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Welcome to the Carlow County Enterprise Board on line Business Information Resource. |
Michael P. Kelly
Chief Executive Officer |
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CURRENT EVENTS |
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| Introduction to Blogging |
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| Location: Carlow Gateway Centre, Athy Road, Carlow |
Carlow Gateway Centre, Athy Road, Carlow |
Start Date: 15th Feb 2012
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Carlow Gateway Centre, Athy Road, Carlow
Duration: 1 Evening
Course Fee: €25
This course is designed for small business owners or start ups who wish to explore the concept of blogging and how it would be advantageous for their business. They do not need to have a blog to do this course.
Topics include:
- What is a blog? How is a business blog different?
- Why blog?
- The concept of business blogging
- Choosing a blogging platform
- Analysis of blog readers
- Benefits of blogging and its potential
- Analysis of Blog content
- How to increase traffic - community, keyword analysis tools,
become an expert
- Earning Media Publicity
- How Blogging can benefit the use of other Social Media tools
- What should be included in a Business Blog
Learning outcomes for the Participants
Following their participation on the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles of blogging
- Understand how it can form the core of a social media strategy
- Apply the principles of blogging to their website copy and other
- social media tools
- Know the basics of the WordPress blogging platform
- Attract their target market to their website
- Understand how to be come a 'thought leader'
- Recognize that using online social media platforms can result in
incresed PR offline
- Understand what their blog needs in order to be integrated
effectively into their website
- Understand the difference between a workpress hosted blog and a
self hosted blog ( which can become a website if they wish)
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 25 |
| Course Duration: 1 Evening |
Date: 15/02/2012 19:00:00
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| BOOKKEEPING FOR SMALL BUSINESS |
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Venue |
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| Location: Enterprise House, Carlow |
Enterprise House, Carlow |
BOOKKEEPING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Start Date: 16th, 23rd of Feb and 1st, 8th, 15th of March 2012
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Enterprise House, Carlow
Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week
Course Fee: Euro 75
The aim of this course will be to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of basic accounting principles together with practical application of the skills involved.
The programme will be made up of the following modules:
• Importance of Book-keeping
• Book-keeping requirements
• Methods of Book-keeping – Computerised/Manual
• Understand how to record financial information
• Interpret financial information for reporting
Outcomes:
• Understand basic book-keeping requirements
• Gain a practical insight into recording cashflow of business
• Interpret financial reports and accounts correctly
• Understand and identify profitable and unprofitable parts of their business
• Develop a simple cashbook from which Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheets can be extracted
• Maintenance of Debtors and Creditors ledgers
• Understand the fundamentals of record keeping and book-keeping
Training will include detailed exercises and examples
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 75 |
| Course Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week |
Date: 16/02/2012 19:00:00
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| Develop Your Marketing Strategy |
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Information |
Cost |
| Location: Enterprise House,Carlow |
Enterprise House,Carlow |
Develop Your Marketing Strategy
Start Date: 22nd of Feb 2012
Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm
Venue: Enterprise House,Carlow
Duration: One morning
Course Fee: Euro 25
"Use All the Marketing tools available to you to communicate effectively with your customers"
Who Should Attend:
A practical and interactive half day workshop, the course is designed for small business owners or senior employees who want to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their marketing activities.
Overall Aim:
The aim of the workshop is to help small business owners or senior employees who are interested in maximizing their marketing efforts by developing a suitable and relevant strategy. Participants will learn about the importance of brand positioning, understanding the marketing miz, techniques to communicate successfully, and how to determine an effective communication mix.
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 25 |
| Course Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week |
Date: 22/02/2012 09:30:00
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| BOOKKEEPING FOR SMALL BUSINESS |
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Venue |
Information |
Cost |
| Location: Enterprise House, Carlow |
Enterprise House, Carlow |
BOOKKEEPING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Start Date: 29th of March and 5th,12th, 19th, 26th of April 2012
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Enterprise House, Carlow
Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week
Course Fee: Euro 75
The aim of this course will be to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of basic accounting principles together with practical application of the skills involved.
The programme will be made up of the following modules:
• Importance of Book-keeping
• Book-keeping requirements
• Methods of Book-keeping – Computerised/Manual
• Understand how to record financial information
• Interpret financial information for reporting
Outcomes:
• Understand basic book-keeping requirements
• Gain a practical insight into recording cashflow of business
• Interpret financial reports and accounts correctly
• Understand and identify profitable and unprofitable parts of their business
• Develop a simple cashbook from which Profit and Loss accounts and Balance Sheets can be extracted
• Maintenance of Debtors and Creditors ledgers
• Understand the fundamentals of record keeping and book-keeping
Training will include detailed exercises and examples
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 75 |
| Course Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week |
Date: 29/02/2012 19:00:00
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| Blogging Effectively for Your Business |
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Venue |
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Cost |
| Location: Carlow Gateway, Athy Road, Carlow |
Carlow Gateway, Athy Road, Carlow |
Blogging Effectively for Your Business
Start Date: 7th of March
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Carlow Gateway, Athy Road, Carlow
Duration: 1 Evening
Course Fee: Euro 25
This course is designed for those who have set up a business blog and want to use it to its full potential.
