Street and Westland Row

Date: Thursday the 9th of December

Time: 9.00am to 4pm

To book your free place go to: www.dceb.ie

Sponsored by the Science Gallery and Ulster Bank

Billy Linehan, Celtar management consultants