Kerry events

Kerry Businesswomen’s Network 1st July

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/21 15:19 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland Business, Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry County Enterprise Board, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (1)

Thursday 1st July will see the final networking meeting of this membership year of Kerry Businesswomen’s Network as we take a break from meetings in August.  We will be one year old on 23rd July and we already have over 90 members!  Take a look at www.kerrybusinesswomen.com for the latest news and to browse the Directory of our members.
 
Come along to the Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee, 7 for 7.30 pm, to meet up with members and other guests.  Mary Beary of People Sense will be the main speaker on “Practical Marketing in Action”.  She has lots of great ideas on how to promote your business in a cost-effective way.
 
There is NO ADMISSION FEE for this meeting and you are welcome to pass on this invitation to any other women who may be interested in attending.
 
Please let Anne Kiely know if you would like to come so that we have an idea of numbers – kerrybusinesswomen@gmail.com

The Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee

Open Coffee Tralee 23rd June

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/18 09:10 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland events, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

It’s time for Open Coffee Tralee again – in Johnny Franks Bar at the Meadowlands Hotel from 10.45 am.  Open Coffee is an opportunity for business networking in a relaxed atmosphere with no fixed agenda.

There’s no need to book – just turn up, and don’t forget your business cards!

Tea/coffee and scones are available for €3 per person and we will also be collecting donations for Kerry Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Click Ahead Summer Camp

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/06 06:00 Posted in Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (0)

Do you have a child who struggles with reading, writing or spelling?  Click Ahead Summer Camp is for children and young adults with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other learning difficulties.  It’s at the Institute of Technology, Tralee from 26th to 30th July from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.

Margaret Slattery, from Clahane, Ballyduff, County Kerry is the Camp Co-ordinator and Parent and can be contacted by e-mail at slattery.margaret@gmail.comand on 087 982 9847.   There will be two groups: junior camp for 9 to 12-year-olds and senior camp for 13 to 18-year-olds.  Parents should attend with their child on the first day of the camp.  Registration forms are available at all Kerry County libraries and from the mobile library.  There is a registration session on Thursday 10th June from 5 to 7 pm at the North Campus of IT Tralee in Dromtacker.

The programme includes touch typing, texthelp software, mind mapping, study skills and time management, Word Shark software, Nintendo Brain Training, Astro Turf soccer, GAA, basketball and much more.   Three other facilitators are involved – Marie Stubbings (Director of the Dyslexic Support Centre), Conor Hartigan (Support Co-ordinator of Disability Services, University of Limerick) and Lorraine Gallagher (AHEAD – Association for Higher Education Access & Disability).

Kerry businesses to benefit from guaranteed marketing success

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/03 07:00 Posted in Ireland Business, Kerry Business, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

 Many Kerry business owners are already signed up to benefit from Aidan Murray’s latest course – Marketing Group Coaching Programme – starting on 8th June in Tralee.  Aidan, of Achieve Results Marketing, is building on the success of previous programmes which have received excellent feedback. 

Previous participants in Aidan’s programmes have benefited from a dramatic increase in leads or enquiries, coupled with a far higher proportion of those leads converting into paying customers, meaning more profit ……. even in today’s difficult business climate.  Aidan offers a 100% zero cost guarantee: if a business which participates fully and takes appropriate action does not get a return of at least the investment in the programme, the fees will be returned in full.

 Aidan comments:

“Most of our tried and tested business growth techniques are not being used by 99.9% of businesses.  The course is based on practical application rather than theory, with step-by-step guidelines, examples, ongoing implementation and feedback from the group.  Our approach is that the copious “food for thought” we provide is very much just the foundation for the far more important “fuel for action””

 A recent participant in the programme gave feedback typical of that received from other groups:

“Aidan’s marketing workshops are inspirational, practical, interesting, interactive and fun.  They  give techniques which can immediately be put into action.  I learn every time and always put the learning to good use.  It’s great to be with other business people who contribute ideas and constructive criticism.”

 The course will run over 14 half-day workshops between now and the end of the year and incorporates 1:1 sessions with Aidan.  This spaced approach enables immediate implementation of the tools and techniques in the participant’s own business, dramatically enhancing its growth.

 For further information, visit www.mgcp.info and contact Aidan at 087 410 7909.

The Business of Weddings Ireland

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/06/02 13:28 Posted in Business Networking, Ireland Business, Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events, Women in Business  |  Comments (1)

 Annie Byrne with Videographer Pat Breen, Florist Leona Fitzmaurice (Every Occasion, Tralee), DJ James O’Brien and Niall Tangney (Muckross Park Hotel).  Photograph by Michelle Crean, www.dimage.ie

There are more than 30,700 marriages registered each year in the island of Ireland and nearly 262,000 in England, Wales and Scotland – that’s great news for the many businesses who cater for the wedding market.  Annie Byrne of Aislinn Events is convinced that bringing these businesses together to learn and network can lead to new or improved business opportunities. 

 The first Business of Weddings Ireland conference will be held at the luxury five-star Muckross Park Hotel in Killarney, County Kerry on 2nd and 3rd November 2010.  This is timed for “pre-engagement” season!  Annie Byrne is excited and delighted that Meghan Ely, an expert in PR and marketing for wedding businesses in the USA, will be flying over to be the main speaker. 

 Annie comments:

“This conference is ideal for wedding co-ordinators and planners, bridal shop owners, photographers, florists, bakers, designers, videographers, hairdressers, make-up artists, entertainers, chauffeurs and any other business connected with weddings.  Meghan will be focusing on how to reach and market to “Generation Y” brides and grooms, bridal show marketing strategies and using social media and networking to raise your profile.”

