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The TRANSFORM Ideas into Businesses Programme will provide best in class training and will encompass a mix of workshops and residentials.
Training will take place in two areas
- the North West cross border area
Group training sessions are likely to take place on a rotating basis between Derry, Letterkenny and Sligo
- the North East cross border area
Group training sessions are likely to take place on a rotating basis between Dundalk and Newry
The training programme is geared to support entrepreneurs develop a globally oriented business. It will be geared to the needs of the participants . However core components will include
- Business Planning
- Strategy Development
- Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage
- Setting SMART Objectives
- Time Management
- Project Management
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- Building Your Business Plan
- Market Research, Assessment and Validation – Export Focus
- Developing your Technology
- Developing your Value Proposition
- Protecting your ideas – IP, copyright etc
- Developing an effective Sales & Marketing Plan
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- Enhancing Your Skills
- How to Recruit and Retain the best people
- Growing & Developing your Management Team
- Managing the Sales Process
- How to make a pitch to potential Buyers & Investors
- Communication & Negotiation Skills
- Innovation & Design Skills
- Managing Money – Cashflow, Budgeting, Pricing
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- Corporate Development
- Establishing a Board of Directors
- Scaling your Business Internationally
- Maintaining compliance with Corporate Law and establishing excellent Corporate Governance Procedures
- Contract, Finance and Employment Laws
- Health & Safety, Environmental, Planning Laws and other relevant Legal Requirements
- Tax Planning & Financial Engineering
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- Getting Results
- Performance Management
- Monitoring and Control
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| Participants locating in Northern Ireland or the 6 border counties of the Republic of Ireland may apply for funding from Invest Northern Ireland or
Enterprise Ireland if they are leaving full-time employment and committed to developing an export focused business idea. |
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| Incubation Space & Facilities |
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| Each incubation centre provides access to a range of facilities including telephone, broadband, meeting & dining rooms, and office facilities like photocopier, fax, etc. |
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| One to One Expertise |
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| Mentors within the programme will work both on a one-to-one basis and within a team setting with participants providing expert advice. Mentors will be sourced specifically for each participant to ensure that an appropriate match is made between mentor and participant. |
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| Other Support |
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| A proven way of enhancing your learning is to see how others are performing. During 2008 Transform participants will have the opportunity to visit an International Market to develop a better understanding of their proposed market. Visit organisation, travel, accommodation and some subsistence costs will be paid for by the programme. |
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This
programme is now full. |
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information on starting your own business,
please contact your local Invest NI
/ Enterprise Ireland office. |
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