5 Lamps Beer at “I believe” in CHQ

As part of “I believe“, Ulster Bank has given a stand to their clients to sample the Christmas atmosphere, sell and make the public aware of their offerings.

Over the next weeks you can visit them at the Food and Craft market. On Saturday 5 December, it is the turn of 5 Lamps Beer.

5 Lamps Beer

The 5 Lamps Dublin Brewery was set up in early 2012 and their first beer The 5 Lamps Dublin Lager was launched in September 2012. The first home was down on the North Strand by the iconic Five Lamps and hence our name.

Their goal was to offer an Irish lager which while hand crafted and produced using only natural ingredients is also accessible and easy drinking and provides a real alternative to the commercially produced international lagers available in Ireland. In the late spring of 2013 they opened the Brewery in the heart of the Liberties (in the shadow of another fairly well known Brewery!)

Visit them at the fair or visit their website.

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Ulster Bank Young Farmer Seminar Sligo November 19th

Embracing change

Ulster Bank hosted a Young Trained Farmer seminar in Sligo on Thursday November 19th. The seminar, titled ‘Embracing Change’ sought to support agricultural producers in this era of continual change and present attendees with research findings, market insights, farmer experiences and tools to manage change irrespective of the enterprise.

The panel

Our panel included Dr Ailish Byrne (Senior Agri Manager UB), Sean O’Donnell (Young Farmer of the Year 2014), Bernard Donoghue, Martin Clarke (IFAC Accountants) and Kevin Moran (Nuffield Scholar 2015) with the discussion being facilitated by Breian Carroll of Carroll Consultancy. Brief accounts were given by the panel members on their enterprises, experience and long term goals. Questions from the floor were welcomed at all times and open and honest feedback from the panel was a feature of the discussion.

Break out

Three separate break out sessions followed and were hosted by Roberta McDonald (Aurivo), Brian Costelle (Facilitator/Farmer) and Pat Bogue (Broadmore Research). There was genuine interaction between the focus session facilitators and participants in each room with young farmers contributing greatly in all discussions. In the end we ran out of time as in depth discussions were taking place. There was a feel good factor in all rooms with huge engagement levels between all participants.

Good feedback

79 attendees participated from Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal with a number of industry experts and introducers also present. Feedback on the day from attendees was excellent and this definitely was a really worthwhile event for Ulster Bank to host and confirm our continued support and commitment to the Agri sector in the Midlands &West region.

Find out more

If you want to find out what Ulster Bank has to offer, click here.

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Excellent Young Farmer event at Corrin Centre Fermoy

The event was facilitated by Katherine O’Leary of the Irish Farmers Journal. Panelists were Anne-Marie Butler (Ulster Bank), Alan Jagoe (dairy farmer, President of CEJA 2015-2017), Ed Donovan (dairy new entrant), Brendan Horan (Teagasc Moorepark) and Patrick Ryan (pig farmer).

Next generation

Katherine O’Leary spoke about the enthusiasm of youth and how she personally had experienced the process of commencing hand over of the reins to the next generation. Understanding on both sides will be required in this circumstance and sometimes compromise is not the answer. What really came across was the need for certainty around delegation – 2 people can’t decide where the cows go today – every day!

Farms country wide

Anne Marie Butler of Ulster Bank has responsibility for the 26 counties and spends her day on farms country wide. She offered the benefit of her experience with family farms and the need for structured meetings – example given of the family meeting that was held every Friday – and ended in a row – every Friday!! Formal meetings are critical to the success of family farms. She also spoke of the need to have experience milking cows and to represent yourself well to the Bank eg “I don’t like milking cows on a Sunday – robot can do it!!”

Expansion

Alan Jagoe of Macra gave us some of their expansion at home on the dairy farm. He emphasised the need for time management and also referred to the importance of quality of life. A simple example was how he tries to finish at 11am on a Sunday to spend time with his young family. Also, the importance of cash management in a changing situation was obvious – they have recently changed to concentrate on cows and through gentle persuasion, they no longer have cattle – all bull calves are sold by Patrick’s day to simplify the system at home.

