Events
You will find here details of forthcoming events taking place both in Ireland and Europe. If you are interested in attending any of these events please contact us.
Some key events organised by Enterprise Europe Network Ireland in 2013 are as follows;
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May 2009 05/05/2009 Office of the European Commission Representation, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
The Enterprise Europe Network in assocation with the 1st European SME Week invites Managing Directors and Senior Managers to participate in this practical, hands-on workshop on the benefits of driving innovation in your business. The Driving Innovation team (lnnovator) will invite participants to explore your business model and identify new opportunities; develop an Innovation Vision Map which allows you to test how innovation can be applied to your own business and also apply the business model techniques to your own company. 06/05/2009 Office of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Are you looking for new business opportunities or for information on EU funding? Would you like to know how the Enterprise Europe Network could help your business grow? During this event we will answer all your questions on expending your business in Europe in a personal and informative way Time: 10.00-12.00 am
06/05/2009 Jurys Hotel, Western Road, Cork.
Everyone is talking about the importance of innovation to your business, particularly in these more challenging times - but how can you apply these principles in a systematic way to sustain and improve the performance of your business? The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber, working with the Driving Innovation team (Innovator) has designed this practical, hands-on workshop session on how to answer this question and reap the benefits of driving innovation in your business. Workshop topics: Individual exercises to identify how innovation tools and practices can be applied to your business Exploration of your business model and identification of new opportunities-revenue streams, operational, customer base, channels to market, etc. Discussion on case studies and previous working experiences of expert tutors Speakers/Trainers: Participants will learn from experts in the fields of new product development, management and design leadership on how to lead rather than follow by employing techniques of innovation in their organisation. Sean McNulty and Raymond Turner are associate partners in the Driving Innovation programme, promoted by INNOVATOR- a company designed to train senior management in analysing, exploring and exploiting the innovative potential of their organisations. McNulty is an experienced Enterprise Ireland consultant in New Product Development while Raymond Turner is Managing Director of Raymond Turner Associates. Between them they have worked with all sizes of companies in this field, including RTE, Dublin Airport Authority, Axiom Ltd, Midpoint Creative Ltd, Glen Dimplex Ireland and the British Airport Authority. Participants: This workshop is aimed at Managing Directors and Senior Management of all-sized companies. Places are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment 06/05/2009 - 14/05/2009 See our list of events for May.
The first European SME Week, taking place from 6 to 14 May 2009, is a campaign to promote entrepreneurship across Europe and to inform entrepreneurs about support available for them at European, national and local level. It allows SMEs to discover an array of information, advice, support and ideas to help them develop their activities. 06/05/2009 - 14/05/2009 Cork, Kerry & Limerick.
The Enterprise Europe Network in Cork will be going ‘on tour’ in order to ensure that knowledge of our services is spread throughout the southern region of Ireland. We will hold ‘Meet the Enterprise Europe’ sessions with local regional partners in an effort to advise, support and network with local SMEs, during SME week. 06/05/2009 - 14/05/2009 Sligo
Information days for SMEs - support available for them at European, national and local level. Enterprise Europe Network Ireland - Sligo will be hosting an exhibit of booklets, posters and flyers to inform SMEs and entrepreneurs about the resources available from the EU. Information on such topics as business support, innovation, entrepreneurship education and funding opportunities will be made available for the duration of SME week 2009 6-14 May. 06/05/2009 London This international trade seminar organised in conjunction with the Enterprise Europe Network in London, will be an ideal opportunity to listen to experienced speakers and get strategic advice from key organisations in London that can help develop your business in Europe and beyond. Also a networking session will be hosted after presentations. MAIN TOPICS DISCUSSED - European Funding Opportunities Speakers will be representing the following organisations: 07/05/2009 Dublin Chamber of Commerce, 7 Clare Street, Dublin 2 Make your Bid a Success! All you need to know about Public Tendering and Bid Management - Half-Day Training Programme
Objectives
The Irish Government will issue tenders to a value of some €18 billion this year. In addition, in the UK and Northern Ireland upwards of some £150 billion in goods and services will be procured. Proposal and tender response documents are therefore becoming increasingly important tools in winning and retaining business. Assembling and managing bid teams, sourcing and organising content, determining the price, assessing the risks, reporting status in real time to key stakeholders and producing winning response documents is often difficult for sales and marketing teams that are typically occupied with other activities.
