Tuesday 10 May 2011
New domain for WIN: www.westofirelandnetworking.com
Please see our new website: http://www.westofirelandnetworking.com/
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Developing Your Marketing Plan
This week we will have Marketing Consultant, Kevin O'Malley talk through 'Developing Your Marketing Plan'. Kevin will present the important considerations when developing your marketing plan for either a new or existing business or for a product or service.
Kevin will bring us through the various elements which make up the plan and will discuss the importance of each section in context of the overall plan.
Kevin will bring us through the various elements which make up the plan and will discuss the importance of each section in context of the overall plan.
Saturday 9 April 2011
Jobs boost as Avaya announces seventy five new posts...
Galway received a significant employment boost on Tuesday when Avaya announced it is creating 75 new positions at their offices in Mervue Business Park. The jobs are part of the company’s new Customer Experience Centre, which opened with a special ribbon cutting ceremony by Michael Bayer, president of Avaya’s field operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Barry O’Leary, CEO of the Industrial Development Authority Ireland.
See rest of story on: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/38408/jobs-boost-as-avaya-announces-seventy-five-new-posts Fas Jobs
See rest of story on: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/38408/jobs-boost-as-avaya-announces-seventy-five-new-posts Fas Jobs
Monday 4 April 2011
Compliance Issues for SMEs
This week we will have a training session on the important topic of Compliance Issues for SMEs and this will be delivered by Gert O'Rourke and Ralph Smith.
Background:
Running a business is difficult enough, without worrying about whether or not your company is compliant with legislation affecting Small and Medium Enterprises in Ireland. Keeping up to date with the latest compliance acts is a must for every company, small or large.
Compliance is an investment. Responding to government agency queries, investigations or audits is a crippling burden for many SMEs. Management time is better spent on revenue generation tasks. Compliance, however, applies to HR, finance and legal activities undertaken every day by SMEs. Are you sure that your company is compliant?
• Income Tax, VAT, PAYE/PRSI
• Universal Social Charge
• Employment rights and legislation
• Employers obligations and HR costs
Finance Training is a company focused on compliance training for companies in Ireland. It provides training in areas such as Anti Money Laundering, Consumer Credit Directives and Tax compliance.
Training is delivered by Ralph Smith and Gert O’Rourke.
Ralph Smith is the managing partner of Do My Books Ltd incorporated public accountants. Ralph is a practicing incorporated public accountant and has over ten years front line business.
Gert is a qualified trainer in Entrepreneurship and Business Development. She has nineteen years’ experience in the development and delivery of training programmes.
Background:
Running a business is difficult enough, without worrying about whether or not your company is compliant with legislation affecting Small and Medium Enterprises in Ireland. Keeping up to date with the latest compliance acts is a must for every company, small or large.
Compliance is an investment. Responding to government agency queries, investigations or audits is a crippling burden for many SMEs. Management time is better spent on revenue generation tasks. Compliance, however, applies to HR, finance and legal activities undertaken every day by SMEs. Are you sure that your company is compliant?
• Income Tax, VAT, PAYE/PRSI
• Universal Social Charge
• Employment rights and legislation
• Employers obligations and HR costs
Finance Training is a company focused on compliance training for companies in Ireland. It provides training in areas such as Anti Money Laundering, Consumer Credit Directives and Tax compliance.
Training is delivered by Ralph Smith and Gert O’Rourke.
Ralph Smith is the managing partner of Do My Books Ltd incorporated public accountants. Ralph is a practicing incorporated public accountant and has over ten years front line business.
Gert is a qualified trainer in Entrepreneurship and Business Development. She has nineteen years’ experience in the development and delivery of training programmes.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Want help with starting your business?
This week (Friday the 25th of March) we will have a practical look at the steps you need to consider when setting up a business from an operational and legal point of view. Our two experts: Cathy Scanlon and Claire Shaughnessy will guide you through the myriad of things you need to know when taking your first steps...
Setting Up/Operating a Small Business?
Cathy Scanlon with a background in business, human resource management and materials management is going to provide an information session on "Some Practical Guidelines for Success"that small business start-up’s/existing businesses can apply today.
Based on her experience working in a multinational, managing a family business and working with a number of small businesses, Cathy will talk you through simple steps to consider.
STARTING UP, STARTING RIGHT
A practical look at some of the legal matters for consideration when starting up your own business
Claire Shaughnessy, Solicitor will talk about:"Starting Up, Starting Right; a practical look at some of the legal matters for consideration when starting up your own business".
