26 Business people from around the county attended the first meeting of 2011.

The theme of the meeting was speed networking giving attendees a chance to introduce there business.

FREE to join, The Leitrim Business Network was established to exploit the power of business networking.

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday March 1st at 6.30pm in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo.

The first meeting of 2011 will take place on Tuesday 1st of February at 6.30pm in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo.

Agenda

6.30 – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.40 – Networking Workshop

7.20 – Open forum discussion

7.30 – Close – Tea/Coffee/Sandwiches/Networking

PLEASE BRING BUSINESS CARDS.

The December Network Meeting will take place in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo on Friday December 10th at 6.30pm followed by Christmas Dinner at 7pm.

Cost per member for dinner is just €10.

Agenda

6.30pm – Member Introduction

6.40pm – Facilitated networking session

7pm – Dinner (further networking)

Please send an email to info@leitrimbusinessnetwork.com by close of business tomorrow Friday 18th if you wish to attend.

James Martin – TeamLife Training

16 business people attended the November Network Meeting.

James Martin – TeamLife Training, Colin Haynes – eBooks International and Brian Dolan – CleanSlate Coaching shared information about their business, good ideas and also challenges they are facing.

Colin Haynes – eBooks International

Brian Dolan – CleanSlate Coaching

**UPDATE**

3 Network Members presenting at Tuesday’s Meeting are:

James Martin – TeamLife Training

Colin Haynes – eBooks International

Brian Dolan – CleanSlate Coaching

FREE to join, The Leitrim Business Network was established to exploit the power of business networking.

NEXT MEETING: November 2nd at 6.30pm in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo.

We are looking for 3 members to present at the next network meeting – no PowerPoint slides required.

It is an opportunity to introduce your business, practice your presentation skills and sales pitch and get valuable feedback from your business peers.

The format is as follows:

2 Minutes – Your background and your business
2 Minutes – An improvement you have introduced which you feel would benefit other members
2 Minutes – A challenge you are facing
4 Minutes – Feedback/Suggestions from members

We have had members present in the past (see March, April, May) and feedback was very positive from both the members presenting and attending.

If you would like to present, please let me know by this Friday October 22nd.

25 people attended the October Network Meeting. Elaine Negi Breslin delivered a very informative presentation on The Importance of Brand and the slides are available to view and download below. The next meeting will take place on November 2nd with details to follow shortly.

FREE to join, The Leitrim Business Network was established to exploit the power of business networking.

NEXT MEETING: October 5th at 6.30pm in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshanbo.

Agenda

6.30pm – Welcome – Member Introductions

6.35 – Keynote Presentation – The Importance of Brand by Elaine Negi Breslin

Elaine has spent more than 14 years in London and Sydney implementing brand strategies for some of the most respected and iconic brands in the world.

Most recently, Elaine worked for Coca-Cola where she spent more than five years supporting the local brand teams across Europe with strategic and tactical brand extension activations. Some of the projects Elaine was responsible for were the Coca-Cola t-shirt collection for Zara, the Signature Collection to support the ultimate drinking experience, the launch of the Coca-Cola MP3, and maximising the sponsorship of UEFA’s Euro 2004 event.

See more information below.

7.25 – Update from Leitrim County Enterprise Board

7.30pm – Tea/Coffee – Networking

Prior to Coca-Cola, Elaine worked for the Beanstalk Group, one of the leading global brand licensing agencies. In this remit, Elaine was responsible for implementing brand strategies for Andy Warhol, Crayola, James Bond, Jaguar, and many more.

Elaine also spent time in Sydney working for Proctor and Gamble on the print and point of sale element of brand management for Max Factor and CoverGirl cosmetic brands, and was part of the team that launched Lipfinity into the ANZ market.

Elaine started her career in marketing with Walt Disney Consumer Products in London. Throughout the five years she spent there, she worked on leveraging all character brands and film launches in multiple categories and channels.

Today, Elaine is a self-employed consultant offering a practical, tailored and hands-on marketing service to SME’s and start-up’s in Ireland.