Waterford Chamber held its first Connect4Lunch event of 2010 in association with Dolmen Securities Ltd last Thursday, 11th February. Ken Williams, Senior Stockbroker and Oliver Gilvarry, Head of Research gave Chamber members a presentation entitled ‘Making money in the next decade’, the outlook for equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, property and renewables. Photos by Garrett FitzGerald Photography
We are currently planning our programme of events for 2010 and would like to inform members of sponsorship opportunities. Among the various events we host is our Connect4Lunch which is designed to help your business make new contacts, raise your profile and create business opportunities. This is a networking lunch where the sponsor promotes their business to a target audience of 15-20 attendees.
Waterford Chamber’s hugely successful series of networking lunches continued last Thursday 26th November when Passion for Creative facilitated a session on branding for business success. The event was very well attended by local business people eager to learn more about how branding could assist in the development of their businesses.
On Thursday last (29th October) Waterford Chamber members attended a networking lunch to find out how to cut mobile phone costs by 35%.
Speaking at the event, Ian Blake, National Business Sales Manager, 3 said: “We entered the SME business market over a year ago and have already connected thousands of businesses through our market leading prices plans and innovative mobile broadband services. The benefits of switching to 3 are evident for Irish businesses striving to manage their finances and reduce their cost base, providing up to 35% savings on mobile costs for many businesses.
“3’s Business bundles provide a bundle of minutes, messages and data allowances that can be shared across a company’s mobiles within a business. Business customers can also avail of mobile broadband services, Skype services via mobiles and no roaming charges when customers use voice and data services, calling on a 3 network within a 3 territory.”
Michael Garland, Chief Executive of Waterford Chamber said it was a great opportunity for our members to find out more about 3 Business. The Connect4Lunch is also a great networking opportunity for members. “We plan on running these events monthly going forward and we are very interested to talk to companies who, like 3, want to present to a targeted audience in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.”
On Tuesday last (20th October) Waterford Chamber hosted a breakfast briefing with ESB Networks at which Chamber members were informed of the relevance of ESB Networks investment in the Waterford area in their effort to make Ireland’s grid one of the greenest and most efficient in the world.
Tom Flanagan, Smart Metering Project Manager for ESB Networks highlighted the continued investment required locally and nationally to provide a sustainable and efficient electricity network.
The constantly changing energy sector provides a challenge for ESB Networks as a provider of services to all electricity users. Outlining ESB’s strategy for future development and the major challenge of meeting emissions targets, Seamus Barry, Area Manager for Waterford, highlighted the support for renewable generation as a cornerstone of the company’s plans.
South East Spirit of Enterprise Week is a week of intensive advice, inspiration and training to get your business in shape to succeed. In this its third year, Enterprise Week, which is an initiative of the South East Spirit of Enterprise Forum, hosts a wide variety of events for business owners or for people exploring the idea of starting their own business. The 2009 line up of events promises to deliver on your needs whether they be networking, advice, inspiration or merely a time out opportunity for you to speak to similar minded business people from around the South East.
