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Business Skills Training Schedule

January to May

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An initiative of the Action Plan for Jobs, LocalEnterprise Offices (LEOs) are committed todelivering an enhanced and more integratedsupport service for the micro and small businesssector in Ireland. Local Enterprise OfficeTipperary offers a range of complementarysupports to potential entrepreneurs and existingbusinesses. The supports include a first point ofcontact for all enterprise related enquiries inTipperary where individuals can receive advice onthe steps involved in setting up a business, to theprovision of grants for feasibility studies,financial support for new and existing businessesand a range of soft supports such as enterprisetraining, management development andmentoring to entrepreneurs and businesses.

The Local EnterpriseOffice Tipperary is

the First Stop Shopfor anyone seeking

information andsupport on starting

or growing abusiness in

Tipperary.

Getting Started 3Money Matters – Financial Management 5Marketing and Sales 6Food Academy 7Food Safety 7Information Technology 8

Dates For Your Diary• Owner Manager Development Programme• Tipperary Enterprise Week• National Enterprise Awards• National Ploughing Championships

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Lean for Micro 11Business Networks 12Promoting and Supporting Local Enterprise 13Booking Form 14Mentoring Service 15

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Clonmel Weekly

Nenagh Weekly

Thurles Weekly

Tipperary Town Monthly

Carrick-on-Suir Monthly

Roscrea Monthly

Getting Started

Business Advice and Information Service One to one sessions for individuals hoping to start or develop a business are heldthroughout the county subject to demand and meetings are by appointment only. Clinic Locations include:

Please call to make an appointment Free


Start Your Own BusinessProgrammeThe programme runs over a 10 week period and covers allaspects of running your own business from marketresearch, taxation, business structures and culminates inthe preparation of a business plan.

National Training Institute, Western Rd, Clonmel:Commencing Tues 7th Feb2017 (6.30pm-9.30pm) (10 x 3 hour sessions overconsecutive Tues evenings)Trainer: Pearce FlanneryAbbey Court Hotel, Nenagh: Commencing Thurs 9th Feb2017 (7-10pm)(10 x 3 hour sessions overconsecutive Thurs evenings).Trainer: MidlandsBusiness Training €55


Basic Bookkeeping This course is designed to give participantsa practical knowledge of bookkeeping andbasic accounting. It covers all bookkeepingprinciples from the prime books & theirpurpose to completion of statutory taxforms.

Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh Commencing Tues 14th Feb 2017 (7-10pm) (4 x 3 hour sessions over consecutiveTues evenings)Trainer: Bridgewater Management

€30

Financial ManagementAdvice The financial advisor will discuss in aconfidential manner any issues you may beexperiencing in relation to financialmanagement such as cash flow, taxreturns, costing & pricing and officemanagement.

Tues 28th Feb 2017 (Civic Offices,Limerick Rd, Nenagh) (By appointment)Tues 21st Mar 2017 (BallingarraneHouse, Cahir Rd, Clonmel) (By appointment) Consultant: Michael Byrnes Free

Costing and Pricing yourproduct or serviceThis full day workshop will help youdevelop systems in your business tocorrectly develop and adapt your costingand pricing model. The programme will alsolook at managing cash-flow and theimportance of detailed quotations andcontracts.

Clonmel Park Hotel, ClonmelTues 7th Mar 2017 (9.30am-4.30pm)Trainer: Talentpool €20

Advanced QuickbooksThis one day training workshop is forexisting users of the software Quickbooks .It will provide up to date information on theuse of the software allowing businesses toget accurate quality financial informationon their business for decision-makingpurposes.

Thurles Chamber Enteprise Centre,ThurlesWed 1st Mar 2017 (9.30am-4pm)Trainer: Michael Byrnes €50

Money MattersFinancial Management


Essential Marketing andSales for new businesses These practical evening workshops areaimed at improving the marketing & sellingtechniques of participants. Each stage ofthe process, from selecting your market toclosing the sale, is dealt with over a sixweek period.