Starting off on the right foot in business is crucial to the success of your venture and seeking professional advice from the outset will prove invaluable down the road. With so many matters for consideration in the organisation of your business, what suits your individual circumstances should you form a Partnership or a Company? We will be taking a look at the popular types of legal entities moving on to the matter of employees and independent contractors and your obligations as an employer. We will also briefly turn to the protection of your own ideas and investment in intellectual property, the importance of consumer law and finally debt collection.
NOTE: This presentation is not a comprehensive statement of the Law or Practise and is not in any way to be construed as legal advice. If advice on the law is required on any matter all persons should seek professional legal advice. The author does not accept any liability for error or omissions.
Setting Up/Operating a Small Business?
Cathy Scanlon with a background in business, human resource management and materials management is going to provide an information session on "Some Practical Guidelines for Success"that small business start-up’s/existing businesses can apply today.
Based on her experience working in a multinational, managing a family business and working with a number of small businesses, Cathy will talk you through simple steps to consider.
STARTING UP, STARTING RIGHT
A practical look at some of the legal matters for consideration when starting up your own business
Claire Shaughnessy, Solicitor will talk about:"Starting Up, Starting Right; a practical look at some of the legal matters for consideration when starting up your own business".
Starting off on the right foot in business is crucial to the success of your venture and seeking professional advice from the outset will prove invaluable down the road. With so many matters for consideration in the organisation of your business, what suits your individual circumstances should you form a Partnership or a Company? We will be taking a look at the popular types of legal entities moving on to the matter of employees and independent contractors and your obligations as an employer. We will also briefly turn to the protection of your own ideas and investment in intellectual property, the importance of consumer law and finally debt collection.
NOTE: This presentation is not a comprehensive statement of the Law or Practise and is not in any way to be construed as legal advice. If advice on the law is required on any matter all persons should seek professional legal advice. The author does not accept any liability for error or omissions.
Tuesday 15 March 2011
ZeniMax: creating jobs in Galway.
ZeniMax Online Studios, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced its plans to open a customer support centre in Galway.
The new facility will provide customer support for players of their future massively multiplayer online games. The development is anticipated to create hundreds of jobs over the next several years.
Under the leadership of the company's current president Matt Firor, ZeniMax Online Studios was founded to create online role playing games.
Rich Barham, director of Customer Support, will lead the global customer support initiative at the studio. Barham previously worked with Blizzard Entertainment, and was a major contributor to the management of in-game support needs, customer care, and retention for World of Warcraft. He was also a key team member in establishing customer service centers for North America and Europe.
“We are excited to be building an experienced team, led by Rich, which will focus on providing superior customer support for our games. Galway has world-class educational facilities, is a beautiful place to work and live, and offers a wide variety of benefits for our employees. Our ability to provide superior customer service for our future products is firmly on track,” Firor said.
Adding to today’s announcement Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation Richard Bruton TD, said “ZeniMax Online Studios is a premier developer and publisher in interactive entertainment and a very important addition to the thriving games industry in Ireland. This investment was won for Galway by IDA Ireland in the face of stiff competition from other European locations and as such it demonstrates yet again to the global investment community that Ireland continues to attract high-quality foreign direct investment.”
“The company will be a significant employer in the West of Ireland hiring multilingual customer support agents and technical support staff and will contribute to the further development and attractiveness of the Region. We welcome ZeniMax Online to our business community and look forward to continued partnership in the years to come” concluded Minister Bruton.
Speaking from New York, IDA CEO Barry O’Leary welcomed today’s announcement, saying “ZeniMax Online Studios’ decision to locate its European customer services operations in Galway acknowledges Ireland’s delivery of services’ excellence in the digital media sphere and its position of strength in the global gaming industry. They are a very welcome addition to a cluster of companies across Ireland in a sector which is witnessing rapid growth. IDA Ireland’s strategy, Horizon 2020 recognizes the global growth in services and today’s announcement by ZeniMax Online further embeds Ireland’s reputation as a European digital capital.”
The new facility will provide customer support for players of their future massively multiplayer online games. The development is anticipated to create hundreds of jobs over the next several years.
Under the leadership of the company's current president Matt Firor, ZeniMax Online Studios was founded to create online role playing games.
Rich Barham, director of Customer Support, will lead the global customer support initiative at the studio. Barham previously worked with Blizzard Entertainment, and was a major contributor to the management of in-game support needs, customer care, and retention for World of Warcraft. He was also a key team member in establishing customer service centers for North America and Europe.
