We have only just crawled out from under the Christmas tree but even the first tentative view of Ireland’s entrepreneurial landscape tells us that there is still a lot of work to be done. 2010 has brought us lots of discussion on how to combat the economic downturn and if we have learned anything it should be that it will be on the shoulders of the private sector that the new economy will be built. That means existing businesses but also very importantly NEW START-UPS!

And by start-ups I mean real business with realistic goals and targets working towards profit. NOT grant-junkies or support-program slaves. So how do we go about creating the next success story? By providing real life feedback. We have a panel of seasoned business people and other professionals who have walked the walk and now can talk the talk. We will show you how to plan, start & grow your business. You will learn about sales plans, operational plans, marketing, product development, equity, pre money & post money values, term sheets until your head hurts. You will also learn that no funding beats actual sales revenue and that your customers are your biggest asset. Most of all you will learn how to be successful.

So to start 2011 we are going to ramp up our schedule of talks, workshops & seminars drastically. Not only will there be more, we are also going to run some outside of Limerick.

How can you receive news on these events and attend them? That’s simple, just fill in the form below and we will keep you updated on our events.

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ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE!!

So rather than saying it again I will show you a great example.

We’ve finally decided on the format for our upcoming series of webinars. Remember these are an extension of our original start-up bootcamps. So you can expect the same type of content; real world info and examples of how to plan, structure, fund, manage and grow your business. No textbook, wooly theoretics but lessons learned in real life business environments shared by people who not only talk the talk but who have also walked the walk!

The webinars are free to participate but pre-registration is required. You can register online here.

Date and time is every Wednesday evening from 7 pm until 9pm starting Wednesday August 25th. We will intersperse the webinars with workshops and other similar event, news about these will follow shortly.