Returning home to the farm

Ed Donovan is the father of 2 small girls and told us how he completed an agricultural science degree, worked in the construction industry for some time with 6 employees, worked as a branch manager in Goldcrop for 5 years, and decided to return home to farm in 2013. They had a tillage farm at home but dairying was the only sustainable option. His main word of advise was to get a contractor in if completing a development as Edward and his dad did a lot of the work themselves- tiring when trying to establish a dairy herd.

Learning from your peers

Brendan Horan of Teagasc spoke of keeping things simple and learning from your peers. The importance of going away to learn from another farm was emphasised – be it locally or abroad doesn’t really matter but it is important to broaden experience.

Setting up the farm well

Patrick Ryan is both a pig farmer and dairy farmer. He spoke of how the farm was well set up at home when he started farming and how that was a great help. He is maxed out at the number of cows he has at moment and the pigs offered him a chance to expand. He spoke of how the best laid plans can fall by the wayside eg when someone gets sick and you have to spend time re-training a new staff member – the importance of maximising the output of every staff member is critical. Pat also reassured us that while you won’t get everything right, there are the days you walk down the yard and see the things that are right!

Break out session

The seminar concluded with a break out into 4 groups to allow for feed back – the most common theme was the need to experience different situations and farming methods if at all possible before returning full time to farm. It is appreciated that this is not always possible – however it does offer benefits if it can be availed of.

Ulster Bank

The seminar was closed by Pat Horgan Area Director who thanked all present and emphasised how Ulster Bank punch above their weight in the young farmer sector with 25% of the market. Well worth attending and a very enjoyable event!

Find out more

If you want to find out what Ulster Bank has to offer, click here.

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Meath enterprise week, food, digital and entrepreneurship

Over 20 events

Building on the success of last year’s Meath Enterprise Week, 2015 promises to be even bigger. With an objective to showcase Meath to the world in the areas of Food, Digital and Entrepreneurship over 20 events will be held from November 16^th to 19^th, culminating in a Conference and Showcase Exhibition that will take place on November 19^th in the Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim. The four-day programme will be held in different locations across County Meath and includes Food, Digital and Enterprise events, seminars, workshops and schools programmes.

Showcasing Meath

Gary O’Meara explains “Our objective is to provide the vehicle to showcase Meath as a place to do business. With the recent announcements around the Boyne Valley Food Hub project and Facebook, it can be very clear to all that the themes Food, Digital and Entrepreneurship will play a significant role in the future development of the region. There can be no doubt that there are very challenging but exciting times ahead for Meat, and Meath Enterprise Week is the perfect opportunity for people to get connected and involved”

The Meath Business Showcase and Conference

The Meath Business Showcase and Conference on Thursday November 19^th will be held from 8.30am to 4.30pm. A panel of high profile business people (including Ron) will participate in a number of panel discussions during the day and there will be Keynote addresses also. The event will have an international dimension with business people inputting to the conference from all over the world via video links and Skype Feeds.

You are invited

Meath Enterprise are now inviting businesses to apply for places at the EXPO, it is expected that more than 70 businesses will be showcasing at the event. To book your FREE place at the #MEW2015 Business Conference and Expo or for further details on other events taking place during the week please visit – http://www.meathenterprise.ie/enterprise-week-2015/

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EXIM Summit, Ireland’s only export import conference

EXIM Summit, Ireland’s only Export Import Conference in 2015, will take place in Croke Park Conference Centre on November 18 next.

Thought leadership

The one-day conference will provide export-import practitioners with a forum for education, innovation and thought leadership, and a platform for continued growth. Which is why we are surprised Ron is moderating one of the sessions ;). Maybe because Ulster Bank is one of the gold sponsors. Maybe it is because the international trade section of Smallbusinesscan.

Network opportunity

It presents an opportunity for strategic networking among participants who are trading beyond Ireland, giving them the opportunity to meet and interact with fellow business leaders and support bodies engaged in international trade. Attendees can also to seek out services which will help them in their export-import journey.

Who should go

The EXIM Summit is targeted at:

Irish Exporters and Importers
Globally recognised Export-Import companies and brands
Support Organisations
Government/ Support Bodies
Entrepreneurs and Investors
Industry Associations Representatives
Marketing professionals

Expert speakers

Expert speakers at EXIM Summit include: Stephen Brewer, Consultant and former CEO of Digcell, Joanna Murphy, CEO Connect Ireland, Jim Power, economist; Jim Fitzsimons, President of IMCA, Dr. Stephen Brennan, Chief Digital Advisor to the Irish Government and Kingsley Aikins of Diaspora Matters. EXIM Summit will be officially opened by An Tanaiste Joan Burton. To see the full list of speakers and event agenda, please see http://eximsummit.com/agenda/

Tickets

Tickets for this unmissable event can be purchased for €99 (€100 discount) at www.eximsummit.com

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New food spaces to open soon in Ardee

If you are a food producer and if you are based in Louth or in the North East Region, you should take note.