“We are excited to be building an experienced team, led by Rich, which will focus on providing superior customer support for our games. Galway has world-class educational facilities, is a beautiful place to work and live, and offers a wide variety of benefits for our employees. Our ability to provide superior customer service for our future products is firmly on track,” Firor said.
Adding to today’s announcement Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation Richard Bruton TD, said “ZeniMax Online Studios is a premier developer and publisher in interactive entertainment and a very important addition to the thriving games industry in Ireland. This investment was won for Galway by IDA Ireland in the face of stiff competition from other European locations and as such it demonstrates yet again to the global investment community that Ireland continues to attract high-quality foreign direct investment.”
“The company will be a significant employer in the West of Ireland hiring multilingual customer support agents and technical support staff and will contribute to the further development and attractiveness of the Region. We welcome ZeniMax Online to our business community and look forward to continued partnership in the years to come” concluded Minister Bruton.
Speaking from New York, IDA CEO Barry O’Leary welcomed today’s announcement, saying “ZeniMax Online Studios’ decision to locate its European customer services operations in Galway acknowledges Ireland’s delivery of services’ excellence in the digital media sphere and its position of strength in the global gaming industry. They are a very welcome addition to a cluster of companies across Ireland in a sector which is witnessing rapid growth. IDA Ireland’s strategy, Horizon 2020 recognizes the global growth in services and today’s announcement by ZeniMax Online further embeds Ireland’s reputation as a European digital capital.”
Monday 7 March 2011
Social Media for Job Seekers
Kevin O'Malley, marketing consultant with a background in social media is going to provide an information session on 'Social Media for Job Seekers". Kevin will talk through each of the social media tools: Linked In; Facebook and Twitter and show us how you can use these tools to position yourself in the jobs market.
He will demonstrate how you can use these tools to identify opportunities and also how you can position yourself for an opportunity. He will also demonstrate how each of the tools can be used effectively to complement each other.
He will demonstrate how you can use these tools to identify opportunities and also how you can position yourself for an opportunity. He will also demonstrate how each of the tools can be used effectively to complement each other.
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Dragons Den
See Carolines contribution to the Bank Of Ireland newsletter which has a special feature on Dragons Den:
http://media.custminds.com/lp/viewemail.aspx?e=7721&c=fded28a4d0bc181b33c613078589cae6
http://media.custminds.com/lp/viewemail.aspx?e=7721&c=fded28a4d0bc181b33c613078589cae6
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Change of date.
Please note the change of date for the next WIN session which will be February 25th with the Elevator Pitch workshop.
Monday 14 February 2011
Survey on training options for the 'new' or 'unexpected' unemployed...
A WIN member is completing a thesis on training options for the 'new' or 'unexpected' unemployed. Have they kept pace with the new profile, are they relevant?....etc.
If you are currently unemployed, or have been in the recent past, she would be extremely grateful if you would fill out a survey (see link below) to assist her collect data.
It will take 5-10 mins to complete and is completely anonymous.
Also, please forward the link on to anyone you think is appropriate.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8W638F
Thanks for your help with this.
If you are currently unemployed, or have been in the recent past, she would be extremely grateful if you would fill out a survey (see link below) to assist her collect data.
It will take 5-10 mins to complete and is completely anonymous.
Also, please forward the link on to anyone you think is appropriate.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8W638F
Thanks for your help with this.
I.P. and Taxation Seminar, Thursday 3rd March 2011, TTO at NUI Galway
I.P. and Taxation Seminar
Thursday 3rd March 2011
11am-1pm
The REAP project in the TTO at NUI Galway, in association with KPMG, is hosting an information session covering the following:
- Intellectual Property Overview; patents, know-how; copyright and best practice in IP management.
- Tax issues relating to Intellectual Property
- General taxation discussion, the impact of the recent Finance Act and what this means for your business.
Presenters: Ann King, IP & Contracts Manager, TTO, NUI Galway
Mary McGinley, KPMG Galway
Where: Seminar Room, Science & Engineering Technology Building in NUI Galway
When: Thursday 3rd March 2011, 11am – 1.00pm (followed by light lunch)
Overview of Presenters
Ignite Technology Transfer Office
Ann King, IP & Contracts Manager at Ignite Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at NUI Galway will give an overview on Intellectual Property covering areas such as patents, know-how, copyright, design, best practice as well as NUI Galway IP policy. Practical case studies and examples will be shared to highlight some issues that may arise and possible resolutions available.
KPMG
Mary McGinley is a member of the KPMG tax team in Galway. Mary will outline the taxation issues relating to Intellectual Property, together with general business taxation issues recently affected by the Budget 2011 such as income tax, PRSI and Universal Social Charge and answering general taxation and finance queries.
