Business advice clinics - book your time slot 24 February 2012 1.5 hours (4 one-to-one meetings per day) 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.10pm WCEB Office, Kent Street, Clonakilty At our Business Advice Clinic meeting, up to 1.5 hours, you will be provided with free business information on how best to go about starting and managing your own business or growing your existing business. €0 BOOKED OUT Business advice clinics - book your time slot 02 March 2012 1.5 hours (4 one-to-one meetings per day) 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.10pm WCEB Office, Kent Street, Clonakilty At our Business Advice Clinic meeting, up to 1.5 hours, you will be provided with free business information on how best to go about starting and managing your own business or growing your existing business. €0 BOOKED OUT Business advice clinics - book your time slot 12 March 2012 1.5 hours (4 one-to-one meetings per day) 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.10pm WCEB Office, Kent Street, Clonakilty At our Business Advice Clinic meeting, up to 1.5 hours, you will be provided with free business information on how best to go about starting and managing your own business or growing your existing business. €0 Select.. 1
Start Your Own Business Programme - Skibbereen 22 March 2012 8 weeks (mornings) 10.00am-1.00pm Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen This 8 week programme is for anyone with a business idea in mind who is thinking about starting their own business. To get the best out of this programme, you should have a business idea(s) so that you can research it throughout the programme. The programme will guide you through the steps of business planning and will allow you to assess your idea. By the end of the programme you should be ready to complete your business plan. Limited places available. €75 Select.. 1 2
Business advice clinics - book your time slot 23 March 2012 1.5 hours (4 one-to-one meetings per day) 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.10pm WCEB Office, Kent Street, Clonakilty At our Business Advice Clinic meeting, up to 1.5 hours, you will be provided with free business information on how best to go about starting and managing your own business or growing your existing business. €0 Select.. 1
Business advice clinics - book your time slot 30 March 2012 1.5 hours (4 one-to-one meetings per day) 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm, 3.10pm WCEB Office, Kent Street, Clonakilty At our Business Advice Clinic meeting, up to 1.5 hours, you will be provided with free business information on how best to go about starting and managing your own business or growing your existing business. €0 Select.. 1
Advanced Food Programme 2012 - Commencing in March - apply now 01 March 2012 9 months (March - November 2012) Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig, Co. Cork Each year the Cork County & City Enterprise Boards run an Advanced Food Programme, aimed at local SME food companies supplying branded food products to the retail and foodservice sectors in Ireland. Through a combination of training workshops and one to one mentoring participants will cover a range of business topics related to their food company. Use this platform to develop your food business management skills and brand marketing skills, in a practical, self-learning, cost effective manner, in the company of peers and food industry experts. €0 N/A Bord Bia free sales growth workshops for food companies Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork City A one-day workshop for food companies specifically that will help you: €0 N/A We're sorry but there are currently no bookable events of this type. Planning or developing a website seminar 24 February 2012 1 Day 9.30a.m. - 4.30p.m. Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen During this seminar, you will learn how navigation design, information design and graphic design combine to take full advantage of an online presence for small businesses. It will teach a step-by-step approach to planning an effective website, understanding the importance of information design, choosing a navigation strategy, and keeping graphic design in context. Limited places available. €20 BOOKED OUT How search engines work seminar 02 March 2012 1 day 9.30a.m. - 4.30p.m. Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen Search engines are the starting point for most people when they are looking for something on the internet. It is essential that you get your site optimised to compete for high rankings. This seminar is designed to bring participants up to speed with all major aspects of optimising websites for search engine ranking. It will provide an overview of website optimisation and implementation. €20 BOOKED OUT Setting up an on-line shop from your website 09 March 2012 1 Day 9.30am-4.30pm Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen Imagine you walk into a shop, and everytime you wanted to go in you had to stop and wait for a few minutes before you could go inside? Once you did get in and find a product that you wanted more information about, but couldn't find anyone to answer your questions or even a place to buy the item! Unfortunately, this is the experience many shoppers face when searching to buy products online. Find out what you need to know for your online shop on this 1 day seminar. Limited places available. €20 