News & Events
TULLAMORE SHOW: SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST
Butterfield Estate, Blueball, Tullamore
Offaly County Enterprise Board together with Offaly Local Development Company are sponsoring three pavilions in the 2010 Tullamore Show. There are Homes & Gardens, Artisan Food & Craft and a new Local Food & Cookery Demonstrations Pavilion.
The Show will be open to the public from 9am to 6pm on Sunday. Full details of the show available at http://www.tullamoreshow.com
INNOVATION VOUCHERS SCHEME FOR FOOD COMPANIES
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD has announced details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010.
Making the announcement Minister Smith said;
“The success of the vouchers to date is due to the simplicity of the initiative. Participating companies get excellent value for money from the research teams working in the forty institutes providing their expertise and knowledge, both in Ireland and in Northern Ireland. I encourage small companies in the Irish food industry to see how a little knowledge can make a huge difference to your bottom line and to make an application for a €5,000 Innovation Voucher today” he concluded.
Enterprise Ireland manage the Innovation Voucher initiative which offers small companies €5,000 to obtain an innovative solution to a technical or business challenge from a Higher Education Institute in Ireland or Northern Ireland, known as ‘knowledge providers’.
Companies in the following sectors can apply;
Beverages, bakery and food technology including animal feed producers,
Consumer food companies including those involved in horticulture, organic produce, poultry, prepared consumer foods and seafood,
Dairy and functional foods and the primary meat sectors including those involved in the processing of beef, lamb and pigmeat, the by-products of all meat processing and those involved in the bloodstock industry.
You can apply for an Innovation Voucher and get more details on this Enterprise Ireland managed initiative on www.innovationvouchers.ie or by contacting Pat O’Brien, Enterprise Ireland on +353 1 7272766.
CEB BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY
The national network of County & City Enterprise Boards are carrying out a survey concerning current business confidence and banking/credit difficulties among our clients and contacts. This is part of a twice yearly survey to ensure we can provide as much assistance as possible to help our clients in the current climate.
We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this short survey, in complete confidence. We would appreciate all responses by Wednesday July 21st.
Please click on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CEB_Business_Confidence_Survey
Thank you!
EMPLOYER JOB (PRSI) INCENTIVE SCHEME ANNOUNCED
The Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme was introduced in 2010 to support job creation, and counter the drift of people into long-term unemployment and welfare dependency by exempting employers from liability to pay their share of PRSI contributions – 8.5% or 10.75% of gross pay for 12 months. This scheme is open to an employer who creates a new and additional job in 2010 which meets the scheme criteria. If you created a job in 2010 before the scheme was launched in June 2010, you may benefit from an employer’s PRSI exemption for this job for 12 months from the date you are approved for the scheme. Go to http://www.welfare.ie for more information.
INTERTRADEIRELAND'S SEEDCORN BUSINESS COMPETION
InterTradeIreland’s All Island Seedcorn Business Competition is now open for applications.
The competition, aimed at companies who have a new equity funding requirement, has a cash prize fund of €280,000 and also offers budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop their business idea, make their concept investor ready, gain exposure to venture capitalists and other investors and increase the profile of their business.
The closing date for receipt of business plans is Friday 17th September at 1pm.
You must register for the competition before submitting your business plan. When you register, you will receive an e-mail from InterTradeIreland with a dedicated upload reference which you must click on to upload your business plan to them by the closing date.
Visit http://www.intertradeireland.com for more information
SEEKING STAY-AT-HOME DADS
Neal Boyle (Director & Cameraman with Hollybrook Films) is developing a TV series on stay-at-home dads. He is looking for Dads who are about to stop work or take redundancy in the near future and are going to be the main stay-at-home parent for the short term at least.
Whether by choice or circumstance, Irish fathers are taking a bigger role in the day-to-day care of their children. Being at home with the kids might be brought about by redundancy, job loss or other factors but I see this series as mostly being about fatherhood and from the guy’s perspective - men have different attitudes towards parenting which we rarely hear. I want to hear what you think about parenting, how easy or hard it is, or how you’re getting on trying to juggle childcare with setting up a new business, retraining or looking for work.
Stay at home Dads might not be the ‘traditional role’ but there is a growing number of guys doing this now. And spending a lot of time with your child or children, and having the time to watch them grow up might be one of the few really good things to come out of this period - the series would record that time from the Dad’s point of view.
If you’re about to become a stay-at-home-dad please contact Neal Boyle on:
Tel: 056 771 2663 Mb. 087 235 2399
Email: nboyle@hollybrookfilms.com Web: http://www.hollybrookfilms.com/dad
FAS WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME
The Work Placement Programme is a Government supported programme that brings employers and the unemployed together for a work experience placement for a maximum duration of nine months.
If you are unemployed and have not secured paid work, the programme allows you to apply your skills and gain valuable experience in a workplace setting. This could give you an edge when applying for jobs in the future. Employers benefit from having someone contribute to their business, whilst also enhancing the skills and career prospects of the individual.
For more information visit www.fas.ie
SKILLS FOR WORK: VEC INITIATIVE
Free Training for Employees available through the Skills for Work Programme. The programme provides a variety of courses which can lead to qualifications up to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. These are Essential Skills, Work Related Skills and Basic Communications Skills. A SFW programme can include a variety of subjects which support the educational needs of the employee. The programme is offered on company premises where possible, the local VEC Adult Education Centre, or an alternative convenient location. The SfW programme is designed and delivered in a flexible and adaptable way to meet the needs of the employer and employee.
For more details contact: Marian O’Reilly, Tel: 057 8661338, Email: sfwmidlands@gmail.com
TULLAMORE SHOW: SUNDAY 8TH AUGUST
Butterfield Estate, Blueball, Tullamore
Offaly County Enterprise Board together with Offaly Local Development Company are sponsoring three pavilions in the 2010 Tullamore Show. There are Homes & Gardens, Artisan Food & Craft and a new Local Food & Cookery Demonstrations Pavilion.
