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Below is a list of the upcoming training courses & modules and networking events. To continue, select the number of required participants for each course. The cost shown is per participant. Click on the event title for more information.

• South East Women in Business Conference
• Start Your Own Business
• Upcoming Lunchtime Seminars
• Financial Training
• Sales & Marketing Programmes
• Awareness of Business Compliance Issues
• Specialist Training programmes
• ICT Skills Training
• Management Training Programmes

South East Women in Business Conference
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South East Women in Business Conference - The Show Must Go On! 17 September 2010 Registration 8.30a.m. finishing at 3.30pm	The Tower Hotel, Waterford	An event not to be missed - a great line up of speakers including Sean Gallagher, Enterpreneur and Dragon's Den Investor; Louise Grubb, Nutri-Science Waterford; Julie Colclough, Eurobase Waterford and Veronica Canning, Inspiring the Performance. MC for the event is Monica Leech, Outside Thinking Strategic Communications. And all this followed by the South East Female Excellence in Business Awards.	€30	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Start Your Own Business
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Start Your Own Business Course No. 1 13 September 2010 Monday & Wednesday evenings for 5 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Abbey Business Centre, Abbey Street, Kilkenny	This course aims to provide the participant with the following: An awareness of the main issues encountered when setting up in business i.e. legal issues, taxation, book-keeping, market research, sales, etc.; and to acquire the knowledge required and the confidence to proceed with the setup of the business	€100	Select..12345678910111213141516
Start Your Own Business Course No. 2 12 October 2010 Tuesday & Thursday evenings for 5 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Ballyhimmin Business Centre, Kilkenny Road, Castlecomer	This course aims to provide the participant with the following: an awareness of the main issues encountered when setting up in business i.e. legal issues, taxation, book-keeping, market research, sales, etc.; and to acquire the knowledge required and the confidence to proceed with the setup of the business	€100	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920
Start Your Own Business Course No. 3 08 November 2010 Monday & Wednesday evenings for 5 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Kilmacow Community Centre, Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny	This course aims to provide the participant with the following: an awareness of the main issues encountered when setting up in business i.e. legal issues, taxation, book-keeping, market research, sales, etc.; and to acquire the knowledge required and the confidence to proceed with the setup of the business	€100	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920
Writing a Business Plan 18 November 2010 Thursday evenings for 3 weeks TBC 7pm - 9.30pm DATES To Be Confirmed - to register your expression of interest in this course - e-mail: enquiries@kceb.ie	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	To enable participants to complete a detailed business plan for their business and have a clear focus of intent of where the business is at present. Participatns can also develop a detailed action plan allocating responsibility and a timeframe to each action	€0	N/A
Developing Business Ideas 30 November 2010 Tuesday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	11 Patrick Street, Kilkenny	Upon completion, participants will be able to: apply a number of tools and systems to assess any given situation to come up with creative ideas and generate new business; recognise the best and commercial most successful ideas are those that solve problems and be able to apply different problem solving approaches; and manage a strategy to bring the idea to the market	€50	Select..123456789101112131415
Upcoming Lunchtime Seminars
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Winning Strategies for your FACEBOOK Business Page 23 September 2010 Lunch-time Seminar Thursday 23rd 12pm - 2.30pm FREE but booking is essential	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	Since February 2004, Facebook has developed into a global phenomenon – over 400 million active members and still growing. This FREE lunchtime seminar will provide participants with a better understanding of what Facebook is, how it can be effective and whether it is suited to your business activities. It will also assist attendees to make an informed decision on participation in the One-Day Workshop regarding Internet Marketing Using Social Media Tools taking place on 19th October.	€0	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Guerrilla Marketing 14 October 2010 Lunchtime -Seminar Thursday 14th 12.30pm - 2pm FREE but booking is essential	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	An introduction to Guerilla marketing and what it involves. This FREE seminar will explain Guerilla marketing techniques such as street giveaways, PR stunts etc that are employed to achieve maximum results from minimal resources. The aim of Guerilla Marketing is to generate the maximum amount of publicity. Energy, time and imagination resources need to be invested rather than a large monetary budget; thus this type of marketing is specifically geared at small business.	€0	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Tax Advice Clinic for Start-ups and Existing Businesses 04 November 2010 Lunchtime seminar Thursday 4th 12.30pm - 2pm FREE but booking is essential	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	This FREE seminar outlines the Irish taxation system from a business perspective – whether you are a sole- trader operation, partnership or limited company. The seminar will address the main topics and issues in relation to tax registration, tax liabilities, incentive schemes, eligible expenses, etc which will then be followed by a Question and Answer Session.	€0	Select..1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Financial Training