BOOKED OUT Social media for businesses 13 March 2012 2 Day Course (Half Days) - March 13th & March 20th 9.30am-12.30 midday (3 hours) The Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty This 2 day (March 13th & March 20th) seminar course is designed to give SME’s both an overview of Social Media and also a practical tutorial on how to use each of the platforms for their business. The sessions encourage participants to learn about the opportunities that are available by using social media and asssit them to decide what their own social media strategy will be.The sessions are interactive showing both case studies and practical examples and will go into the detail of setting up and using a blog, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for your business.Content - March 13th & March 20th
1. Social Media Overview & Facebook
Participants to have homework to practice the learning’s from the session
2. Twitter, LinkedIn, Other & Social Media Management
€20 BOOKED OUT Social media for small businesses 04 April 2012 2 days (half days) 9.30am-12.30 midday (3 hours) The Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery This 2 day seminar is designed to give SME’s both an overview of Social Media and also a practical tutorial on how to use each of the platforms for their business. The sessions encourage participants to learn about the opportunities that are available by using social media and asssit them to decide what their own social media strategy will be.The sessions are interactive showing both case studies and practical examples and will go into the detail of setting up and using a blog, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for your business. Limited places. Content
1. Social Media Overview & Facebook
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Planning or developing a website seminar 20 April 2012 1 day 9.30am-4.30pm Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen During this seminar, you will learn how navigation design, information design and graphic design combine to take full advantage of an online presence for small businesses. It will teach a step-by-step approach to planning an effective website, understanding the importance of information design, choosing a navigation strategy, and keeping graphic design in context. Limited places available. €20 Select.. 1 2
How search engines work seminar 27 April 2012 1 day 9.30am-4.30pm Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen Search engines are the starting point for most people when they are looking for something on the internet. It is essential that you get your site optimised to compete for high rankings. This seminar is designed to bring participants up to speed with all major aspects of optimising websites for search engine ranking. It will provide an overview of website optimisation and implementation. €20 Select.. 1 2
Setting up an online shop from your website seminar 04 May 2012 1 day 9.30am-4.30pm Skibbereen Credit Union, Skibbereen Imagine you walk into a shop, and everytime you wanted to go in you had to stop and wait for a few minutes before you could go inside? Once you did get in and find a product that you wanted more information about, but couldn't find anyone to answer your questions or even a place to buy the item! Unfortunately, this is the experience many shoppers face when searching to buy products online. Find out what you need to know for your online shop on this 1 day seminar. Limited places available. €20 Select.. 1 2
We're sorry but there are currently no bookable events of this type. We're sorry but there are currently no bookable events of this type. We're sorry but there are currently no bookable events of this type. Writing winning tenders seminar 27 March 2012 1 day 9.30am-4.30pm Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakilty Each year billions of euro in new business is awarded via a process of written tenders and proposals. The ability to write effective tenders is a core business skill in any business, regardless of its size, offering or sector. Tendering can provide great opportunities for businesses to increase their revenue and client base. However, it is often regarded as a difficult and labour intensive process. This 1 day seminar will simplify the process and provide participants with a better understanding of how the process works, as well as the confidence and know-how to submit successful tenders.Content:
Understanding the tendering process
The purchasing organisation: What are they looking for? / How do they operate?
The selection / short listing process
What is or is allowed in the short listing / selection process.
Objective/Key Outcomes:
Improve your skills and competence in tender writing
Have a full understanding of the tendering process
Know how you can utilise the tendering process to develop your client base and increase revenue
Have an increased understanding of the motivations, requirements and methodologies of a tendering company
Know how to increase your chances of being shortlisted and what to do at a short listing interview / presentation
Be aware of the potential issues and pitfalls in submitting tenders, as well as how to avoid and overcome them
Learn how to think creatively - challenging businesses, developing partnerships.
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We're sorry but there are currently no bookable events of this type.