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Kerry Businesswomen’s Network 1st July

Anne Kiely — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:19:50 +0000

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

Kerry Businesswoman’s Hot Pepper Jellies going down a treat

Anne Kiely — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:27:09 +0000

When Kerry-born Melanie Harty lived in the USA, she dreamed of making and selling her Harty’s hot pepper jellies back in her home town of Tralee. That dream came true in 2009 and Harty’s Foods was awarded Best Grocery Product at SHOP 2009 and commended in the Best Irish category at the show – the major event in the Irish food and drink retail industry.

Melanie was already well known in Tralee as owner-manager of The Cookery restaurant for ten years and used her wide experience of the food industry to develop, test and launch her range of four jellies. They are all made in Ireland from the highest quality natural ingredients and are suitable for vegetarians and coeliacs. They can be used as a dip, spread, sauce, marinade, seasoning or glaze or to add zing to sandwiches and stir-fries. Melanie describes them as “spicy, sweet and peppery” and gives added value with her recipe leaflet and serving suggestions for the four varieties: Ginger, Jalapeno, Chargrilled and Hot Pepper.

Melanie explains:

“While working in Washington D.C. and South Carolina I became passionate about the melting pot of ethnic cuisine synonymous with North American cooking. I was struck by the great taste and versatility of pepper jelly – a condiment that is increasingly popular Stateside and has its roots in the spicy rustic home-cooked food of Texas and its surrounding southern states”.

Through Kerry County Enterprise Board’s Advance Food Programme, Melanie was able to develop her branding, design and production to bring her products to market. In January 2010, Melanie was delighted to be one of the panel of speakers at the Young Enterpreneurs Bootcamp in Tralee.

Since winning the awards, Melanie has been kept busy supplying many gourmet food halls and food retail shops and the products are selling well. The most popular so far is the Jalapeno Jelly with an extra kick and a lingering finish. Details of stockists can be obtained by contacting Harty’s Foods at info@hartysfoods.com.

For further information, visit www.hartysfoods.com

Enquiries can also be made to Anne Kiely of Kiely & Associates PR on 085 7163762 or kielyassocs@gmail.com

Farmers’ Market Training Days

Anne Kiely — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:17:24 +0000

Kerry County Enterprise Board is running a Farmers’ Market training programme. The next courses will be held on Tuesdays 2nd and 9th February in the Brehon Hotel, Killarney.

The first day will focus on individual stall holders and will include advice on hygiene, branding, pricing and presentation.

On 9th February, the training will deal with the wider issues of organisation and promotion of markets.

Michael Gleeson, Rural Development Consultant, will be presenting the courses on behalf of the Enterprise Board. For full course and booking details, see www.kerryenterprise.ie.

Kerry Enterprise Network

Anne Kiely — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36:39 +0000

Kerry Enterprise Network will meet on Monday 20th July at Manor West Hotel, Tralee, County Kerry, 7 for 7.30 pm. This is a Speed Networking event and is open to everyone in business in Kerry (and anyone who does business in Kerry). There is no charge for participation.

Bring lots of business cards, marketing material etc. You will have the chance to promote your business many times over. At the last similar event, 40 people attended, so that’s a minimum of 20 other business people with whom you can use your 90-second elevator pitch to talk about your business and find out how you might be able to help each “partner”. Of course, you will also be listening for 90 seconds to your partner in each pair. Practise your elevator pitch – we hope for even more participants this time!

Please BOOK for this event by contacting Anne Kiely on 085 716 3762 or kerrynetworks@gmail.com.

Kerry Enterprise Network is a business support provided by Kerry County Enterprise Board.