ISME announces Autumn Business Briefing Sessions

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has unveiled its upcoming Autumn Business Briefing Sessions for small business across the country.

The sessions are targeted at SME owners and managers, offering practical and essential insights into the Irish economy to enable small firms to grow and prosper.

Mark Fielding, chief executive, ISME, said: “The economy is slowly starting to move in the right direction and businesses are busy planning for the future.

“The three hour sessions (funded by Skillnets) are ideal for the busy, time-poor, business person, who will come away with new ideas to boost their business as well as practical new tools and templates to guide them to profit.

“These free sessions have been designed to give sound practical advice and to stimulate ideas on how to manage successfully and profitably, with the added bonus of meeting the experts to give practical advice for use in day to day business.”

The sessions cover a range of topics, all of which are extremely relevant to small business owners, including Business Succession; how to tender for new business; how to improve efficiency within the business; details of the new Companies Act and Workplace Relations Act and how they affect SMEs.

The key topics and speakers include:

• Successful Succession in Business
  Thomas McDonald, partner, JPA Brenson Lawlor

• Tendering – Winning at Business
  Ross McCarthy, MD, Keystone Procurement Ltd

• Creating Excellence – Excelling in Business
  Dick Whelan, MD, Almir Business Ltd

• Update on New Legislation
  Mark Fielding, CEO, ISME

The sessions are entirely free, but it is essential to book in order to secure a place. To do so, simply call 01 66227755 or email info@isme.ie.

Below is a list of locations where the ISME will be hosting these discussions:

• 9th September – Dundalk, Crowne Plaza Hotel (10am-1pm)

• 9^th September – Dublin, Stillorgan Park Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 10^th September – Mullingar, Mullingar Park Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 16^th September – Galway, Connacht Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 17^th September – Sligo, Clarion Hotel (10am-1pm)

• 17^th September – Letterkenny, Mount Errigal (6pm-9pm)

• 22^nd September – Kilkenny, Hotel Kilkenny (10am-1pm)

• 22^nd September – Cork, Silversprings Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 23^rd September – Tralee, Fels Point (10am-1pm)

• 23^rd September – Limerick, Strand Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 29^th September – Wexford, Ferrycarrig Hotel (6pm-9pm)

• 30^th September – Dublin, Red Cow (6pm-9pm)

Last updated: 1st September 2015