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SAGE Computerised Accounts - Basic 28 September 2010 Tuesday evenings for 6 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	The Maltings, off James Street, Kilkenny	The aim of the course is to provide participants with the skills to use Sage Instant Accounts Software in computerising the books and records of their business e.g. complete bank reconciliations and VAT returns using SAGE. Learn how to use the software to make book-keeping more efficient and help track the cashflow of the business	€150	Select..123456789101112
Cashflow & Credit Management for the Small Business 20 October 2010 Wednesday evenings for 3 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	11 Patrick Street, Kilkenny	Participants will develop the credit control skills necessary to effectively collect business debts by learning through a step by step process to implement an efficient and effective cash collection system that can be adopted to fit the needs of the individual businesses. Participants would also learn about implementing the necessary procedures to deal with slow paying customers and the correct legal processes to follow.	€75	Select..123456789101112
Book-keeping and Administration for the Small Business 02 November 2010 Tuesday evenings for 4 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	11 Patrick Street, Kilkenny	The aim of the course is to provide participants with the skills to record transactions in a manual accounts system and draw up daybooks; acquire the knowledge for registering for VAT and completing VAT returns; calculate weekly pay, complete tax deduction cards and complete Revenue returns.	€100	Select..1234567891011
SAGE Computerised Accounts - Advanced 09 November 2010 Tuesday evenings for 4 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	The Maltings, off James Street, Kilkenny	To provide participants with Basis Sage Accounts skills to: use the more advanced features of Sage Computerised Accounts Software; to be able to deal with areas in Sage Instant that previously caused problems; and to be able to get a better return from their Sage software	€100	Select..123456789101112
Quickbooks Basic Computerised Accounts 11 November 2010 Thursday 11th & Friday 12th November 9.30am - 4.30pm	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	To provide participants with Quickbooks skills: to use Quickbooks accounts package in computerising the books and records of their business; learn how to complete bank reconciliations and VAT returns using the software; and help to track key information about their business – debts outstanding, bank balances, profitability, etc.	€120	Select..12345678910
Costing and Pricing Your Product/Service 15 November 2010 Monday evenings for 3 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	Participants will develop a strategy aimed at establishing a pricing policy to ensure profitable returns; understand the underlying cost base of the business to derive the real cost of the product/services on offer and also understand the impact on the business of new products/services both in the short-term and long-term.	€75	Select..123456789101112
Taxation for the Small Business 19 November 2010 Fridays (Full days) for 2 weeks 9.30am - 4.30pm	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	This course aims to provide the participant with the following: an understanding of the main aspects of the Irish taxation system affecting SME’s; be able to differentiate between the various taxes and apply their knowledge in practice to their own business. Each participant will be aware of a number of simplified tax techniques that will assist in minimizing their tax liability	€100	Select..123456789101112
Sales & Marketing Programmes
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China - Opportunities for Business Growth 07 October 2010 Thursday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	This workshop aims to provide participants with an understanding of the importance of the Chinese market and the key commitments required to address this market. The workshop will also provide a clear framework in deciding whether to consider China as an export market	€50	Select..123456789101112
Tendering for Success 13 October 2010 Wednesday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with an understanding of the importance of market intelligence pre-tender. Learn more about bid management techniques and solutions to the challenges presented in public and private sector tenders and how to improve the tender document	€50	Select..1234567891011
Attracting and Retaining Customers 21 October 2010 Thurday evenings for 3 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	Upon completion participants will be able to: demonstrate the professional approach to handling the sales process; build an instant rapport and communicate in their customer’s language; build loyalty and retention rates among existing customers	€75	Select..123456789101112