New facilities for food producers in Ardee

Ardee Community Development Company are proud to announce a new facility which will establish Ardee as the centre for small food producers in the North East region. This facility to be known as the North East Regional Food Centre (NERFC) will comprise of a timeshare fully fitted kitchen, food finished production units and a training suite which will provide training in all aspects of food related issues and product development.

Timeshare kitchen

The timeshare kitchen will be available for rental on a daily, or half day basis. This facility will be of particular interest to small producers who wish to trial new products or existing producers who wish to look at new possibilities in a confidential research situation. Since the premises are approved by the EHO, and has an extensive range of food production equipment, it will be suitable for batch production for farmers markets and specialist products.

Launch on 11 December

The official launch of the North East Regional Food Centre will take place on 11^th December in Ardee Business Park. In conjunction with this it is intended to hold a trade fair for food producers and associated businesses.

Show your wares

It is hoped to attract artisan and small food producers to show their products at this launch and have it open to the public. There will be a covered Marquee for producers and it is hoped to have the various support agencies at the event.

If you wish to participate please let us know within the next week to secure a place at the event.

Book

Bookings can be made by contacting 041 6857680 or 0872432258 or by email at the address shown below. The event is free to all participants.

Details as follows –

Date/Time – Friday 11th December @12.00 noon

Venue – Ardee Business Park, Hale St. Ardee

Facilities – Marquee and tables

Cost – Free of Charge

Ph- 041-6857680 or 087-2432258

E mail – info@ardeebusinesspark.ie

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[Event] An Post’s Grow My Business 2015 – Dublin & Cork!

An Post’s Grow My Business 2015 event is taking place again this year in both Dublin and Cork, tickets are reduced to €30 until the 31st of October, after that date they are €39.

Why Attend An Post’s Grow My Business 2015 #GrowMyBusiness

With the commemorations of 1916 just a few short months away, we’re reminded of how surviving and thriving are part of our DNA. And nowhere is it more evident than with businesses, just like yours, who’ve fought their way through the recession and come out the other side.That’s why, as the global economy recovers, this year’s Grow My Business conference from An Post is an unmissable event, bursting with invaluable advice and practical ideas for your business as it enters into a new chapter of opportunity. With four of Ireland’s top business and marketing experts lined up to divulge their most innovative techniques that guarantee to capitalise on every facet of your business, you’ll be geared up for sustainable, strategic and smart growth right into 2016 and beyond.

Dublin

WHEN: Tuesday, 10th Nov 2015
TIME: 7.30AM – 12.30PM
WHERE: Croke Park, Dublin 3

Cork

WHEN: Thursday, 12th Nov 2015
TIME: 7.30AM-12.30PM
WHERE: Radisson Blu, Cork

Tickets: €39* Each OR 2 for €60 (**Includes breakfast, refreshments and free parking)

Learn from the experts, who’ll help your business grow:

GARY BROWN:

Chairman of ad agency Target McConnell’s, Gary is one of the country’s top marketing experts. With his unique ability to understand the challenges faced by Irish business owners, Gary will offer practical tips and new perspectives on how to grow customer numbers.

ENDA MCNULTY:

Motivational Speaker to the 2015 Ireland Rugby Team, Enda will be coming fresh from the Ireland rugby team camp where he was tasked with keeping the minds focused of the Irish 2015 RWC squad. He’ll be providing the skills needed to keep you motivated when it comes to tackling the opportunities of 2016.

JOHN CONCANNON:

Head of Ireland 2016 – John will reveal the plans for Ireland in the coming year, and explain how the increase in tourism will impact Irish business owners, in particular by identifying the locations and likely spending habits of visitors next year.

ELVERYS SPORTS:

Elverys will give an insight into shopper behaviour. Looking in particular at spend, they will discuss their views on whether, after years of value brand domination, is there is a return to premium? They will also look into online shopping trends on elverys.ie and discuss the best approach to selling online.

