Brexit - now's the time to Plan, Act and Engage
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Mark Steritt, Brexit Manager |
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Brexit continues to be the gift that keeps on giving for news editors, who have a seemingly insatiable appetite for all things Brexit-related as it continues to dominate traditional print and social media. In addition to the media coverage there is no shortage of opinion pieces, speculation, predictions and projections from economists, advisors, banks and other reputable sources, which might lead you to think it is easy for SMEs to plan for the potential impact of Brexit on their businesses.
But this is not proving to be the case in practice as the latest InterTradeIreland Business Monitor survey has identified that 98% of SMEs across the island of Ireland are yet to commence planning for Brexit. In this article Mark Steritt, newly appointed Brexit Manager at InterTradeIreland outlines the importance of planning but also provides SMEs with help and support to get started.
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Co-Innovate Programme launched
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Minister Heather Humphries , Dr Andrew McCormack Permanent Secretary Dept For Enterprise NI and Co-Innovate Partners |
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With the introduction of the Co-Innovate Programme, over 1,400 SMEs are set to benefit from the €16.6 million cross-border scheme supporting innovation.
Last Thursday 7th September, the Minister for Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, launched the Co-Innovate programme in Monaghan, alongside the Permanent Secretary of the Department for the Economy, Dr Andrew McCormick. The launch was full to capacity with local enterprise agencies and business support organisations from Northern Ireland and the six border counties that had gathered to hear more about the programme, its supports and benefits to SMEs in their regions.
InterTradeIreland is proud to be lead partner of the Co-Innovate programme alongside Enterprise Northern Ireland, East Border Region, Local Enterprise Offices in the border region, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise in Scotland. Co-Innovate aims to increase the numbers of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in research and innovation across the border region of Ireland (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo), Northern Ireland and parts of western Scotland, and was the first funding offer to be announced under the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
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The Talent Pipeline
David McComb, one of InterTradeIreland's trade consultants takes us through the importance of people in our business, the value of a talent pipeline and considers the benefits of graduates being part of this talent pipeline. We often use the expression,”our people are our greatest asset,” but do we really mean it? In some cases we may not have the asset we need, we may have an underperforming asset or have no sense of the assets we need in the future. When looking at our organisations we focus on the need for working capital or improved cashflow, on our business systems and processes, on acquiring new equipment or technology, on sales and marketing plans. Whilst these are all vital in sustaining and growing any business, they are often focused on at the expense of our greatest asset – our people.
Read the full Blog here
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Predict Conference - Europe’s Leading Data Conference 3rd October RDS Dublin
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Predict is Europe’s Leading Data Conference, covering data science, technology and the future. Predict takes place in the RDS on the 3rd of October. More than 50 international and Irish speakers will speak on topics including Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing 4.0, Sport, Fin Tech / Blockchain, Sharing Economy, Data Science, Internet of Things, Health & Quantified Self. The speakers include: Dr. John F Elder of Elder Research. Dr. John O'Brien, Nestlé Research Centre’s Deputy Head. Karen Church of Intercom - Senior Manager of Product Analytics, and many more. Here conference organiser Cronan McNamara describes the format: “We wanted to push the boundaries of traditional conferences to match how people really learn, connect and become inspired. We will have 50 speakers from three continents delivering ground-breaking case studies, a workshop series the following day, an exhibition floor and an ongoing programme of events in the lead-up to and following the conference” Watch Highlights from last year's video
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Colleges NI Online Survey
The Further Education (FE) sector is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the business support services available through the FE Colleges.
Colleges NI is encouraging SMEs to take the survey to help inform the current level of awareness amongst businesses about the Further Education sector.
This survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Start the Survey here
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10 Tips for Effective Communication
by An article in AIB Business Brief July 2017
How many needless rows, arguments and disagreements have you had with colleagues, employees or clients that were down to simple misunderstandings and bad communications?
In this article from AIB's July's Business brief, we share ten tips on how to avoid such unproductive encounters.
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