This half-day training programme by Bid Management Services aims to provide step by step training in tendering and bid management. Tendering is an emerging and fast growing trend. Companies who have undertaken training on the basics of public procurement and bid documentation management have a far greater chance of winning the business.
Date : 7th May, 2009
Time: 8.30hrs - 13.00hrs
 Who Should Attend
This half-day training programme is pitched at all companies looking to gain experience of the tendering process and as it will provide an insight into the effective management of the bid process, including making the bid/no bid decision, setting your bid strategy, understanding the client's requirements and tips on writing compelling bid documents. The emphasis is hands on training using current tenders and bid documents to illustrate the do's and don'ts of bidding. Ideally suited to all sales and marketing professionals and small business owner/managers involved in writing proposals to private clients and responding to requests for tender from public bodies. Content
About the Company
Bid Management Services (www.bidmanagement.ie ) is a joint venture between EPS Consulting and Project Orchestration Limited. EPS Consulting is an economics, policy and strategy consultancy, specialising in public affairs. EPS Consulting wins a significant amount of its work from tendering. Established in 2001, Project Orchestration specialises in providing project and bid management consultancy services to companies in Ireland and overseas.
Trainer Profiles
Peter Brennan has a unique mix of public and private sector experience at both national and international level over nearly a 40 year period. He is a recognised expert in relation to public capital projects and policy development at national and at EU level. He has a track record in securing public and EU funding for projects. Peter is Vice-President of Dublin Chamber and is Chair of its Infrastructure and Transport Committee. He is also the Chair of the Institute of European Affairs Climate Change Project and is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland and the Institute of Management Consultants of Ireland. Joanne Gillen B.Comm MBS, Principal Bid Manager and Managing Director Bid Management Services is both Project Management Institute PMP™ and PRINCE 2™ certified for project management and is a member of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals.
Joanne's area of particular expertise is in the structuring, editing design and production of tender documents. Joanne has significant international experience, having worked on projects in Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Bermuda, Holland and Australia. Full payment must be received in advance of the training to guarantee booking.
Payment can be made by credit card, please complete the attached document and return to Linda Mc Nulty, linda@dublinchamber.ie Cheques should be made payable to Dublin Chamber of Commerce and sent to 7 Clare Street, Dublin 2 Terms & Conditions · Full payment must be received in advance of the training to guarantee booking.
· 100% refund will be given where cancellations are received in writing up to 48hrs before the training
· 100% cancellation fee within 48hrs of the start of the training programme
07/05/2009 - 08/05/2009 Prague, Czech Republic. Ireland's National Support Network for FP7 will host a stand at "Research Connection 2009" conference in Prague on 7 and 8 May 2009 where entrepreneurs will meet with scientists from all over Europe. The European Union is providing a boost to the competitiveness of enterprises by facilitating the transfer of knowledge from academic research to businesses, thereby encouraging innovation. The conference is focusing on the theme "Networking our way to a research future". The Irish stand will provide a window on Irish R&D capacities and specialist research infrastructures providing visitors with an opportunity to learn more about Ireland as a partner in European research projects and the European Research Area. 08/05/2009 Verona, Italy. SolarTech in Verona offers face-to-face meetings with potential collaboration and business partners from all over Europe in the fields of Solar Technology, for new product development, manufacturing, licensing and commercial agreements, joint ventures or similar partnerships. The event is organised during the 10th edition of SOLAREXPO (www.solarexpo.com) and is co-organised by the Enterprise Europe Network. 08/05/2009 Radisson SAS Hotel, Letterkenny. InterTradeIreland will be launching a business outreach campaign which will take the form of an integrated marketing campaign and six regional events. The focus of these events will be to make companies aware of cross-border business opportunities and support in the areas of increasing sales, raising and managing finance and innovation. Promotional opportunities (e.g. exhibition space, PR, etc) for local Chambers to raise awareness of what your organisation is doing to assist businesses. 11/05/2009 - 15/05/2009 Galway Chamber of Commerce
Commerce House
Merchant's Road
Galway Knowing how to react in a changing market place is key for any business. Knowing what your options are, what tools to use and the right way to do things will make all the difference in ensuring you can keep your business on track and on target for the months and years ahead. Galway Chamber brings you SME Week 2009, a special week long series of information sessions each focused on different aspects of your business, and each giving you practical tips and advice for business growth. From a menu of 14 individual sessions, you can pick and choose the topics most relevant to your business. Drawing on the wealth of experience and knowledge of Chamber members, each session will give you an insight into how you can adapt your business to the current marketplace. Sessions Topics include: Monday, 11th May
