The IiBC in Mayo and Galway are holding FREE MENTORING CLINICS AT GMIT INNOVATION CENTRES.
The purpose of this is to give people help and advice to people with new ideas for start-up businesses.
IiBC Castlebar: Mon 18th & Tue 19th Jan 2010
IiBC Galway: Wed 20th & Thu 21st Jan 2010
Contact Trisha Carrick to book your session.
Tel: 091-742853
Email: trisha.carrick@gmit.ie
Download PDF for more information
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Setting – and achieving – goals for 2010 will be the theme of a talk by former Ireland West Airport chief executive Robert Grealis, at the January meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club (MOCC).
The meeting will take place on
Wednesday, January 6th,
at 11am,
in Seminar 25
on the GMIT’s Castlebar campus.
The move to the GMIT has taken place due to the large numbers attending recent meetings, with each of the last three get-togethers attracting in excess of 40 people.
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On Barry’s initiative to call for an informal
X-Mas
Get Together
on the 16th of December (3rd Wednesday)
at 7pm
in McCarthy’s, Castlebar
The event will be “Dinner plus drinks! Informal evening out between business owners! etc. !” (Barry had questionmarks after every phrase, i though I make it exclamations 
)
Bring your instruments, if you play any, who knows what will happen?!?!
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There was another excellent turn-out of over 40 people at Wednesday’s Mayo Open Coffee Club, held in the new location of the GMIT in Castlebar.
This is the third consecutive month that the attendance has exceeded 40, and illustrates the desire among Mayo businesspeople to come together to network. The guest speaker was Johnny Beirne, an expert in social media, and his discussion generated a great deal of discussion about how businesses can incorporate social media into their operations.
The format of the Open Coffee Club meetings is very informal, and it is proving an outstanding place to make valuable contacts.
There is no charge for attendance, thanks to the generosity of the GMIT, who provide the venue free of charge, and O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar, Castlebar, who provide the tea, coffee and finger food.
The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 6th. All meetings start at 11am and last between one hour and 90 minutes.
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Information Seminar
Are you interested in setting up a new food enterprise or expanding your existing one?
Aimed at food companies and potential entrepreneurs interested in getting into the food sector, this seminar will offer insights into new developments and trends in the food sector, as well as highlighting opportunities for innovation and new product development.
It will be held on Thursday 3rd December at 7pm in the Regional Training Centre, Aras an Chontae, Castlebar.
The speakers for the evening will include:
- Declan Troy, Ashtown Food Research Centre,
speaking about new commercial opportunities recently identified by the Research Centre, new developments or trends in the food sector, and new technologies of interest to food companies.
- Gerry O’Neill, South West Mayo Development Company Ltd,
on the supports for business creation and development available under the Rural Development Programme for innovative rural enterprises and for farmers interested in diversification into non-agricultural activities.
- Clodagh Fitzgerald, The Food Technology Centre, St. Angela’s College, Sligo,
will give a presentation outlining the services offered to industry by the Food Technology Centre
Registration and Further Information
Attendance is free and all are welcome. Attendees can register for the event on the night. If you would like further information on this seminar, please contact any of the following:
- Gerry O’Neill, South West Mayo Development Company, Tel: (098) 41950
- Vivian Wood, Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company, Tel: (096) 30458
- Maria Staunton, Innovation in Business Centre, GMIT, Tel: (094) 9043198
- Seamus McCormack, WESTBIC, Tel: (094) 9256745
- Joan Fahey, Mayo Ideas Lab, Tel: (097) 27945
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is meeting on Wednesday the
2nd of December 2009
at 11am
in the
Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC/GMIT)
Nursing Practice Suite of the GMIT,
in Castlebar
Guest speaker is Johnny Beirne, facilitator of the Leitrim Business Network and Roscommon Business Network
Based outside Carrick on Shannon, Johnny is CEO of JB Training and Consultancy and provides training & mentoring in professional networking, social media and conversation marketing (blogging for business), innovation and is a sought after public speaker. He is the facilitator of the Leitrim Business Network and Roscommon Business Network and has 14 years experience in business management, ICT and innovation including founding and developing downloadmusic.ie and TEXT A TRACK. Prior to establishing JB Training & Consultancy, Johnny was the Innovation Officer for Leitrim County Enterprise Board.
Please bring friends and leave a comment if you plan to attend, thx. See you there.
Directions: When you enter the GMIT main reception you need to go left, go through double doors and then straight (through another set of double doors). Continue forward and take stair case on the right. Room is up those stairs on the right (says Nursing Practise Suite on the door).
