Location: The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim Wednesday, 20th May at 6pm.

Managing in these challenging economic times involves tough decisions. IBEC experts will be in your area with a briefing on critical issues for employers. We will address the options and risks you face when making decisions on downsizing and redundancy, pay costs, and managing absenteeism. We will update you on the national wage agreement and your options as an employer. This briefing, delivered by IBEC human resource experts is an important step in sustaining your business through a recession.

This important event is being held in The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim on Wednesday, 20 May. Registration will take place from 6.00pm and the briefing will commence at 6.30pm running until 8.30pm. There is no charge to attend this event. As places are limited, you can register today by by phoning Breege McTernan on (074) 97 24280 or email breege.mcternan@ibec.ie .

For more information on IBEC and our services, please visit www.ibec.ie or phone Seamus O’Connell, Business Development Executive, IBEC on (074) 97 24283. I hope you will be in a position to attend.

Leitrim Business Network Meetings in association with Leitrim County Enterprise Board take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the The Ramada Lough Allen Hotel, Drumshanbo

May 5th, 6pm.

Agenda:

6.00pm – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.10pm – Speed Networking Break-out Session

6.50pm – Update from Nicola – Leitrim County Enterprise Board

7.00pm – Networking – Tea/Coffee/Sandwiches

McDowell & Co. Accountants are offering you this great opportunity of making commission on any referrals you generate for their business.
How it works – If you know someone who needs an Accountant get them to contact Jason. If he successfully takes on this client he will pay YOU 15% of the first year’s fee.
If it’s a once off project (business plans etc) he will pay 7.5% commission.

For revenues generated above an agreed value they will pay up to 20% commission.
It’s that simple !

Contact Jason for more details -
Jason McDowell C.M.A. - McDowell and Co Accountants – Main St – Manorhamilton – Co. Leitrim
T: +353 71 98 56778
E: Jason[@]mcdowellaccountants.ie
W: www.mcdowellaccountants.ie

Terms and conditions apply.

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Leitrim has become a mecca for people looking to live a more sustainable life, and The Organic Centre has played a huge part. Situated at Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, it provides information, education and training about organic growing and sustainable living. The Organic Centre also runs courses in counties Wicklow and Clare.

The centre runs a number of useful courses for parents and teachers who want to set up school gardens. The course, which costs combines practical activities and theory with lots of ideas about how to work with children and teenagers in an outdoor environment. Teachers or parents will also be presented with a garden calender and will make a short trip to a local school garden. The next course runs on August 29 and costs €90.

Meanwhile, teachers in the Sligo area can attend a course in association with the Organic Centre at the Sligo Education Centre in Ballinanode. For more information call 0719854338.

32 people attend our April Network Meeting.

Brian Dolan gave us lots of food for thought with his presentation – The 80/ 20 Principle – The secret of achieving more with less.

Nicola updated the group regarding course and events coming up with Leitrim County Enterprise Board.

Next meeting is on Tuesday May 5th

Leitrim Business Network Meetings in association with Leitrim County Enterprise Board take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the The Ramada Lough Allen Hotel, Drumshanbo

Leitrim Business Network Meetings in association with Leitrim County Enterprise Board take place on the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm in the The Ramada Lough Allen Hotel, Drumshanbo

April 7th, 6pm.

Agenda:

6.00pm – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.10pm – Keynote Presentation – Brian Dolan from Progressive Business Development (See below)

6.50pm – Update from Nicola – Leitrim County Enterprise Board

7.00pm – Networking – Tea/Coffee/Sandwiches

Please leave a comment below if you are attending.

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Keynote Presentation: Brian Dolan – from Progressive Business Development, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim.

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The 80/ 20 Principle – The secret of achieving more with less.

Can you imagine that your business has a section that is vastly more profitable than any other part? With less effort?

Could it be that you can get disproportional rewards in sales and production relative to your efforts?
The 80/20 Principle is the secret weapon in hundreds of hugely profitable and effective companies.

This is a short presentation in two equal parts, designed to introduce you to the principle that you can get more done, make greater profits, identify areas of focus, identify areas to ignore, and make more money by paying attention to the best parts of your industry or sector.
This has information that can influence any type of enterprise for the better.

1. The 80/20 principle of achieving more with less, explained.
2. Peer discussion in Fives- Discovering the 80% returns in each business

Begin the process of identifying the profit that is hidden in your business model today.

Leitrim County Enterprise Board is currently inviting participants for the following Business Development Training Programmes

Human Resource Management & Employment Legislation:

This programme will provide Owner/Managers with the principles of fair employment practices and people management in addition to primary points of employment legislation.

Programme Content Includes:
Recruitment and Selection Procedures
Contracts of Employment
Fair V Unfair Dismissal
Managing Performance
Redundancy and laying off procedures
Employment Legislation

Duration: 7-10pm for five Wednesday Evenings
Start Date: April 2009 Cost €40.

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Start Your Own Business

This programme is geared towards those who are considering establishing their own business or who have recently done so.

Programme Content includes:
Self Assessment / Start You Own Business
Legal Issues for Start Ups
Preparing a Business Plan
Marketing for the Small Business
Researching the market.
Finance
Funding Sources.
Basic Book keeping
Sales
ICT & the Small Business

Duration: 7.00-10.00pm for six Tuesday evenings.
Start Date: April 2009 Cost: €40.

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Occupational First Aid

This is a comprehensive FETAC certified 3 day First Aid course covering all aspects of Occupational First Aid.
Programme Content includes:

Accident Scene Management
Unconsciousness
Medical Emergencies

Duration: 3 Days.
Start Date: April 2009 Cost: €60.

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Recession “Survival Kit” Programme

This programme is targeted at Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and self employed.

Programme content includes:
Identify goals and objectives.
Exploration of the business using a SWOT analysis.
How are you communicating with your market?
How do personal values impact the business?
Opportunities for change.

Duration: 4 evenings.
Start Date: April 2009 Cost: €30.

For further information and a booking form for any of the above courses please contact Nicola Mc Manus on 071 9620450 or book online at www.leitrimenterprise.ie and go to the events calendar.

For April 2009 Only – Get 1 hour FREE personal effectiveness coaching

For the month of April only, Orla Leydon at Office & Training Solutions is offering a Free 1 hour personal effectiveness coaching session to all Leitrim Business Network Members (subject to availability). Would you like to spend an hour discussing the below:

• Do you have strengths that perhaps you do not leverage as effectively as you might like to?
• Where are you not as effective as you would like to be & what is the impact of this ineffectiveness?
• Would you like to make changes in these areas?

If so please give Orla a call on 086 3807802 or email orla@ots.ie.

24 companies attended our March meeting.

Johnny Beirne gave a 30 minute presentation on using LinkedIn with Q & A afterwards.

Nicola McManus discussed Enterprise Week and the Innovation Conference which was taking place on Friday 13^th March in The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Next Meeting: Tuesday April 7^th

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