Lots of free events during Local Enterprise Week
Local Enterprise Week 2023 runs from March 6-10, and many exciting events have been announced to support and upskill small businesses and the self-employed in Offaly.
All that week, Local Enterprise Office Offaly will be running FREE consultation clinics, workshops and events, to boost entrepreneurial culture in Offaly. If you are considering starting a business, have a fledgling business, or would like to scale up, diversify or export, the Enterprise Week events are a must for you. The Local Enterprise Offices will also be running national spotlight events which includes First Steps to Export Success and Innovate for Business Success.
Speaking on behalf of Local Enterprise Office Offaly, Orla Martin, Head of Enterprise said: “Enterprise Week gives us a chance to showcase the robust supports we deliver to businesses in Offaly. Whether a business needs a grant, business training, or specialist one-to-one mentoring, they can avail of it here - often for FREE. We have extensive experience in assisting small business startups”.
Enterprise Week packs in a lot of activity over a few days. The events take place all over the county and online, and the training is delivered by successful people who have navigated the market as business owners themselves.
Some highlights include best-selling author and International Business Consultant, the inspiring Blaise Brosnan, will ask the business community 'Gaining Business Advantage during these Inflationary Times?' during a lunch time session on success in Tullamore on March 7th.
LEO Offaly in conjunction with The FACTORY will be running a one day course on Eco Action for Enterprise in The FACTORY premises near Birr. There's a Money Mastery & Mindset half day workshop (online) and a one-to-one mentoring clinics on digital marketing; tendering and public procurement; setting up or growing your tourism business.
You can also meet LEO Offaly Business Advisors in Birr and Edenderry. See the full schedule of events at http://bit.ly/3ILlPA3 and note that booking early is recommended.
There’s never been a better time to start-up or scale up, so do your business a favour and get informed and involved during Enterprise Week 2023.
The Student Enterprise Programme is an educational and fun-packed initiative that teaches second level students what it’s really like to be an entrepreneur and set up and run their own business over the course of the academic year.
Schools from all over Offaly are participating and the students have entered a competition and prizes in various categories will be awarded at the County Final which will be held in the Tullamore Court Hotel on March 7. The overall winners in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior categories will go forward to the National Finals which will be held in Croke Park in May 2023.