SALES STRATEGY WORKSHOP WITH MICHAEL GARLAND.

When: Tue 11th March, 9.30-13.00
Where: Town Hall, Augustine Street, Dungarvan 
How much: €35 per person 

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre are delighted to have secured Michael Garland founder of Biz Boost  Waterford and former CEO of Waterford Chamber of Commerce to give an interactive work shop on his Sales Strategy “Best is Best”
The workshop explores some of the key techniques needed to drive a business forward in today’s tough economic climate. The interactive session will consist of Michael giving an introduction of his background in Sales and Marketing. His own key skills and traits and how he found his own unique selling pitch in terms of selling himself and the business. Some of his talking points

• Getting rid of the attitude “I can’t sell”
• Getting people out of their comfort zone
• How business can go wrong
• How to bring staff on board with selling and contributing to the business
• How to make your business and staff stand out from the crowd
• Communication ideas
• How to get your customers to love you

About Michael Garland
Michael is a vibrant inspirational and engaging leader with a hand on approach to work. He has created a proven track record, is an extremely successful negotiator and has a very long and successful list of professional achievements.
In 2013 Michael founded BizBoost in Waterford. The company specialises in working with SME’s to realign Sales and Marketing strategies.  From 2009 to 2013 he held the position of C.E.O of Waterford Chamber of Commerce and under his guidance and hard work the chamber has returned to profitability.
Previous to this he held the position of Director of Golf at the Waterford Castle Hotel &Golf Club where he quickly built the reputation as a respected industry leader. Michael has also held positions in the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland and the Turret Group England.

Some testimonials from companies that have dealt with Michael and BizBoost.

Business Owner & Managing Director:
“Michael Garland is an excellent person to have on any Business Team. Straight Talking – Action Focused. Since joining the Team, on a change management, mentoring and coaching basis, Michael has focused on sales, marketing and restructuring activities and we have seen an immediate result. He is the guy who will always be on the Winning Team.  Strongly recommended.”

Business Owner:
“Michael listens, reviews and coaches actions,with individuals taking responsibility for their own change. Michael’s winning influence on our company is an attributable factor to our business winning a number of National Industry Awards in 2013. We will continue to use Michael as an impact trainer/coach/mentor as part of our Award Winning Team.”

For more information on this workshop contact Mags on 058-23598 or email:dungarvanec@gmail.com

Results of Online Survey "What Can We Do For You"

In recent weeks we ran an online survey to find out your needs in terms of training. In the region of 95% agreed they needed training in both digital skills and business skills.

Statistics for digital skills show that the areas most people are interested in developing are:

Twitter for business 52%, Facebook for business 56% and Web design 46%.

In relation to developing business skills the most popular areas that you wanted training in are

• Advertising 55%
• Increasing Sales 51% 
• Building Brands 47%

When asked what areas would you like a speaker to give a talk/ seminar on, the most popular topics are

• Advertising 55%  
• Entrepreneurialism 38%
• Innovation and Branding (both 36%)

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The most popular time for the workshops/training to take place was between 9 -1 (62%) and after hours 6-9 (34%)

In relation to fees for the workshops most people felt the the region of €25-35(36%) was an acceptable price with the price range of €20-25 and €35-45 very similar at 23% and 25% respectively.

When asked if there is anything you would be interested in having us facilitate mentoring was the main area that you sought along with web design and marketing skills.

Thank you for your help with this. Watch this space for our programme of events and also to see who wins a free place on one of our courses

Computers and the Internet? Let Dungarvan Enterprise Centre Get You Started

We are again this year offering a basic computer course which will concentrate on basic computing and the Internet.

The course is open to the absolute beginner who has little or no knowledge of computing and the Internet,so if  you have a son, daughter, mother, father or grandparent who have yet to get started or have just never gotten around to take that class this is the course for them. The topics to be covered include:

• What is a browser
• Using a Search Engine
• Setting up an e-mail Account
• Sending an e-mail
• Searching for and booking a holiday/flight
• Using Skype

The course will be run over four 2 hour sessions and will progress at the speed of the students,so no one will be left behind. As it is being subsidised by the government grant scheme BenefIT 4 the cost of the course will amount to just €10. The course begins mid February.

If you know anyone who would like to participate, contact Mags at  058-23598 or e-mail dungarvanec@gmail.com.
image courtesy of (isophere) Free Digital Photos.net

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre Congratulates George Cummins

George Cummins Receiving his Parchment from Professor Ursula Lilkelly

We send our best wishes for the future to George Cummins, Dungarvan who was placed in the top 24 from a class of 176 at the recent U CC Bachelor of Commerce Undergraduate Work Placement Awards 2013/2014. The ceremony took place at U CC on Tuesday January 21st.
The students was nominated by their host employers which consisted of Pfizer's, Ernest & Young, KPMG and FDC Group Dungarvan among others.

George choose the Enterprise Centre for his placement and was with us from April to September 2013. During his time with us he worked on the

• Bill Liao seminar
• BenifIT 4 Grant training
• DMI course 
• Market research 
• Training needs analysis
• Digital marketing for DEC 

George contributed greatly to the centre through his enthusiasm, energy and his natural flair for marketing. We wish George continued success.

