Not all business awards are worth entering. Learn how to spot vanity award schemes, what red flags to look for, and why trade association and state-backed awards offer real value. Written by SME adviser Billy Linehan of Celtar.
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Business startup
Great panel and business supports – to book click HERE
Our fourth event as @StartUpBallymun and we are delighted to have new partners with us along with our usual friends.
Read more →“We present a diverse group of business people all united under the theme of Sport and Fitness” says Liam Barry of DCC and StartUp Ballymun. “This is the third in the series of StartUp Ballymun seminars. These entrepreneurs will tell the audience how they realised their ambitions they and started and grew their companies.”
Read more →@StartUpBallymun is back and presents “The Business of Sport and Fitness” 26th April 2017 – Civic Centre Ballymun
Read more →Many business events are scheduled this Spring The Small Firms association, the SFA, runs free talks for members and non-members The most recent one was, the SFA Business Bytes event on ‘The latest changes in employment law – …
Read more →Hi Events for growing businesses in Dublin, Spring 2015 A couple of events in February and March in Dublin which may be of interest? If you wish to meet, to discuss your business opportunities email me or tweet @billylinehan …
Read more →As well as attending the 2014 websummit in Dublin over the next 3 days, I will be offering free #guerillamentoring to any startups who are interested. Tweet me @billylinehan so we can connect and arrange to have a coffee …
Read more →Your Business Day 2013 We have a great line-up of client speakers sharing their experiences and knowledge, some recently advised by business mentors and others trading successfully for a few years. Many of them are business award winners, or have been on Dragon’s Den, Xposé and even the Apprentice TV show.
Read more →This major event for business owners and start-ups in Dublin city has been called the “mini-summit” for business advice and information.
Read more →Free business advice and information for owner managers in Dublin City – Your Business Day is back! Dublin City Enterprise Board is delighted to present for the third year, Your Business Day, the major annual event for small businesses …
Read more →Dublin City Enterprise Board’s priority is to support job creation through focusing on supporting manufacturing companies and innovative businesses, and enabling companies to export.
Read more →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!”
Read more →It is said that the essence of selling is understanding your customer’s needs, and convincing him or her that you’re the best supplier to meet their requirements.
I’ll add – that to sell you need to be in an optimistic frame of mind, seeing opportunities for the customer and for yourself in each sale.
Read more →Keep your feet on the pedal!”
With little cash for job investment the government has made a fairly good stab with the Jobs Initiative announced today.
Read more →This new fund is welcomed by Billy Linehan of Celtar business consultants “access to finance is very tight now and every new channel available makes a positive contribution to reviving our economy.
Read more →Targeting future growth is firmly on the agenda at the capital’s largest free event for small businesses next week.
Read more →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.
A friend, Philip Gillen, has started a new business, and is looking for funding.
Himself and his business partner have shared their knowledge and experience in finding the market opportunity first, and then designing a business around it.
Read more →Advice on where to do business in the UK
Working actively in the business support sector in the UK for over 10 years I am interested in how enterprise activity is monitored both there and in Ireland – and the usefulness of research in assisting companies in deciding where to do business.