Lunch with the Digital Experts

We are SO excited to announce a very special lunch coming up at Dungarvan Enterprise Centre. Rob Cass of GPP Global, will facilitate a seminar and workshop on Using Digital to Drive Sales here on Wed 29th June from 12.30-2.15.

Rob's work has taken him all over the world working with well known brands such as Zara, Gant and Unilever. This unique lunch event will include an exclusive live broadcast from digital experts at Unilever and Gant sharing their secrets to digital success.

The second part of the lunch is all about focusing on your business, using a bad-good-great framework, Rob will lead you through an action plan tailored for your business.

The cost is €50 and you can book your place by emailing dungarvanec@gmail.com

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre Hosts Information Session on exciting EU Grants worth up to €150,000

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre were delighted to partner with Go Dungarvan to host an information session on frontierCities on Tue 20th Jan. this  new EU fund is available for the development of smart mobility apps for cities using FIWARE technology.

Through the frontierCities grant found, €3.920.000 in grant financing has been made available for SMEs, Start-Ups and Web-Developers to develop and deploy smart mobility applications in cities. Successful applicants will get between €50.000 and €150.000 in grant funding , with no equity requested. the application process for this funding is a simple two-step online application through an open competitive Call for Proposals process. "There is approximately a 1 in 3 chance of your application being successful," said Sean J Burke, project manager for frontierCities ,who travelled from Brussels to attend the session, " You can tap into a wealth of technical and business support from our project partners at each stage of development. The initial application is just five sections covering areas such as the problem you've identified, your proposed solution, the technology and the people involved."

Technical Support will be available for successful applicants to help develop and deploy their smart mobility application. business and commercialisation support will also provided to help successful SMEs reach a critical mass of end-users and deploy their smart mobility application in other cities and countries.

Smarter Travel have already long been working toward developing Dungarvan as a smart mobility hub. Now the arrival of frontiesCities is a fantastic opportunity for local web developers and programmers to access huge funds and develop pioneering technology that will be at the forefront of European smart mobility development. Johny Brunnock of Go Dungarvan has made himself available to provide information to any applicants on the work of Smart Travel Dungarvan should they need it for their applications.

The closing date for the callis 10 th Feb, if you missed the session you can contact Mags at Dungarvan Enterprise Centre for details on how to apply by emailing:  dungarvanec@gmail.com.

Seasons Greetings from Dungarvan Enterprise Centre!

2014 was another busy and successful year for Dungarvan Enterprise Centre.

We ran many training workshops and seminars throughout the past twelve months and were delighted to provide information and advice to anyone who dropped by our offices with a business related query.

Some of the happenings that went on here in 2014 include:

• Crowdfunding with Lorna Sixsmith

15 people attended this event and learned about how to pitch a crowdfunding idea and what makes a successful crowdfunding campaign.

• Open Your Eyes to Alternative Funding

75 people attended this event and learned about alternative funding methods from professionals in MicroFinance Ireland, Linked Finance, and South East BIC.

• Powerful Presentations with Ian Noctor

The people that attended this event learned tips and techniques for delivering presentations and speeches,

• Introduction to Digital Marketing with Justin Kearns

The people that attended this event received a thorough introduction to digital marketing topics such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Email Marketing, SEO, and Blogging.

• Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing with the Digital Marketing Institute

21 people attended this course for ten weeks every Thursday night where they received in depth teaching and techniques from industry professionals in digital marketing.

• Website Management and Strategy with Carol Faughan

15 people attended this event where they learned how to create and maintain a website for their business using Wordpress.

• Benefit 4 Basic Internet Training

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre continued its basic internet training through the Benefit 4 government initiative. We have now put over 90 beginners through the programme.

• The launch of Help4Biz Infographic.

We launched our Help4Biz infographic to help pre-startups and startups in the Dungarvan and West Waterford region easily identify available resources.

We would also like to inform and remind you that both Enterprise Ireland and Frontier Cities currently have funds available to Waterford and the South East that might be of interest to your business.

We would love the opportunity to work with and alongside you in 2015 so feel free to get in touch in the New Year with any enquiries at dungarvanec@gmail.com or 058 23598. 

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas with warmest regards,
Dungarvan Enterprise Centre.