Empowering Business Together was the theme of the LEO Midwest conference for female entrepreneurs who took part in Ireland’s National Women’s Enterprise day at the Clayton Hotel Limerick on Thursday, 19th October. This event is a flagship event for the Local Enterprises Offices around the Country. The focus of the full day programme was on female entrepreneurship and attracted extensive media attention. Across the conference, 140 attendees networked, engaged with leading industry experts and acquired valuable knowledge about the extensive range of supports available from LEO.
PIC: l/r Deirdre Keating, SEDO LEO Clare, Ciana Campbell MC, Panelists: Clare Bannon, Founder & Director Indigo Clare, Eliza & Evie Ward, Founders Nutshed Nenagh, Aoife Lenihan MD Cara Motorhomes Limerick, Mayor of Limerick City & County Gerald Mitchell, Keynote Speaker: Fiona O’Carroll, Mary Ryan SEDO, LEO Tipperary, Mike Cantwell, Head of Enterprise LEO Limerick, Ciara Farrell, SEDO LEO Limerick
PIC: l/r: Evie & Eliza Ward, Mary Ryan Senior Enterprise Development Officer, LEO Tipperary
PIC: Back row l/r:Ciana Campbell MC, Ciara Farrell, SEDO LEO Limerick, Clare Bannon, Indigo Clare, Mary Ryan SEDO, LEO Tipperary. Front row l/r: Evie Ward, Fiona O’Carroll Keynote Speaker, Aoife Lenihan, MD Cara Motorhomes Limerick, Eliza Ward Nutshed Nenagh
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PIC: l/r: Elaine Cullinan Economic Officer, Tipperary County Council, Celine Kinnane, LEO Tipp, Ita Horan LEO Tipp, Frankie Daly Arrabawn Co-op, Mary Ryan LEO Tipp, Madeline Ryan LEO Tipp
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PIC: Leah O’Donoghue, Graphic Harvester capturing key moments from the day.
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LEO, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland co-ordinate cohesive development for SME’s and micro enterprises. LEO Tipperary provides a “First Stop Shop”, ranging from advice on setting up a business, through to the provision of support and grants for feasibility studies, provision of financial support for the establishment of new businesses or expansion of existing ones and the provision of training and mentoring. Female entrepreneurs who possess a budding idea or wish to expand their existing business were strongly encouraged, throughout the event, to utilise the vital expertise of LEO.
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PIC: Tipperary Business women captured