Carrick-on-Suir Community BusinessCentre Ltd, Greenside, Carrick-on-SuirCommencing Tue 28th Feb 2017 (7-10pm) (6 x 3 hour sessions overconsecutive Wed evenings): Trainer: Terry Harmer, NLC Training Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh Commencing Tues 22nd Mar 2016 (7-10pm) (6 x 3 hour sessions overconsecutive Tues evenings): Trainer: Theresa Mulvihill, SMART Marketing €50

Marketing and Sales


Primary Hygiene This course is aimed at providing afoundation for future training such asHACCP, food safety management and foodsupervision. The course will enableparticipants to complete the EnvironmentalHealth Officer’s Association Primary Coursein Food Safety Certificate.

Anner Hotel, ThurlesTues 28th Mar 2017 (9am -5pm)Trainer: Cater Care Ltd €30

HACCP in Simple Stepsfor SME’s On completion of this course candidateswill understand how to develop, implementand manage straightforward and effectivefood safety management systems, whichcomply with current legal requirements andfocus on good hygiene practice.

Anner Hotel, ThurlesCommencing Tues 25th Apr 2017 (10am-4.30pm) (3 full days over consecutive Tues)Trainer: SQS Ltd €50

Food Academy Start ProgrammeThe Food Academy Start programme is a dedicated training programme to support andnurture start up food businesses. Bord Bia, Supervalu and the Local Enterprise Offices havejoined forces on this initiative to provide a food marketing programme for new and earlystage food business owners.

The programme will assist food producers who are in the early stages of running a food ordrink production business and who are seeking to explore selling into multiple retailers. Theprogramme is ideal for businesses who have developed a product suitable for retail.

The Local Enterprise Office Tipperary is offering this programme to Tipperary based foodbusinesses which will run from Sept to Nov 2016. We are now taking expressions of interest.Please contact Local Enterprise Office Tipperary on 052 6129466 (Clonmel), 0761065000(Nenagh) or email [email protected] for more details.

Food Safety


Trading Online VoucherScheme for Small IrishBusinesses The new Trading Online Voucher Schemesupports small Irish businesses to enhancetheir on-line trading presence withvouchers to the maximum value of €2,500available to qualifying SMEs.

Eligibility criteria apply.

Please contact the Local EnterpriseOffice for further details.

Web Marketing –One toOne ClinicThis one to one consultation is forbusinesses that have an existing web siteand now require assistance withdeveloping the marketing and salescapability of the site.

Clonmel Park Hotel, Clonmel Tues 28th Feb 2017 (By appointment)Trainer: The Small Business FairyCivic Offices, Limerick Rd, Nenagh Thurs 23rd Mar 2017 (By appointment)Trainer: BeDynamic €10

Facebook for Business Existing Facebook Business users willunderstand best practice with regard tousing Facebook in terms of furtherdeveloping their Facebook presence usingadvanced techniques and applications.

Thurles Chamber Enteprise Centre,ThurlesThurs 9th Mar 2017 (9.30am-4pm) Trainer: BeDynamicClonmel Park Hotel, ClonmelWed 22nd Mar 2017 (9.30am-4pm) Trainer: EagleDreams €20

Developing a SearchEngine OptimisationStrategy The workshops will look in detail at howGoogle Ads work within your website andhow to make them more effective andreduce costs. Google analytics will also becovered and you will be shown how to workwith report data, identify quality traffic toyour website and track e-commerceactivity.

Clonmel Park Hotel, ClonmelCommencing: Thurs 16th Feb 2017(9.30am-4.30pm)(3x full days over consecutive Thurs)Trainer: Talentpool €50

Information Technology


Owner ManagerDevelopmentProgramme The objective of the Programme is tofacilitate participants to gain the necessaryself confidence, understanding of andability to apply management skills, to bothmonitor and manage their ownperformance and then to manage theirbusinesses in a professional andappropriate manner so that the potential ofthose businesses can be achieved.

The programme is aimed at smallbusinesses, who are anxious to acquire theextra skills/knowledge to sustain anddevelop their business in these challenging

times. The content and intensity of theprogramme modules will be based on thetraining need requirements of theparticipating companies.

This Owner Manager DevelopmentProgramme combines 25 workshops and 2one-to-one confidential meetings.

Next programme is scheduled to start inMarch 2017. For further details and anapplication form contact:

Ita Horan, Local Enterprise Office,[email protected]: 052 6129466 An information session on the programmewill take on Wednesday 8th March 2017 inthe Anner Hotel, Thurles.