This seminar is open to both Industry and Academia.
To reserve your place, email niamh.corcoran@nuigalway.ie or call (091) 495677 by Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Places are limited so please book early – looking forward to seeing you all there.
Thursday 3rd March 2011
11am-1pm
The REAP project in the TTO at NUI Galway, in association with KPMG, is hosting an information session covering the following:
- Intellectual Property Overview; patents, know-how; copyright and best practice in IP management.
- Tax issues relating to Intellectual Property
- General taxation discussion, the impact of the recent Finance Act and what this means for your business.
Presenters: Ann King, IP & Contracts Manager, TTO, NUI Galway
Mary McGinley, KPMG Galway
Where: Seminar Room, Science & Engineering Technology Building in NUI Galway
When: Thursday 3rd March 2011, 11am – 1.00pm (followed by light lunch)
Overview of Presenters
Ignite Technology Transfer Office
Ann King, IP & Contracts Manager at Ignite Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at NUI Galway will give an overview on Intellectual Property covering areas such as patents, know-how, copyright, design, best practice as well as NUI Galway IP policy. Practical case studies and examples will be shared to highlight some issues that may arise and possible resolutions available.
KPMG
Mary McGinley is a member of the KPMG tax team in Galway. Mary will outline the taxation issues relating to Intellectual Property, together with general business taxation issues recently affected by the Budget 2011 such as income tax, PRSI and Universal Social Charge and answering general taxation and finance queries.
This seminar is open to both Industry and Academia.
To reserve your place, email niamh.corcoran@nuigalway.ie or call (091) 495677 by Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Places are limited so please book early – looking forward to seeing you all there.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Please see message from Paul Doyle, one of our WIN colleagues...
"I hope that I can find a number of professionals that are prepared to come together and work in a structured way to begin solving Ireland's many many problems.
A meeting will take place tomorrow Thursday 10th Feb at 19:30 at the Radisson, Galway city.
I would like to share a first draft of this strategy with anyone interested in adding to the plan.
Those coming along should email me at fixeire@gmail.com or go to the contact us page on the website www.FixEire.com to make sure I have enough places for everyone."
I hope you can support Paul and his project.
Best wishes,
Caroline
A meeting will take place tomorrow Thursday 10th Feb at 19:30 at the Radisson, Galway city.
I would like to share a first draft of this strategy with anyone interested in adding to the plan.
Those coming along should email me at fixeire@gmail.com or go to the contact us page on the website www.FixEire.com to make sure I have enough places for everyone."
I hope you can support Paul and his project.
Best wishes,
Caroline
Tuesday 1 February 2011
The Elevator Pitch - February 18th
Due to popular demand I will run the Elevator Pitch session on February, Friday 18th. This will be a chance for you to learn how to develop, perfect and practice your pitch in terms of selling yourself, your business idea, product or service.
I will also talk about the role of Communication and how we need to understand this when developing our personal elevator pitch.
Let me know if you want to take part: mcdonaghcaroline@gmail.com
I will also talk about the role of Communication and how we need to understand this when developing our personal elevator pitch.
Let me know if you want to take part: mcdonaghcaroline@gmail.com
Wednesday 12 January 2011
'Rock your World' with Toireasa Rock on January 28th.
We all get stuck at times. We all have to deal with fears and doubts.
But deep down there's a massive power in all of us that can overcome these obstacles.
Give yourself this opportunity to discover that power in you. In doing so, you can develop your authentic strengths and learn to use them to Rock your own World!
This talk is a practical inspiring approach to discovering who you really are and how you bring out your best to achieve what you want.
If you want to know a little more about Toireasa's approach, check out her website, www.toireasarock.com.
But deep down there's a massive power in all of us that can overcome these obstacles.
Give yourself this opportunity to discover that power in you. In doing so, you can develop your authentic strengths and learn to use them to Rock your own World!
This talk is a practical inspiring approach to discovering who you really are and how you bring out your best to achieve what you want.
If you want to know a little more about Toireasa's approach, check out her website, www.toireasarock.com.
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Vacancy: Rural Enabler (Co. Donegal)
Rural Community Network is Northern Ireland’s leading regional rural voluntary organisation assisting rural communities to address issues of poverty, social exclusion, inequality and discrimination through a community development methodology. This regional Peace III programme will see dedicated peace-building and anti-racism work carried out with local communities and institutions.
for more info log onto: http://www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org/about/recruitment.aspx
for more info log onto: http://www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org/about/recruitment.aspx
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