LIMERICK City Enterprise Board launched their Spring/Summer 2009 Training and Events Programme in City Hall this week.
Announcing details of the extensive training and events programme, which includes workshops and seminars for both start up and established businesses, Limerick City Enterprise Board reinforced its mission statement which is to facilitate the creation of sustainable jobs and the development of an Enterprise culture in Limerick City.
According to Limerick City Enterprise Board CEO Eamon Ryan “established small businesses are finding it extremely difficult to survive with banks implementing stricter criteria on lending and overdrafts.
With this in mind we have developed an extensive training programme for businesses that are up and running for at least two years and have a number of courses specifically targeted to them including”:
– Financial Management Workshop
– Innovation and Marketing
– Business Idea Generation/Development
– Marketing Management Development Programme
And to further encourage established businesses to enrol in the training courses, Limerick City Enterprise Board are offering 150 euro worth of vouchers to established businesses registering for these programmes.
“This is a new initiative for the board which will reinforce the message to established businesses that Limerick City Enterprise Board is here to help. All our courses are heavily subsidised and the course facilitators are the best in their area of expertise, and these vouchers will encourage small established businesses to enrol in the training and events programmes”, continued Mr Ryan.
In 2008 Limerick City Enterprise Board provided financial assistance of 297,150 euro to a total of 26 projects. This assistance will lead to, and assist in, the creation of 44 additional full time jobs in the city and enterprises assisted by Limerick City Enterprise Board now employ 967 persons in Limerick City.
Limerick City Enterprise Board also offer Mentoring and One to One Consultancy to all small businesses in Limerick City in a specific area of the business. A Mentor can be chosen from the Expert Panel to work with them over a series of 5 sessions, usually onsite in the business. Mentors are available to examine the specific issues of concern and together with the business owner come up with an action plan to achieve the desired result to enable the business to develop and grow.