Dates for your Diary


7 LoCATioNS 1 WEEk

Carrick On Suir,Cashel,

Nenagh, Roscrea,Tipperary Town

and Thurles

Featuring a series of workshops on innovation,funding, training, plus high profile speakers, seminars,business networking and enterprise showcase.

National Ploughing Championships19th to 21st September 2017National Ploughing Championships are being held in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly from 19thto 21st September 2017 where over 250,000 consumers will visit a 50 acre exhibition andtrade arena. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the quality and high standards ofgoods and services supported by the Local Enterprise Office.

As part of its National Programme the Local Enterprise Offices are hosting a Local EnterpriseVillage to provide an opportunity for clients to take full advantage of this unique consumerevent. Each Local Enterprise Office has 2 stands available for its clients.

Local Enterprise office Tipperary is now inviting any clients interested in availing of one of thestands at the show to contact Ita Horan, [email protected], Tel: 052 6129466 foran expression of interest form. Unfortunately places are extremely limited. Please note thatpriority will be given to enterprises manufacturing their own product or offering aninnovative service relevant to the audience expected at the show.

The closing date for Expressions of Interest is Monday 20th March 2017.

National Enterprise Awards - All-County CompetitionThe County Enterprise Awards has been running since 1997 and celebrates theachievements and success of small local businesses in Tipperary. At County level, the Local Enterprise Office will award the winners with a cash prize fund ofbetween €2,000 and €5,000 in addition to commemorative trophies and certificates. Applications for county entry are available on line at www.localenterprise.ie/tipperaryClosing date for entry is Friday 10th February 2017 (eligible criteria applies)The County Winner will progress to the National Final which will take place in Dublin on 25thMay 2017 and carries a prize fund of up to €10,000.


Lean tools and techniques are helpingcompanies across the globe to addresscompetitiveness issues within theirbusinesses, building the capability of theirpeople to identify issues and improve theiroperations.

Lean is about being effective and efficient -doing things quicker, better, cheaper…together. Lean strives to stamp out wasteand to continually improve.

Lean for Micro is designed to encourageclients to adopt Lean business principles intheir organisations to increasecompetitiveness.

The Lean programme involves a short in-company assignment by an external ‘Lean’consultant who will introduce Leanprinciples and complete a specific costreduction project.

The programme will commence with adiagnosis of current practice andperformance. Key performance indicators

will be established to achieve targetedbusiness improvement measures based ona set of Lean tools and methodologiestailored to suit each client’s situation.

Lean for Micro is available to LEO eligiblecompanies who employ up to 10 employeesin eligible LEO sectors who have thepotential to export / internationally trade.

Participating clients will be selectedsubject to eligibility as determined by LEOsand depending on the client’s existingcapability in using Lean business principles,the current size, and their particularbusiness development needs.

The programme is heavily subsidised by theLEOs and will cost each company €1,000.

How to ApplyFor further details and an applicationform contact: Ita Horan, Local Enterprise Office,[email protected], Tel: 052 6129466

LEAN For MICRO


Local Enterprise Office Tipperary issupporting business networks throughoutTipperary.

The Networks offer owner managers anopportunity to meet each other and havefocused discussions on issues of commoninterest with a view to problem solving andinter-member partnerships or referrals.

Benefits of Network membership:

Enjoy a culture of learning, knowledge-sharing and supporting localLearn from experienced entrepreneursand other expertsExplore innovative ideas and viewsParticipate in lively debates anddiscussionsImprove your skills in key managementareas

Generate new businesses contacts

South TipperaryWomen’s NetworkThe network is a service dedicated toencouraging and fosteringentrepreneurship amongst women in SouthTipperary. The group meets on the firstWednesday of each month to provide anopportunity for networking and for apresentation on a business related topic.