Tuesday, 12th May
Wednesday, 13th May
Thursday, 14th May
Friday, 15th May
Please review and select the sessions relevant to your business from the full programme of events: Nominal charge per session is €25 for chamber members / €35 Non-members. Information Sessions will take place in Galway Chamber, Commerce House, Merchant's Road, Galway. 11/05/2009 Sligo
The Enterprise Europe Network in assocation with the 1st European SME Week invites Managing Directors and Senior Managers to participate in this practical, hands-on workshop on the benefits of driving innovation in your business. The Driving Innovation team (lnnovator) will invite participants to explore your business model and identify new opportunities; develop an Innovation Vision Map which allows you to test how innovation can be applied to your own business and also apply the business model techniques to your own company. 12/05/2009 7.30am, The Gresham Metropole Hotel, Cork. Cork Chamber in association with Chambers Ireland and Eirgrid, are hosting a Breakfast Briefing with guest speaker Andrew Cooke, Director, Grid Development and Commercial, EirGrid. The briefing ‘Grid25; A Strategy for the Development of Ireland’s Electricity Grid for a Sustainable and Competitive Future’ will be of interest to all sectors of business, the energy sector, government agencies and local authorities. Grid 25 is a €4bn investment that will secure Ireland’s energy platform into the future making Ireland a more attractive investment prospect. EirGrid’s South West developments will amount to €750m investment in the coming years which will help the region have sufficient and sustainable energy supply into the future. Guests at this Briefing will see how this significant investment, as an expression of confidence in our region, will affect their business and industry in a positive way. 13/05/2009 Madrid, Spain. The Enterprise Europe Network in Madrid is hosting a Brokerage Event at GENERA 2009 on Wednesday, 13th May. GENERA showcases the complete cross section of energy sources and related industries involved in exploitation, distribution, technology and services with a focus on the efficient use of energy and respect for the environment. The purpose of this event is to provide a meeting point for technology requests and offers in the following fields related to energy and environment: Solar Energy, Cogeneration (Chp), Bio-mass, Wind Energy, Hydraulic Energy, Waste, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell, Coal, Gas, Crude Oil ,Other Energies. 13/05/2009 Cork
The Enterprise Europe Network are hosting this one day training course which offers an insight into the effective management of the tendering process, including- making the decision on whether to tender or not, setting the tender strategy, and tips on writing compelling documents. This event will take place as part of a series of events being organised by the EEN for the 1st European SME WEEK which takes place from 6th-14th May 2009. The purpose of this week is to stimulate entrepreneurship across Europe and to increase awareness of the assistance that is available to European companies. This event is now fully booked, however if you would like to register your name to receive information on future courses in tender writing then please contact katherine@corkchamber.ie 14/05/2009 Manor House Hotel, Enniskillen. InterTradeIreland will be launching a business outreach campaign which will take the form of an integrated marketing campaign and six regional events. The focus of these events will be to make companies aware of cross-border business opportunities and support in the areas of increasing sales, raising and managing finance and innovation. Promotional opportunities (e.g. exhibition space, PR, etc) for local Chambers to raise awareness of what your organisation is doing to assist businesses. 14/05/2009 6-8pm, Bank of Ireland, 70 Patrick Street, Cork. The Enterprise Europe Network will be presenting their services at an evening seminar hosted by Bank of Ireland. The seminar is one of a number of events taking place in National Enterprise Week in association with Enterprise Ireland to encourage business start-ups and innovation across Ireland. 15/05/2009 Tower Hotel, Waterford. Competitive ability in the short term is based on costs and in the long term is based on innovation. This conference aims to help business owners, managers, entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs to think differently, act differently and aim for better ways of achieving success. Who should attend? Start up firms and entrepreneurs looking to develop a new business Established firms seeking new ways to innovate in order to access new customers and markets, and deliver increased value to existing customers Senior staff from third level institutions 21/05/2009 Ballsbridge Court Hotel, Dublin
21/05/2009 Tower Hotel, Waterford. InterTradeIreland will be launching a business outreach campaign which will take the form of an integrated marketing campaign and six regional events. The focus of these events will be to make companies aware of cross-border business opportunities and support in the areas of increasing sales, raising and managing finance and innovation. Promotional opportunities (e.g. exhibition space, PR, etc) for local Chambers to raise awareness of what your organisation is doing to assist businesses. |
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