 Annie Byrne (http://aislinnevents.com), originally from Los Angeles,  is an experienced wedding planner and co-ordinator based on the lovely Dingle peninsula; she specialises in working with couples from outside Ireland who want to come to Southwest Ireland for their wedding.  The process starts with “dreamstorming” – a chance for the couple to chat about their wishes so that Annie can come up with a “to do” list, inspiration board and checklists.  Annie has been working in the wedding business for more than five years, involving hundreds of weddings and events.  Her blog (http://aislinnevents.com/blog) is an inspiring collection of photographs and articles.

 Meghan Ely of OFD Consulting lives and breathes the wedding industry and has planned three “Artful Wedding” bridal shows.  She is MD of the Richmond Bridal Association, co-host of Bridesight TV (a webcast show) and Marketing Chair of “Wish upon a Wedding”.  As a writer, she contributes to Virginia Bride and Premier Bride magazines.  Her blog – “Illuminate” (http://ofdconsulting.blogspot.com/) – gives a taster of her tips and ideas for the wedding professional.

 Booking for the conference is already open and there’s an early registration price of €237 until 1st September which includes lunch, dinner and overnight stay plus breakfast in the Muckross Park Hotel.  Killarney is only a 20-minute journey by taxi from Kerry airport (served by Ryanair and Aer Arann).  Book on www.thebusinessofweddings-ireland.com or contact Annie Byrne at hello@aislinnevents.com or phone +353 76 6026800 or mobile +353 87 676 1900.

Are you in the wedding business in Kerry?

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/05/05 09:11 Posted in Business Networking, Kerry Business, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

The Kingdom Chapter of BNI (Business Network International) is inviting wedding businesses in Kerry (other than florist or hotel) to join us as visitors on Wednesday 12th May.  Contact Anne Kiely on kielyassocs@gmail.com to find out more.

BNI (www.bni.ie) provides a structured, supportive, business environment in which local business people can get together to network, learn valuable new marketing skills and develop the strong personal relationships that lead to trust and the consequent generation of significant business for each other.  The Kingdom Chapter, which meets in Tralee, was launched on 31st March this year and already has 32 members, generating business for each other.

Siamsa Tire in Tralee

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/05/05 09:02 Posted in Ireland events, Kerry Business, Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

The new programme for Siamsa Tire (www.siamsatire.com) - National Folk Theatre, Performance Programme  and Visual Arts – is out now.   The new Feile Siamsa Tire is on from 21st to 23rd May at the theatre and also the Grand Hotel.  It includes set dancing and music competitions as well as workshops and master classes, a Ceili and a prize winners concert.

Well done to Midpoint Creative (www.midpointcreative.com) on a great new design for the brochure.

Businesses and individuals can support Siamsa Tire through the Cairde (Friends) scheme.   Contact the box office on 066 7123055 for more information.

Kerry Businesswomen’s Network 6th May

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/04/21 15:28 Posted in Business Networking, Kerry Business, Kerry events, Kiely & Associates, Women in Business  |  Comments (0)

It’s time for another Business Showcase to find out more about members of the Kerry Businesswomen’s Network.  We are now up to 85 members, even before we are one year old!

Business Showcase will be on Thursday 6th May, 7 for 7.30 pm at the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee.  Guests are welcome to attend their first meeting without a fee; subsequent meetings are €12 per guest.    Membership is €60 (until 31st August 2010) and has many more benefits than just the networking meetings.

On 6th May, nine of our members will take ten minutes each to tell us about their business.  We will also have an exhibition for members to display information, samples or demonstrations.

To book a place for this event, contact kerrybusinesswomen@gmail.com

To find out more about the network, visit www.kerrybusinesswomen.com

Bridge to Vitality

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/04/19 10:41 Posted in Kerry events  |  Comments (0)

Lis and Jan of Life on Purpose are offering a taster evening for their programme Bridge to Vitality at the Carlton Hotel in Tralee on Tuesday 27th April from 7 to 9 pm.

They comment:

“For many of us the high paced life of the nineties and the noughties is catching up with us and taking its toll. Though you may not be suffering from many of the chronic diseaes of the modern world, nevertheless, environmental and self-inflicted pollution, combined with the relentless pursuit of money, indulgence and success has left many of us bloated and stressed.  If this sounds like you, then it is time for some internal damage control.  To find out how to get back on the road to wellbeing, live your life in a balanced and integrated way, put the pep back in your step and start to feel vibrant again, join us for our taster evening.”

To reserve a place for this free event, go to www.lisandjan.com/vitality/

Christine Best – Medical Herbalist

By Anne Kiely  |  2010/04/15 08:00 Posted in Kerry Business, Kerry events, Kiely & Associates, Women in Business  |  Comments (0)

Kiely & Associates’ client Christine Best is based at the Herbalistix Clinic of Herbal Medicine, 4 Bridge Place, Tralee.  You can discover the secret healing properties of plants on her course in using herbs for everyday ailments.  It’s on Saturdays 24th April, 8th and 22nd May from 10 to 5 pm.  The cost is €65 per day, or €175 for three days; there will be free samples and tasters.  Phone 086 602 2293 for further information or to book.

“Menopause – a natural transition” is an evening event on Monday 26th April from 7.30 to 10 pm at the Sante Therapy Centre in Listowel.  The cost is €20 per person; contact Josephine on 087 640 3251 to book.