Westmeath County Enterprise Board Team Up with Bank of Ireland and Hit the Road for the second year
Westmeath County Enterprise Board and Bank of Ireland are delighted to announce the return of the highly successful Enterprise Bus initiative – a mobile support and advice unit for entrepreneurs. This joint initiative has been put in place to provide local community support and advice to people thinking about starting a business and those in the early stages of new business development. Westmeath County Enterprise Board work with new and existing businesses employing up to ten people.
Christine Charlton, CEO, Westmeath County Enterprise Board comments “The initiative proved very successful nationally during 2008, and we hope this year the service will be utilised even further. More and more people are considering starting a business. This is confirmed through the GEM report which shows that some 270,000 people are expressing a desire to start a business over next the 3 years. The Enterprise Bus will bring the right information and advice to these people in their own communities and will make it easier to find the right solutions for individual prospective entrepreneurs”.
According to Dermot Horan, Bank of Ireland, Athlone “We understand how important it is for early stage businesses to receive advice and support in order to get started and to grow. We also know how difficult it can be for businesses to access this support which is why we are pleased to work on this joint initiative with the CEBs. We anticipate and look forward to being of help to as many as possible in their local communities in terms of achieving their start-up and growth objectives”.
The enterprise bus will visit multiple locations around the County during the week commencing October 12th, starting with the Golden Island Shopping Centre in Athlone. Business owners, or those thinking of setting up a business, will be able to avail of support and advice from enterprise mentors and business advisors on aspects of training available, developing business plans, accessing the right type of finance and guidance on other services available to enterprises.
Location date and details are as follows:
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Date |
Location |
Venue |
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Monday,12th October |
Athlone |
Golden Island Shopping Centre |
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Tuesday, 13th October |
Castlepollard AM Collinstown PM |
Outside Bank of Ireland, The Square The Square |
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Wednesday, 14th October |
Moate AM Kilbeggan PM |
Main Street, Outside Bank of Ireland Outside County Council Offices |
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Thursday, 15th October |
Kinnegad |
Main Street |
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Friday, 16th October |
Athlone |
St Marys Square |
All locations commencing at 9.30 to 1pm and concluding at 2.00pm to 4.30pm
To check on locations, dates and details log on to www.westmeath-enterprise.ie and www.theenterprisebus.ie.
The network of CEBs around the country has been supporting businesses for over a decade and has been a significant contributor to the success of Irish enterprises in this generation. The partnership with Bank of Ireland will ensure a professional delivery of advice and support to early stage entrepreneurs countrywide.