Managing Your Time and Getting What You Want Done 16 November 2010 Tuesday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	To provide participants with the skills to: understand how to prioritise tasks by both urgency and importance – using calendars and planners; avoid taking on other people’s work; log and analyse your personal use of time – develop an interruption reduction and elimination system	€50	Select..123456789101112
Awareness of Business Compliance Issues
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Employment Legislation - Is your Business Compliant? 05 November 2010 Friday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	The aim of this course is to provide the participant with an overview and explanation of the Employment Legislation in Ireland; an understanding of the ‘paperwork’ i.e. terms of employment (contracts, types of contracts and employee handbooks); the prevention of bullying and related unacceptable behaviour in the workplace; handling discipline and redundancies, lay-off and short-time.	€50	Select..123456789101112
Writing a Health and Safety Statement for the Small Business 11 November 2010 Thurday Evenings for 4 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Days Hotel, Ring Road, Kilkenny	To enable participants to develop effective health and safety management systems by familiarisation with the Health & Safety Authority’s guidelines on Risk Assessment and Safety Statements ; an understanding of your duties as the owner/manager to safety management and the key safety risks and responsibilities within your organisation. Upon completion participants will have an awareness of the basic risk assessment techniques.	€100	Select..12345678910
Specialist Training programmes
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Primary Food Handler's Certificate 06 October 2010 Wednesday mornings for 3 weeks 9.30am - 1pm	Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny	The programme will enable participants to complete the Environmental Health Officer’s Association Primary Food Handler’s Certificate. On completion, participants will understand the principles of good food hygiene, be familiar with the relevant food safety duties for their business. Participants can complete the necessary examination to receive certification	€75	Select..123456789101112131415
ICT Skills Training
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Develop a Website for the Small Business - Using Sitekreator.com 24 September 2010 Friday 24th September & Friday 1st October 9.30am - 4.30pm Additional costs maybe incurred with regard to domain names and website templates	Kilkenny Education Centre, Callan Road, Kilkenny	This course will enable participants with the skills needed to develop a low-cost web presence. Requirements: Good computer skills and internet skills; participants should be comfortable with uploading files/images and have familiarity with online transactions	€100	Select..123456789
Develop a Website for the Small Business - Using Sitekreator.com 15 October 2010 Friday 15th & 22nd October (2 Full Days) 9.30am - 4.30pm Additional fees maybe incurred due to domain names and website templates	Kilkenny Education Centre, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny	This course will enable participants with the skills needed to develop a low-cost web presence. Requirements: Good computer skills and internet skills, participants should be comfortable with uploading files/images and have familiarity with online transactions	€100	Select..123456789
Internet Marketing Using Social Media Tools 19 October 2010 Tuesday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Kilkenny Education Centre, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny	This workshop will assist participants in relation to: understanding the key differences between each social media tool; allow each participant set up a facebook page & twitter account and importing their blog; explain the norms of behaviour in this space and how best to utilise them	€50	Select..12345678910
Using E-Newsletters to Promote Your Business 02 November 2010 Tuesday (Full Day) 9.30am - 4.30pm	Kilkenny Education Centre, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny	Upon completion each participant will understand how email newsletters fit into the marketing mix, the tools available for use and their limitations. Teh Workshop will help identify the target market and message for their newsletter and particiapnts can import their contacts and send an e-mail newsletter	€50	Select..123456789101112
Make your Website Work for your Business 04 November 2010 Thursday evenings for 3 weeks 7pm - 9.30pm	Kilkenny Education Centre, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny	For those using their website as a business tool for promotion, this course provides participants with: knowledge of Search Engine Optimisation, ranking guidelines, competitor analysis, links etc.; information on how to set-up statistics on their own website and how to use this data and also learn to update the content of their site to meet the visitors needs	€75	Select..12345678910
Management Training Programmes
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We are currently taking bookings for our 2010/2011 Management Development Programme which will commence in September 2010. Please contact us at (056) 7752662 if you wish to register or alternatively email fiona@kceb.ie.