We ask all attendees to allow 20 Minutes for Parking. As you might have experienced yourself, parking on the GMIT/IiBC Grounds are a very valuable commodity, please plan your arrival early, so that we can begin on time.
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“You can shape the future
if you can first imagine it”
Charles Handy
Mayo Science & Technology Festival – now in it’s third year – has organised an innovative night of presentations, discussion and debate on the types of technology that might be in use in 30 years time and how these will affect our lives and that of our children. Entitled Mayo 2040, the night is aimed at entrepreneurs, business people, teachers, parents and anyone with an interest in what Mayo might be like in 30 years time.
30 years is considered by scientists as the average period of time between the advent of new and innovative technologies and their widespread uptake and use by the general population. The question is: “how will the technologies that scientists are developing today impact on our lives in 2040”?
Mayo Science & Technology Festival now wants to begin a discussion about the types of technology we might be using in 2040 and how these will affect our lives. For example, advances in medical technology have led to estimations that a child born today can expect to live to the age of 100 and that their children might be able to live for much longer again. How might this affect life in Mayo? Advances in renewable energy technologies will have profound implications for Ireland. Can Mayo be to the forefront of these developments?
The event will take place in GMIT, Castlebar on Thursday 12th November, starting at 7pm.
Speakers:
A series of speakers will present their ideas of what the future in Mayo will look like. Speakers include:
- Bill McDaniel, Head of the Innovative Technology Unit at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute, NUI Galway who will speak on “The Future of Information: The Web and You in 2040”:
- The National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUIG, which is at the cutting edge of developing the medical technologies of tomorrow;
- What will Mayo actually look like in 2040? Peter Hynes, Director of Services, Mayo County Council;
- “Mayo as an energy exporter?”: Ben Wrafter, Business Consultant. Could Mayo and West of Ireland actually become an energy exporter?
The evening will be chaired by Barbara Burns, Head of GMIT. A panel discussion will take place after the presentations.
Speaking this week about the upcoming event John Magee of the Mayo Science & Technology Festival said he was very excited about the Mayo 2040 event. “This promises to be a fascinating look into the future. The pace of technological change is incredible and technologies and applications currently being developed will have a tremendous impact on our lives in the coming decades. What are the potential business opportunities that might arise in the future? Lets start talking about these things!”
Further details on the Mayo Science & Technology Festival are available at www.mayoscience.ie
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The Innovation in Business Centre has an open evening on the 26th of November 2009
Are you planning to set up your business? Then come and see how the IiBC in Castlebar can help you to achieve your goal.
The IiBC also offers low cost office space (starting at 45 euro per week) and support services to help grow and develop your business.
Everybody is welcome!
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is meeting on Wednesday the
4th of November 2009
at 11am
in the
Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC/GMIT),
in Castlebar
Guest speaker is Peter Glynn from Castlebar Chamber of Commerce. He will speak on ‘Castlebar – Everyone’s Invited’ and the Chamber’s vision for Castlebar in 2020. It should prove a very interesting and stimulating discussion.
Please bring friends and leave a comment if you plan to attend, thx. See you there.
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from: MAYO ADVERTISER, OCTOBER 02, 2009.
Calling all retailers, hoteliers, B&B owners, restaurateurs, and publicans
Castlebar Chamber is hosting an information evening to showcase Castlebar, Everyone’s Invited — the Destination Castlebar project. The event will take place in the Royal Theatre on Monday October 12 at 7pm and is aimed particularly at business owners.
Castlebar, Everyone’s Invited is a destination brand developed to attract greater numbers of visitors to Mayo’s county town. The initiative is set to highlight the town’s retail, entertainment, cultural, sporting, and leisure-based attractions. It aims to encourage the thousands who already visit the county town to stay longer, experience more, and spend more money in Castlebar.
The ambitious project is led by some of Castlebar’s key players in the arts, entertainment, and retail sectors, under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. The 13-member group have been working together since March 2009, under the name Destination Castlebar.
Already the group is planning a major Castlebar Christmas shopping festival to stimulate footfall and spending in the town in the run-up to the busy period; further events and promotions in the entertainment, arts, and heritage calendar are also in the pipeline.
Now is the time for all business owners to unite forces and work together. The Destination Castlebar project focuses on the key attractions and assets of the town and will showcase it to a wider audience. But before we can do this we need your support and the support of Castlebar. Without it this venture will not be possible.
To make sure that you are on the Chambers database contact Stephanie on 094 902 4845 or chamber@castlebar.ie
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