An innovative enterprise-training programme for small to medium enterprises is to commence in the GMIT Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) in Castlebar in March following the success of the pilot programme last March. South West Mayo Development Company and Mayo North East Leader Partnership Company supported the programme under the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013.
12.Jan.11 
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Colin McLean, Business Development Consultant and Enteprise Builder Mentor (www.enterprisebuilder.ie ) will be facilitating February’s meeting, this time on Business Planning which will take place in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Wednesday 2nd February.
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“Starting Out in Business – Supports Available and Lessons Learnt” is the theme of the next meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club- the Mayo Business Network which will take place in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Wednesday, 1st December where Maria Staunton, Manager of the Innovation in Business Centre at GMIT (www.gmit.ie/iibc) and Robert Grealis, Consulting Partner at The Discovery Partnership and Deputy Chairman of Mayo North East LEADER Development Co. (www.thediscoverypartnership.com) , will facilitate a discussion on supports available for starting out in business and lessons learnt by new business owners.
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Job seekers in Co. Mayo will be given the opportunity to sharpen up on their interview skills, thanks to a forthcoming Mayo News Training Workshop.
“Feel the fear, and fly during the interview anyway” is the title of the Workshop which will take place in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Thursday, November 4th.
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Network Mayo offers practical and effective advice for entrepreneurs and SMEs alike at their October event
Developing businesses, entrepreneurs and SME-owners will all receive beneficial advice and information at this months’ Network Mayo event, taking place in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Wednesday 27th October 2010.
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The next meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club will take place in our new venue of the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar on Wednesday, 3rd November where Liam Horan from Sli Nua Communications & Careers (www.slinuacommunications.com ) and Mark Stephens from Mark Stephens Architects (www.markstephensarchitects.com) will facilitate the meeting on Social Media in Business.
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The next meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club will take place on Wednesday, October 6th, in GMIT’s Castlebar campus – and the theme for the meeting is a novel one: how hypnosis can help you in business.
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The yearly Spirit of Entrepreneurship Event organised by the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) will take place on Thurs 30th Sept from 6pm-8.30pm at GMIT Castlebar.
From 6pm the general public are invited to come and view a showcase of IiBC client companies. This will enable those companies to showcase their offerings and will allow you to speak directly to these new start up companies.
Two successful entrepreneurs, Johnathon Ruane and Leonard Moran will speak about their experiences of setting up a business. Both will share their experiences of establishing and running a business, including the many challenges and lessons learned along the way.
Members of the public are invited to attend the event. Admission is free. All are welcome.Light refreshments will be provided from 6pm. Booking is advisable as places are limited.
Register your attendance either by e-mail iibccastlebar {at} gmit(.)ie or telephone: 094-9043198.
NOTE:
SINCE OPENING THE IIBC AT GMIT CASTLEBAR AND GALWAY HAVE CREATED:
100+ JOBS
10 HIGH POTENTIAL START-UP COMPANIES
€9,000,000 FUNDING HAS BEEN RAISED BY IIBC CLIENTS.
€750,000 RESEARCH HAS BEEN AWARDED TO IIBC COMPANIES
11 SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES HAVE TRANSITIONED TO THE REGIONS.
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Thank you to those who came to our August MOCC Meeting held in the TF Royal. Considering it was a big holiday season there was still a good attendance for it.
The next meeting of the MOCC Club is scheduled to take place in GMIT Campus, Wednesday 1st September at 11am where Lesley Emerson of PR West & Liam Horan of Sli Nua Communications will facilitate a discussion on the best ways to prepare and present press releases about your business.
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There was another excellent turn-out of over 20 people at July’s Mayo Open Coffee Club, held in the new location of the GMIT in Castlebar.
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