Whether you want to learn some tips and tools in the area of branding, marketing and advertising, managing your business finances more effectively or using new social media and the internet to expand your business, there’ll be something of interest to you.
This stream contains resourceful workshops, demonstrations and “How To” sessions where experts will show you practical skills to help you to run your business more effectively. If you’re still at the “idea” stage of your business you can see what’s involved so you can plan for your start up. If you’ve been in business for a few years, these workshops will give you some ideas of how to manage, develop, market and grow your business further.
Justin Knecht is currently the Programme Manager at the Centre for Design Innovation (CDI) at IT Sligo. The CDI helps companies innovate more successfully through the effective use of design. Prior to moving to Ireland, Justin was Senior Manager of Creative Services at Crayola in the US. He also founded and ran AOV, a Philadelphia-based web development company, producing award-winning sites for a range of national and international clients.
Rob Martin is CEO at Infacta. Infacta was founded in 1996 and have offices both here in Sligo and in Washington US. With a client base of over 100,000 customers in 160 countries, Infacta’s pioneer product GroupMail, is considered one of the most advanced email marketing programs on the market today.
Co-founder of online music service downloadmusic.ie which allows music to be purchased via mobile phone with a text message. Over 1,500 recording artists now use the service and have sold over 75,000 tracks. Currently expanding in UK and US as TEXT A TRACK.
Anne Louise O’Donovan, Chartered Accountant and Business Trainer.
Passionate about Creativity, the Arts and Culture, Anne Louise helps people to realise their creative business ideas through enabling them to have a clear understanding of their own business finances in order to make informed decisions.
Following completion of her Chartered Accountancy training with KPMG, the past decade has seen Anne Louise work with owner managers of small businesses and self employed individuals in her roles as financial controller in a number of companies and charity organisations as well as practice consultant in accountancy practices in Dublin and Sligo.
A love of surfing and the outdoors brought Anne Louise to Sligo from Dublin in 2007. She is currently on the Board of Management at The Model in Sligo, Chair of the Sligo Chartered Accountants in Business group and Committee member of the recently formed North West Society of Chartered Accountants. She will be admitted as an Associate member of the Irish Taxation Institute in December of this year.
Heather lectures part-time in the Dept of Engineering at IT Sligo. With the other part of her time she is a freelance consultant, online community manager, knowledge base builder, online learning enthusiast, Drupal Ireland user group admin, and an Open Coffee coordinator. When she’s not spending way too much time online, she likes to paint, collage, and craft.
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Whether you want to learn some tips and tools in the area of branding, marketing and advertising, managing your business finances more effectively or using new social media and the internet to expand your business, there’ll be something of interest to you.
This stream contains resourceful workshops, demonstrations and “How To” sessions where experts will show you practical skills to help you to run your business more effectively. If you’re still at the “idea” stage of your business you can see what’s involved so you can plan for your start up. If you’ve been in business for a few years, these workshops will give you some ideas of how to manage, develop, market and grow your business further.
Justin Knecht, Centre for Design Innovation
Justin Knecht is currently the Programme Manager at the Centre for Design Innovation (CDI) at IT Sligo. The CDI helps companies innovate more successfully through the effective use of design. Prior to moving to Ireland, Justin was Senior Manager of Creative Services at Crayola in the US. He also founded and ran AOV, a Philadelphia-based web development company, producing award-winning sites for a range of national and international clients.
Robert Martin, Infacta
Rob Martin is CEO at Infacta. Infacta was founded in 1996 and have offices both here in Sligo and in Washington US. With a client base of over 100,000 customers in 160 countries, Infacta’s pioneer product GroupMail, is considered one of the most advanced email marketing programs on the market today.
Johnny Beirne, Downloadmusic.ie
Co-founder of online music service downloadmusic.ie which allows music to be purchased via mobile phone with a text message. Over 1,500 recording artists now use the service and have sold over 75,000 tracks. Currently expanding in UK and US as TEXT A TRACK.
Anne Louise O’Donovan, Chartered Accountant and Business Trainer.
Passionate about Creativity, the Arts and Culture, Anne Louise helps people to realise their creative business ideas through enabling them to have a clear understanding of their own business finances in order to make informed decisions.
Following completion of her Chartered Accountancy training with KPMG, the past decade has seen Anne Louise work with owner managers of small businesses and self employed individuals in her roles as financial controller in a number of companies and charity organisations as well as practice consultant in accountancy practices in Dublin and Sligo.
A love of surfing and the outdoors brought Anne Louise to Sligo from Dublin in 2007. She is currently on the Board of Management at The Model in Sligo, Chair of the Sligo Chartered Accountants in Business group and Committee member of the recently formed North West Society of Chartered Accountants. She will be admitted as an Associate member of the Irish Taxation Institute in December of this year.
Heather James, nearlythere.com
Heather lectures part-time in the Dept of Engineering at IT Sligo. With the other part of her time she is a freelance consultant, online community manager, knowledge base builder, online learning enthusiast, Drupal Ireland user group admin, and an Open Coffee coordinator. When she’s not spending way too much time online, she likes to paint, collage, and craft.