First Wednesday of each month,6.30pm-9.30pmPark Hotel, Clonmel For further details contact:

ita Horan, Local Enterprise office,[email protected] Tel: 052 6129466Web: www.southtipperarywib.ie

Business Networks in Tipperary

Network North Tipperary (affiliated to Network Ireland)Network North Tipperary holds monthly meetings featuring a guest speaker who addressestopics important to women in both their professional or personal development. Followingthe speaker there is a networking opportunity for members with guests from otherbranches frequently invited to attend. The Network is a forum for established women inbusiness or fledgling entrepreneurs, or those starting out on their career path, to developprofessional and social contacts. Network Ireland hosts an annual National Conference andAwards ceremony. Monthly meetings alternate between Nenagh and Thurles. Membershipis for 12 months from the date of joining and a membership fee applies.

For details on Network events contact: Web: www.networknorthtipp.ie

Promoting andSupporting LocalEnterprise Local Enterprise Office Tipperary operatesschemes aimed at assisting through grantsand refundable aid, the establishment ofmicro enterprises (less than tenemployees) with the central objective offacilitating the creation and maintenance ofsustainable jobs and the development ofeconomic infrastructure at a local level.

The following supports are available:

Information about starting, runningor expanding your businessGrant Aid towards Capital,Employment, Websites, Exhibitionsor other investments.Business Skills TrainingManagement skills developmentDedicated MentoringeCommerce initiativesBusiness Networks


Tipperary GreenBusiness Network Tipperary Green Business Network wasestablished in 2012 to assist greenbusinesses market their products andservices, harness job creation potential ofthe emerging green economy and in turnestablish Tipperary as one of Ireland’sgreenest counties in Ireland. The Networkmeets monthly.

For details on TGBN events contact:[email protected], Tel: 067 56676Web: www.tipperarygbn.org

Tipperary FoodProducers NetworkTipperary Producers Network is acommunity of businesses working in thefood and beverage sector in CountyTipperary. The Network’s objective is torepresent, promote and showcase the bestof Tipperary Food. Tipperary FoodProducers Network hold regularnetworking opportunities includingseminars and workshops and participate inregional, national and international foodevents under the Tipperary brand.

For further details contact: GeraldineManning, Local Enterprise Office,[email protected]: 0761 065000www.tipperaryfoodproducers.com

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You can now register and pay for your place orbook a place on line.www.localenterprise.ie/tipperary

Otherwise please complete the followingregistration form and return by post or call to our offices;

Ballingarrane House, Cahir Rd., Clonmel, Co. Tipperary – 052 6129466

Civic Offices, Limerick Rd., Nenagh, Co. Tipperary – 0761 06 5000 Advance registration is essential due to restriction on numbers.


Booking On Line

To avoid disappointment please registeras soon as possible as places arelimited.

BookiNGPlaces can be reserved only on receiptof payment in full.Those in receipt of unemploymentbenefit may qualify for reduced fees.Please contact the Local EnterpriseOffice for further information.In the event of a course beingundersubscribed we reserve the right topostpone or cancel it.

PAYMENTPayment can be made online throughour websitewww.localenterprise.ie/tipperary or bycompleting the course booking formand presenting it at the Cash Office,Tipperary County Council, Civic Offices,Limerick Road, Nenagh referencing yourname and the course title.

FAiLURE To ATTENDSubstitutions are acceptable and mustbe notified at least one day beforetraining commences. The substitute

will receive all course material onbehalf of the original delegate.In circumstances where the originalattendee fails to attend and nosubstitute is appointed, seminar notesand material will be forwarded by postupon request, provided full paymenthas been received.If you have any special needs or are aphysically impaired please let us knowprior to starting your training.

Procurement andWriting WinningTenders

Design & Innovation

Product / SystemStandards

HR Management

Health & Safety

Financial Planning

Business Planning

Patents andIntellectual Property

Export MarketAssessment

Sales

The impact of Brexit(and other currencyfluctuations) on yourBusiness Model


Mentoring Service

In 2017, the following business skills will be covered through the assignment of Mentorsor Consultants as appropriate to meet the needs of the individual business;

Local Enterprise office Tipperary Ballingarrane House, Cahir Road, Clonmel

and Civic Offices, Limerick Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

Tel. Clonmel: 052-6129466 Nenagh: 0761 06 5000

Web: www.localenterprise.ie/tipperary

Email: [email protected]

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January to May - Local Enterprise...doing things quicker, better, cheaper… together. Lean strives to stamp out waste and to continually improve. Lean for Micro is designed to encourage