COLLETTE FITZPATRICK:

As news anchor and presenter on TV3, Colette is no stranger to taking the lead. The Tipperary native will be doing just that at Grow My Business 2015 as she acts as your MC for the day for the second year in a row.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us:

01 – 7057494
post.media@anpost.ie
@PostMedia_Irl
www.anpost.ie/growmybusiness

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Social Selling: Generate More Sales using Social Media

Of course selling has always been social but technology has now led to different behaviours on the part of buyers and sellers. Sellers who effectively use social media now outperform other sales professionals and much of today’s buying process is completed before the buyer completes the purchase.

Mespil Academy is delighted to announce a special half-day’s training session facilitated by International Social Media trainer, Greg Fry, on how to generate more sales using social media.

Topics covered will include:

Using advanced searching techniques to identify leads
Creating content to attract customers
Building a social sales funnel
Ensuring customers become sales advocates
Using personal branding to establish your reputation

Grey delivers regular social media training and workshops, and has worked for the likes of Ulster Bank, Microsoft, Fáilte Ireland, UPC, Abbott Labs, Symantec, Coca Cola, the Digital Marketing Institute and the Digital Skills Academy.

Greg will be joined on the day by some special guests and industry leaders who will take part in a breakfast discussion on using social media for sales.

This is the second live training event run by Grey and Mespil Academy. Earlier this year, they ran an event on social media strategy. The following video gives an overview of what happened at that training day and what to expect from the next event: ‘Social Selling: Generate More Sales using Social Media’.

Tickets can be purchased online for a special early bird price of €99 and the event takes place on the 20th of October at the Chartered Accountants House, Dublin 2.

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[Event] Next Steps: Supporting Mothers in the Workplace

At eumom we’re first for moms and we’re always listening. That’s why we are hosting Next Steps to support mothers in the workplace in UCD on Saturday, October 10th. The event will take place from 9am to 1pm.

We have a super line-up of inspirational working moms who will discuss their work life balance including writer and model, Alison Canavan; journalist and author Emily Hourican; owner of organic baby food company, Organic Little One, Niamh O’Dwyer; lawyer & CEO of Swim Ireland, Sarah Keane; and politician and working mom Lucinda Creighton.

There will be a series of hands-on workshops from LinkedIn, Mumager and Interviewtutor.ie to provide guidance and support if you:

are returning to work from maternity leave or perhaps a longer career break
are looking to change career or upskill
would like to start your own business

Full details on: http://www.eumom.ie/next-steps-working-moms-event/

Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite at: http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/next-steps-an-event-for-working-moms-tickets-18474295114

Workshop A Choice (10.45- 11.30am)

Choose one of the following:

1. CV & INTERVIEW MASTERCLASS
If you’re questioning whether your CV would pass the recruiter test, then don’t miss our comprehensive CV masterclass with top interview tips that will have you prepared and confident in making that crucial next step on the career ladder. Hosted by mom and founder of interviewtutor.ie, Orla Donagher, Orla facilitates workshops for Job seekers and also for Employers. She has contributed to articles in Stellar Magazine and has appeared as a career coach in the RTE 2 series “The Unemployables”

2. START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Want to start your own business but unsure of the first steps to take? This talk will explore everything from exploring an initial idea, taking action and following it through to completion. Hosted by mom, Pauline Sargent, Pauline been running Social Zavvy a digital communications business for the last five years. She also founded DigiWomen in 2012 for female makers and users of technology. DigiWomen was chosen for the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program this year. Her mission in life is to make it easier for more women to set up their own business.

3. HANDLING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
We all have to have them – whether it’s a conversation with your boss about flexible working, or asking your partner to help you more at home. Discover how to deliver your message so that the other person listens – and feels compelled to change their behaviour or take action. The working mom experts, Mumager, show you how in this pro-active workshop.

Workshop B Choice (11.55- 12.40pm)

Choose one of the following:

1. MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA WORK FOR YOU
Mom of two, Abi Williams of LinkedIn presents ‘Super charge your career using LinkedIn.’ This workshop will showcase the power of leveraging LinkedIn tools to suit your needs and advance your career to the next level. Whether you want to keep on top of topical work-related news and in touch with work colleagues while on leave, or optimise your professional brand image, Abi will show you how. Abi is a sales professional and business leader who is passionate about developing people and helping others achieve their full potential. She’s been at LinkedIn for over 2 years and fully believes in the LinkedIn vision of “Creating economic opportunity for everyone in the world.”