The Show will be open to the public from 9am to 6pm on Sunday. Full details of the show available at http://www.tullamoreshow.com
INNOVATION VOUCHERS SCHEME FOR FOOD COMPANIES
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD has announced details of innovation funding for small Irish companies in the food industry. Innovation Vouchers worth €5,000 each are available to all small companies in the food sector over the next 6 weeks. The deadline for applications is 20th August 2010.
Making the announcement Minister Smith said;
“The success of the vouchers to date is due to the simplicity of the initiative. Participating companies get excellent value for money from the research teams working in the forty institutes providing their expertise and knowledge, both in Ireland and in Northern Ireland. I encourage small companies in the Irish food industry to see how a little knowledge can make a huge difference to your bottom line and to make an application for a €5,000 Innovation Voucher today” he concluded.
Enterprise Ireland manage the Innovation Voucher initiative which offers small companies €5,000 to obtain an innovative solution to a technical or business challenge from a Higher Education Institute in Ireland or Northern Ireland, known as ‘knowledge providers’.
Companies in the following sectors can apply;
Beverages, bakery and food technology including animal feed producers,
Consumer food companies including those involved in horticulture, organic produce, poultry, prepared consumer foods and seafood,
Dairy and functional foods and the primary meat sectors including those involved in the processing of beef, lamb and pigmeat, the by-products of all meat processing and those involved in the bloodstock industry.
You can apply for an Innovation Voucher and get more details on this Enterprise Ireland managed initiative on www.innovationvouchers.ie or by contacting Pat O’Brien, Enterprise Ireland on +353 1 7272766.
CEB BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY
The national network of County & City Enterprise Boards are carrying out a survey concerning current business confidence and banking/credit difficulties among our clients and contacts. This is part of a twice yearly survey to ensure we can provide as much assistance as possible to help our clients in the current climate.
We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this short survey, in complete confidence. We would appreciate all responses by Wednesday July 21st.
Please click on the following link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CEB_Business_Confidence_Survey
Thank you!
EMPLOYER JOB (PRSI) INCENTIVE SCHEME ANNOUNCED
The Employer Job (PRSI) Incentive Scheme was introduced in 2010 to support job creation, and counter the drift of people into long-term unemployment and welfare dependency by exempting employers from liability to pay their share of PRSI contributions – 8.5% or 10.75% of gross pay for 12 months. This scheme is open to an employer who creates a new and additional job in 2010 which meets the scheme criteria. If you created a job in 2010 before the scheme was launched in June 2010, you may benefit from an employer’s PRSI exemption for this job for 12 months from the date you are approved for the scheme. Go to http://www.welfare.ie for more information.
INTERTRADEIRELAND'S SEEDCORN BUSINESS COMPETION
InterTradeIreland’s All Island Seedcorn Business Competition is now open for applications.
The competition, aimed at companies who have a new equity funding requirement, has a cash prize fund of €280,000 and also offers budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop their business idea, make their concept investor ready, gain exposure to venture capitalists and other investors and increase the profile of their business.
The closing date for receipt of business plans is Friday 17th September at 1pm.
You must register for the competition before submitting your business plan. When you register, you will receive an e-mail from InterTradeIreland with a dedicated upload reference which you must click on to upload your business plan to them by the closing date.
Visit http://www.intertradeireland.com for more information
SEEKING STAY-AT-HOME DADS
Neal Boyle (Director & Cameraman with Hollybrook Films) is developing a TV series on stay-at-home dads. He is looking for Dads who are about to stop work or take redundancy in the near future and are going to be the main stay-at-home parent for the short term at least.
Whether by choice or circumstance, Irish fathers are taking a bigger role in the day-to-day care of their children. Being at home with the kids might be brought about by redundancy, job loss or other factors but I see this series as mostly being about fatherhood and from the guy’s perspective - men have different attitudes towards parenting which we rarely hear. I want to hear what you think about parenting, how easy or hard it is, or how you’re getting on trying to juggle childcare with setting up a new business, retraining or looking for work.
Stay at home Dads might not be the ‘traditional role’ but there is a growing number of guys doing this now. And spending a lot of time with your child or children, and having the time to watch them grow up might be one of the few really good things to come out of this period - the series would record that time from the Dad’s point of view.
If you’re about to become a stay-at-home-dad please contact Neal Boyle on:
Tel: 056 771 2663 Mb. 087 235 2399
Email: nboyle@hollybrookfilms.com Web: http://www.hollybrookfilms.com/dad
FAS WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAMME
The Work Placement Programme is a Government supported programme that brings employers and the unemployed together for a work experience placement for a maximum duration of nine months.
If you are unemployed and have not secured paid work, the programme allows you to apply your skills and gain valuable experience in a workplace setting. This could give you an edge when applying for jobs in the future. Employers benefit from having someone contribute to their business, whilst also enhancing the skills and career prospects of the individual.
For more information visit www.fas.ie
SKILLS FOR WORK: VEC INITIATIVE
Free Training for Employees available through the Skills for Work Programme. The programme provides a variety of courses which can lead to qualifications up to Level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. These are Essential Skills, Work Related Skills and Basic Communications Skills. A SFW programme can include a variety of subjects which support the educational needs of the employee. The programme is offered on company premises where possible, the local VEC Adult Education Centre, or an alternative convenient location. The SfW programme is designed and delivered in a flexible and adaptable way to meet the needs of the employer and employee.
For more details contact: Marian O’Reilly, Tel: 057 8661338, Email: sfwmidlands@gmail.com