George with Mags Durand O'Connor,.The Centre Manager

George with 3 fellow recipients from Waterford

The 24 finalists with Prof Ursula Kilkelly, Dr.Edward Shinnick, Dr. Noel Woods and Ms. Sheila Byrne.

Dungarvan Enterprise Centre Makes a Mark at FBD Dungarvan Chamber Awards

The recent FBD Dungarvan Chamber awards showcased some great success stories from Dungarvan Enterprise Centre.

In a year that saw over 200 businesses enter the awards, tenants from the centre were shortlisted in three of twelve categories:

Technology & E-business: TEFL Express 

Best Use of Social Media: TEFL Express 

New Business: BPC Financial Planning 

This is a reflection of the quality of businesses attracted to the centre and we are very proud to be associated with these businesses. 

Centre manager Mags was also nominated & shortlisted in the employee contribution category, which she won. Well done to a very happy Mags! 

Mags pictured with Colette Bannon, Chamber President  receiving her award which was sponsored by McDonald's

The Awards event which took place at Lismore Castle was a very enjoyable evening, which saw a huge turnout from the business community. There was a great sense of community and support at the event, which was very well organised by Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber.

Twitter for Business with @TweetingGoddess

Learn how to Tweet Like a Tweep with our Twitter Workshop 

What: Twitter for Business
When: Wed 6th Nov from 10.00-1.00
Where: Dungarvan Enterprise Centre
With Who: Sam Kelly
How much: €40 per person 

Sam Kelly, recent recipient of a Tweety award is a prolific Tweep with a huge following. She has built her own profile through Twitter and has grown two businesses using the platform. So you'll understand why we are very very very excited to have her come to Dungarvan to deliver a Twitter for Business workshop!!

So what will you learn?? 

• Summary

  Learn how Twitter can help build your business and deliver real value. You will learn how to:
  

  • Create an account
  • Twitter tips and tricks
  • Security
  • Benefits to business
  • Twitter lingo
  • Creating a marketing strategy
• Objectives

  • Expert training from Twitter expert Samantha Kelly as seen on the Dragons Den and RTE's Documentary 'She's the Business'! She has also been on 2fm's The Colm Hayes Show and TV3. Samantha is the founder of Ireland's weekly top trending hashtag #irishbizparty on Twitter, knows how to use Twitter effectively and has a loyal following of over 8,900 followers. Samantha runs other twitter accounts for business and is very successful with them. She has created a hugely successful online profile through her use of Twitter and is connected with world renowned Forbes top 100 Tweeps. E.g. Bill Liao, Ted Rubin, Kim Garst

  • Course notes you can take away so you can apply the material fast
  • An up to date course schedule, keeping up with social media trends

  
  
• Key Learning Areas
• Your objectives for Twitter?
• Quick background to Twitter
  What are your objectives for Twitter?
  The key elements of a Twitter plan
• Review of key Twitter accounts & account set up
• Brief explanation about the ecosystem & Q&A
  Twitter for business
  Tweetdeck for business
  Bufferapp for business
• What else your Twitter account can do
• Drive traffic and sales
  Increase brand awareness
  Maximize your interaction with your customers
  Market research
• Twitter in action
• Brand image
  Harnessing the power of Twitter
  Images & Links
  Lists & #Hashtags

Blogging Workshop with @DigiCarol - Learn to Write a Wordpress Blog

Learn to write a Wordpress Blog with @DigiCarol 

When: Wed 30th Oct 
Time: 10.00-1.00 
Where: Dungarvan Enterprise Centre 
Cost: €40 per person 

This course is for businesses or individuals that want to enter the blogoshpere but need to decide where blogging fits in with their marketing strategy. The attendants will be guided through each step of setting up and creating their own wordpress blog, and each person will have completed the course with the knowledge of how to manage their blog, as well as be armed with a content management strategy going forward.
Objectives: 
·         Expert training by a qualified trainer who has built and managed blogs for many Irish brands.  Her background in both Digital Marketing and Anthropology gives her a unique insight into the behaviour of consumers in 2013 compared to those ten years ago where human behaviour is deeply rooted in the digital environment.
·         Course notes you can take away so you can apply the material fast
·         The latest thinking. The most recent updates on all major blogging applications

Key Learning Areas: 
·         The Why, What Where and How of blogging for your business
-Why Blog?
-What blogging platform?
-Where to market your blog
-How to create your blog & design your content management strategy
·         The benefits of blogging for your website performance
·         Brainstorming your blog; what is your most wanted response?
-          Build an email list;
-          Sell information or products;
-          Offer consulting packages;
-          Market a freelance service;
-          Build a community.
·         Your call to action
·         Case studies for best practice blogs
·         Designing your blog strategy and content plan
·         Elements of engaging Blog Posts
·         Compelling Blog Ideas
·         Create a publishing schedule
·         Optimising for Keywords
·         Social Media
·         Tracking & Reporting on blog quality (Google Analytics & Search Engine Optimisation)
·         Adapt your content publishing strategy.Course Requirements:
*You must have a wordpress blog domain already set up.  This can be either a http://domain.com/wordpress or a self-hosted wordpress website (without the /wordpress at the end of the URL).
You can email trainer for further information on how to do this if required carolafaughan@gmail.com

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Email dungarvanec@gmail.com or call 058 23598