2. MANAGING GUILT
Wracked with guilt over being a working mum? Or feeling guilty because you don’t feel guilty? Find out how to get a grip on your guilt and feel more proactive. In this module you’ll explore practical things that you can do to take charge and reduce how guilty you’re feeling. Our talented Mumager experts will be your guide in this super-helpful workshop

3. GETTING WHAT YOU WANT FROM WORK
Do you know what your entitlements are as a working parent? Would you like to have a more flexible work schedule or more understanding colleagues? In this module we’ll explain how to get what you want from your employer and colleagues.

Full details on: http://www.eumom.ie/next-steps-working-moms-event/

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North and South building relationships through the Irishbizparty conference

It’s time to get your tickets folks!

Irish Biz Party

The online phenomenon that is Irish Biz Party have chosen Fermanagh as the destination for their fifth national business conference, which takes place in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, on Wednesday 14th October.

Samantha Kelly

Founded by Bank of Ireland Start up Hero award winner and Tweeting Goddess, Samantha Kelly, Irish Biz Party is an online community of businesses who advise, guide and promote each other. Irish businesses come together every Wednesday night on Twitter, using the hashtag #IrishBizParty and through collective cross promotion and discussion, help each other to reach millions of potential customers in just 2 hours. As well as the weekly Twitter network, Irish Biz Party also have an official membership package, and a very active private Facebook Group where over 3,000 Irish businesses seek and share advice and guidance, support and promote each other. Samantha believes the success of the conferences to date is down to the organic and natural progression to meeting offline and in person. It is also a great way for new businesses to get involved in the Irish Biz Party community, and can really give them a strong launch pad to grow their business nationwide.

Dublin, Kerry and Wexford

Dublin, Kerry and Wexford have played host to the tribe of businesses, with hugely successful events. Samantha Kelly says, “The decision was taken to bring the full weight of the Irish Biz Party movement to the north of Ireland. We know that business owners have the same struggles all over the country, and the north west is an area that we felt could greatly benefit from the event, the support, advice, learning and networking opportunities. “We considered a number of places to host the event, but it was down to the work of local businesswoman, Aine Bermingham, and the support of the local business community, Fermanagh Omagh District Council, and Fermanagh Enterprise, that we chose Fermanagh. There’s a thriving business community here, and we want to offer as much support as we can. “We’re very excited about bringing the conference here, and I’ve been thrilled by the response both locally and nationally.

Fermanagh

Fermanagh businesses are embracing this opportunity, and there are businesses from all over Ireland booking tickets, so there’s a fantastic buzz about it already. I’d encourage any business looking for help and support, or a chance to learn and network with fellow business owners, to join us at the event.” Keynote Speakers on the day will come from across Ireland, the UK and even Europe to share a plethora of expertise, including social media experts, business leaders and pricing experts.

IEDR

The headline sponsor on the day is IEDR. Donal O’Nuallain of IEDR says: “We’re delighted to be the headline sponsors of the Irish Biz Party conference. It provides a great opportunity for Irish businesses to share knowledge, learnings and network with each other with the goal of growing their business above and beyond what the Irish Biz Party team have already achieved and facilitated to date. .ie domains provide an identifiably Irish online presence for businesses so our involvement with the Irish Biz Party is really strong as it allows us to engage with Irish SMEs in a productive and positive environment,”

Local Fermanagh businesses

Local Fermanagh businesses are also getting involved, with the list of sponsors including Inn Stock Services, Monaghan Bros., and Corrigan and Co. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are also a sponsor of the event, and are actively encouraging local businesses to get involved. “It’s important to us that these events are accessible for small businesses, as that’s what Irish Biz Party is all about, so we keep the ticket prices low, and we couldn’t do that without the generosity of our sponsors, which we are very grateful for.” said Samantha Kelly.

Book now

Tickets for the full day including lunch are priced at only £50.00 and can be booked online via irishbizparty.ie. Book here

Keep the party going by sharing…Thanks everyone! See you there!

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