Topics Include:
• Benefits of Blogging and its potential
• Analysis of their blogging aims
• Analysis of Effective Blog Posts
• Analysis of Different Styles of Writing
• Discussion of ‘What is original content’
• How to get media attention
• How to prevent bloggers block
• How to show their company’s personality within a blog post
• How to communicate effectively with their customers via their blog
• Analysis of Calls to Action
• Understand the process of guest blogging
• Practical: Each person will write a blog post that includes on image, a link and a call to action
• How to create a social media campaign
Learning Objectives:
• Be able to write blog posts in a variety of styles
• Understand what makes an effective title
• Competent at integrating images, video and other media into their blog posts
• Understand the value of consistency
• Be able to use the Keyword Analysis tool effectively
• How to increase the ‘back links’ to their blog and website
• How to get the most from guest blogging
• Understand how blogging will benefit their other social media activities
• How to attract media attention
• How to write different ‘calls to action’
• How to become part of (or a leader of) a community
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 25 |
| Course Duration: 1 Evening |
Date: 07/03/2012 19:00:00
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| How to use the Telephone to Generate More Sales |
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| Location: Enterprise House |
Enterprise House |
How to use the Telephone to Generate More Sales
Dates: 14th of March 2012
Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm
Venue: Enterprise House
Duration: 1 Morning
Fee: €25.00
The Objectives of this course is as followed:
1. To understand how to approach personal selling in a strategic fashion.
2. To enable you control your calls effectively using the five step process.
3. To identify methods of generating and qualifying sales leads.
4. To enable you to plan and prepare pro-active telephone sales calls to clients.
5. To plan appropriate opening lines for the calls to enable you to flow into the call confidently and effectively.
6. To set achievable objectives for your sales calls and work towards your objectives using good planned open questions.
7. To recognise the importance of Customer Relationship Management
To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 25 |
| Course Duration: 1 Morning |
Date: 14/03/2012 09:30:00
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| Sage Payroll Course |
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| Location: Enterprise House, Carlow |
Enterprise House, Carlow |
Sage Payroll Course
Start Date: 29th of March and 5th,12th, 19th, 26th of April 2012
Time: 7.00pm-10.00pm
Venue: Enterprise House, Carlow
Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week
Course Fee: Euro 75
The aim of this course is to provide the learner with an introduction to payroll and an understanding of the operation of a computerized payroll system (Thesaurus PROLL) payroll package
Programme Objectives are as followed:
• Understand payroll terminology
• Be able to install and set up a computerized payroll system
• Be able to process stand payroll transactions
• Be able to complete month-end and year-end payroll transactions
This course is aimed at:
• Individuals wishing to start a business.
• Owner-managers or key staff members of businesses which are based in County Carlow & have been up and running for less than 2years
Places are provided on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a place please complete the application form and return with fee to Carlow County Enterprise Board, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow. For more details, call us at 059 9130880 or email enterprise@carlow-ceb.com.
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€ 75 |
| Course Duration: 5 weeks, one night per week |
Date: 29/03/2012 19:00:00
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| LinkedIn for Business |
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| Location: Carlow Gateway, Athy Road |
Carlow Gateway, Athy Road |
LinkedIn for Business
Date: 4th of April 2012
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm
Venue: Carlow Gateway, Athy Road
Duration: 1 Day
Fee: €25.00
For More Information Please Contact 059 9130880 or e-mail reception@carlow-ceb.com
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€ 25 |
| Course Duration: 1 Day |
Date: 04/04/2012 09:30:00
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| Growing your Business with Google Awards |
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| Location: Enterprise House |
Enterprise House |
Growing your Business with Google Awards
Date: 19th of April 2012
Time: 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Duration: 1 Evening
Venue: Enterprise House
Fee: €25.00
For More Information Please Contact 059 9130880 or e-mail reception@carlow-ceb.com
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Date: 19/04/2012 19:00:00
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| YouTube your Business |
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| Location: Hedgehog Productions |
Hedgehog Productions |
YouTube your Business
Date: 8th, 15th, 22nd of May 2012
Time: 9.30am-5.00pm
Duration: 3 Days, 1 a week
Fee: Euro 100
Trainer: Hedgehog Productions
Learn how to create and use videos to market yourself and/or your business using YouTube and other online-video-sharing viral social networking sites.
You’ve decided that you want to use video to market yourself or your business and take advantage of social media. In these workshops you will learn from professionals about the techniques use to prepare for videotaping and also how to market your videos on the internet to draw traffic to your business.
Exposing yourself to the benefits and possibilities of video marketing will allow you to realize the significance of this kind of marketing tool. This is the next level of online outreach and marketing.
• How to use online video as a marketing and promotion platform
• Guidelines to prepare your elevator pitch.
• Refine your pitch and create video script and story board
• Meet production crew, record video
Places are provided on a first come , first served basis. To reserve a place complete an application form and return with fee to
Carlow County Enterprise Board , Enterprise House , O’Brien Road , Carlow
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€ 100 |
| Course Duration: 3 Days, 1 a week |
Date: 08/05/2012 09:30:00
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