Record attendance for October meeting of Mayo Open Coffee Club

The October meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club (MOCC), a business network run by businesspeople for businesspeople, attracted a record attendance.

Space was at a premium as over 40 people turned up for the meeting, which featured a talk by an expert in design.

The talk by Justin Knecht, Manager of the Centre for Design Innovation at Sligo IT, proved most informative and also sparked a good questions and answers session. Among Justin’s many pearls of wisdom was to “get close to your customer, observe how they behave, and react accordingly.” (The presentation is available for registered users of our forum)

Many present were given an opportunity to promote their business, and it is hoped to expand this element of the club in the coming months. By the end of the meeting, it was clear that a significant number of people were developing strong business ties and bouncing ideas off each other.

Again, we want to thank O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar in Castlebar for sponsoring the event.

The next meeting of the MOCC will take place on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009. Meetings are held in the Innovation in Business Centre, which is located on the GMIT campus in Castlebar. All meetings start at 11am and last between one hour and 90 minutes. All you have to do is turn up on the day.

More details on the Mayo Open Coffee Club are available here, or you can email any of the organisers: Chris B Kerndter, Robert Grealis, Maria Staunton, or Liam Horan.

Start-up businesses, people with the germ of an idea, and established businesses all find the Open Coffee Club a useful vehicle to get in touch with what’s happening in the business world around Mayo.