Senior Entrepreneur: Start Your Own Business National Workshop
"Senior Entrepreneurs" is a specially designed training programme, jointyly organised by the County & City Enterprise Boards and Senior Enterprise, which is an INTERREG supported EU initiative led by the Mid-East Regional Authority. The Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship at the Dublin Institute of Technology is also supporting the training initiative.
Objective
The aim of this interactive 2 day residential workshop is to give entrepreneurs aged 50+ the opportunity to develop a business plan to guide the establishment of their new business. It is suitable for those with an idea, on which they would like to base a new business, who would like assistance in taking their idea from concept to commercial reality.
To achieve this objective, the workshop will equip participants:
- To assess the feasibility of their business idea
- To undertake market research
- To develop an action based marketing plan
- To acquire the knowledge to complete 1-3 year sales and expenditure projections
- To develop practical skills for achieving their projected sales targets
- To understand how to manage cash flow in their business
- To identify the amount of capital required to start their business
- To gain awareness of the supports available to new businesses
- To identify appropriate exit strategies
The delivery style will be highly interactive and will draw on the skills, experience and knowledge of participants through facilitated round tables.
Location: Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Date: 8th & 9th May 2012
Cost: €75 to include all training material, food and accommodation (single occupancy) in the hotel. This residential workshop can be offered to participants at this low price thanks to the support of the County Enterprise Boards and of Senior Enterprise who believe that there is considerable untapped potential amoung those aged 50+ to become entrepreneurs.
How To Book
You can book and pay for your place by clicking here alternatively please contact us at (045) 861707 to register your interest.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE AGED 50 OR OVER AND HAVE AN IDEA FOR STARTING A BUSINESS TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS COURSE