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SUMMARY:Plato 12-Month Social Enterprise Development Programme
DESCRIPTION:This first of it’s kind PLATO programme has been designed to specifically help Social Enterprise Owners\, Managers & Social Entrepreneurs. \nThe programme offers participants a unique support forum to meet like minded social entrepreneurs to tackle\, discuss and advise each other on the challenges and opportunities they face. Through a unique partnership with\nrelevant “parent” organisations\, PLATO provides a confidential and safe environment for participants to develop skills and benefit from: \n\nFacilitated peer-to-peer group learning\nSocial enterprise and business counselling\nRelevant topics such as: strategy\, planning\,& resourcing\nReal life examples of systems and practices\nOn-site visits to relevant organisations\n“Parent” organisations are KBC Bank\, Irish Social Enterprise Network & Novartis.\n\nThis programme is an initiative of Dublin City Social Enterprise Sub Committee.\nProgramme begins: September 28th 2017 – 8am to 11am\nCost: €100 per participant (Subsidised by Dublin City Council) \nPlease email Marion Walshe for more information or to book your place: dublin@plato.ie \nYou can download an information flyer here. \n
URL:https://platodublin.ie/event/plato-12-month-social-enterprise-development-programme/
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SUMMARY:Strategic Planning Workshop on 1st November at the Clayton Hotel\, Leopardstown
DESCRIPTION:This half day workshop allows owner managers an opportunity to step out of their business and take a helicopter view of what is really happening in the business. \nIt will give an opportunity to review how the key business functions are currently being managed. \nIt will provide tools and tips to become more strategic and productive in the everyday running of your business and in your life as a business owner/ manager. \nOne of the key skills a business owner needs to learn is how to lead themselves and how to lead others to ensure their business can grow to its full potential. \nWhether the business is successfully scaling up or is stuck in a rut\, this workshop will start the journey of moving it from where it is now to where YOU need it to go. \nThe following topics will be covered through engaging interactive activities: \n\nClarifying the vision\nSetting goals and staying on track\nAre you a lid on your business? Growing yourself to grow your business\nYour key Business functions: Who is doing what?\nSuccessful business strategies for SMEs\nPlanning and building the correct strategy for your business\n\nParticipants will leave with a strategic planning template and key tools and tips to implement the change required for real impact. \nYou should attend if: \n\nYou own or manage a small business\nYou know your business is not reaching its potential but don’t know what to do next\nYou’re working really hard in your business but don’t feel you are working smart\n\nTraining Facilitator: Muireann Fitzmaurice\, Entrepreneurs Academy Trainer and Mentor \nAs a valued member of the Entrepreneurs Academy Training Team\, Muireann specializes in training and mentoring small business owners/managers on how to develop low cost\, high return marketing strategies and plans in a creative and cost effective way. With 15 years’ experience in sales and marketing\, she is passionate about helping small businesses explore and develop their creativity for use in market research and in marketing their business offering. As a qualified life coach\, trainer and NLP practitioner she is particularly interested in helping business people identify their core strengths and how to use that to brilliantly market their company. \nMuireann is an energetic and passionate trainer. Her aim is to inspire innovative ideas while offering practical advice on how these can be implemented into a robust business plan. She has worked in the marketing and sales teams of a range of different companies which involves activities such as brand auditing\, brand planning\, developing communications strategies\, sponsorship\, public relations\, direct marketing\, long-term strategy planning\, experiential marketing and event management. \nMuireann holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from Dublin City University and a Masters of Marketing in Practice from the UCD Smurfit School of Business. \nExperience \n\nTrainer and Mentor – Entrepreneurs Academy (2012 to date)\nSenior Brand Manager – Unilever Dublin (2006 – 2011)\nCommodity Trader – Agra Trading Brazil/London/Dublin (2005 – 2007)\nMarketing Manager – International Airline Marketing\, Dublin (2004)\nMarketing Advisor – UCD Smurfit School of Business (2002 – 2003)\nMarketing Specialist – Intel Ireland (2000 – 2001)\n\nEducation \n\nNLP Practitioner Certificate – Coach Academy Plus (2011)\nTrain the Trainer Fetac Level 6 (2011)\nDiploma in Business and Personal Coaching – Irish Life Coach Institute (2009)\nTeaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) –  I-to-I (2006)\nCertificate in Public Relations – European Institute of Communications (2004)\nMMII Membership – Marketing Institute of Ireland (2003)\nMasters of Marketing in Practice –  Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business (2003)\nBachelor of Business Studies\, Dublin City University (2002)\nCertificate of Web Authoring\, Ballyfermot College (2001)\n\nThe workshop takes place on Wednesday 1st November at 8am to 1pm in the Clayton Hotel\, Leopardstown. \nThe cost is €30. \n
URL:https://platodublin.ie/event/strategic-planning-workshop-on-1st-november-at-the-clayton-hotel-leopardstown/
LOCATION:Lepardstown
CATEGORIES:Training
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