For many years, the Enterprise Ireland Mentor Network has been providing Irish companies (across all sectors) with tailored advice and support, helping to accelerate growth, survive in difficult times and build management capability. Our Mentors are successful senior executives who volunteer to advise companies based on their own business experience. Our Mentors are active and enthusiastic entrepreneurs who’ve sold their businesses or active owner/ managers willing to give something back. Our Mentors don’t offer a passive chat over coffee – they are people who are committed to making a real contribution in our client companies, bringing about change, removing barriers to growth and enabling success.
Our mentors are delighted to work with the David Manley Award winners, where they will play a valuable role in listening, challenging, advising, and helping the award winners focus on the key issues and find solutions to those issues. Through our programme they will benefit from the skills and experience of senior business people who’ve been down a similar road and have encountered the same kind of issues and problems. www.enterprise-ireland.com/mentor
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Meet the Mentors - Newmarket Consulting
Newmarket Consulting was founded by David Manley in 1979, whose ethos of integrity, imagination and enterprise still underpins Newmarket Consulting's approach.
We are a management consultancy who believes that client relationships work best when their advisors share their passion and the interest they have in their field. Our passions are education, the creative sector, art and culture, health and social care and tourism.
We work with motivated people who see the evolution of their organisation as an exciting journey and embrace the adventures along the way. We work in collaboration with our clients to:
• Map current and future business opportunities and challenges
• Research and analyse issues and solutions en route
• Develop a structured plan to navigate the organisation in line with recommended solutions
• Provide support and assistance on the journey to ensure maximum return on resources invested
• Monitor progress to ensure organisation objectives are on track
We look forward to meeting with RendezVu, and are proud to have a chance to help them achieve their huge potential. We will outline to RendezVu the areas in which we work, covering Information, Interpretation, Insights, Imagination and Implementation, in that our consultancy offering spans research, analysis, planning and report writing and working with clients during implementation. Our work will be helped by the fact that senior consultant Mitchell used to teach English in South Korea and Canada! www.newmarketconsulting.ie
We are a management consultancy who believes that client relationships work best when their advisors share their passion and the interest they have in their field. Our passions are education, the creative sector, art and culture, health and social care and tourism.
We work with motivated people who see the evolution of their organisation as an exciting journey and embrace the adventures along the way. We work in collaboration with our clients to:
• Map current and future business opportunities and challenges
• Research and analyse issues and solutions en route
• Develop a structured plan to navigate the organisation in line with recommended solutions
• Provide support and assistance on the journey to ensure maximum return on resources invested
• Monitor progress to ensure organisation objectives are on track
We look forward to meeting with RendezVu, and are proud to have a chance to help them achieve their huge potential. We will outline to RendezVu the areas in which we work, covering Information, Interpretation, Insights, Imagination and Implementation, in that our consultancy offering spans research, analysis, planning and report writing and working with clients during implementation. Our work will be helped by the fact that senior consultant Mitchell used to teach English in South Korea and Canada! www.newmarketconsulting.ie
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meet the Mentors - Islandbridge
At Islandbridge we believe that success in business always comes down to the ability to influence choice. More and more, people are choosing on the basis of brand. We work with clients across all sectors to build brands that help make them the natural choice of their customers.
Like the Award judges, we think Garrett and Paul have developed a remarkable resource for language students everywhere and we're really looking forward to working closely with them in 2010 to help them find a place to stand so that they can move the world.
In practical terms, that means we'll position and profile the brand in a way that makes sense to their customers, then outline what they need to do and say in order to win them over and keep them coming back for more.
www.islandbridge.com
Like the Award judges, we think Garrett and Paul have developed a remarkable resource for language students everywhere and we're really looking forward to working closely with them in 2010 to help them find a place to stand so that they can move the world.
In practical terms, that means we'll position and profile the brand in a way that makes sense to their customers, then outline what they need to do and say in order to win them over and keep them coming back for more.
www.islandbridge.com
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Meet the Mentors - Thesaurus Software
Thesaurus Software Ltd was established in 1992 by former employee of David Manley, Paul Byrne fca mmii. At Thesaurus Software we have a passion for making the financial and administrative aspects of business management
simpler, less time-consuming and more accurate. With years of experience and dedication to this ideal, we have created a range of IT software solutions which are in use by over 55,000 businesses in Ireland and the UK today.
The company is best known for excellence in customer support which accompanies each payroll and accounts software product. This level of support will be extended to RendezVu as well as all additional 8 shortlisted finalists with free licensed payroll and accounts software for the next three years. Thesaurus will be on hand to guide each company through the implementation and effective use of the payroll and accounts software making each business self sufficient in meeting their legal obligations to employees and Revenue.
www.thesaurus.ie
simpler, less time-consuming and more accurate. With years of experience and dedication to this ideal, we have created a range of IT software solutions which are in use by over 55,000 businesses in Ireland and the UK today.
The company is best known for excellence in customer support which accompanies each payroll and accounts software product. This level of support will be extended to RendezVu as well as all additional 8 shortlisted finalists with free licensed payroll and accounts software for the next three years. Thesaurus will be on hand to guide each company through the implementation and effective use of the payroll and accounts software making each business self sufficient in meeting their legal obligations to employees and Revenue.
www.thesaurus.ie
Monday, February 22, 2010
Meet the Mentors - Karan Thompson Consulting
Karan Thompson Consulting (KTCL) works with SMEs and micro enterprises across the arts, culture, business and creative industries sectors. We specialise in innovation coaching and ideas generation processes as utilised in the Stanford Research Institute, California, helping businesses commercialise their creativity.
We are looking forward to working with Garrett and Paul during 2010 to develop ideas, innovation processes and solutions to bring RendezVu to additional markets.
Key services provided by KTCL include: strategic planning, mentoring, partnership and business development, innovation process, ideas generation and positioning innovative solutions, consultation programmes, seminar design and marketing and public relations campaigns.
We are looking forward to working with Garrett and Paul during 2010 to develop ideas, innovation processes and solutions to bring RendezVu to additional markets.
Key services provided by KTCL include: strategic planning, mentoring, partnership and business development, innovation process, ideas generation and positioning innovative solutions, consultation programmes, seminar design and marketing and public relations campaigns.
Meet the Mentors - gbc Public Relations
gbc Public Relations has a proven track record in delivering strategic, creative solutions for organisations and brands. We are results-driven and our philosophy is to 'always go that extra mile to ensure clients' delight.'
We are excited to be working with RendezVu this year and look forward to helping them achieve their business objectives! We will be drafting their PR Strategy and a Tactical Public Relations Programme and ensure it is implemented.
Services offered by gbc include Reputation Management, Strategic Planning, Pro-Active Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Event Management, Sponsorship, Product Launches, Campaign Evaluation and Press Desk.
www.gbc-pr.com
We are excited to be working with RendezVu this year and look forward to helping them achieve their business objectives! We will be drafting their PR Strategy and a Tactical Public Relations Programme and ensure it is implemented.
Services offered by gbc include Reputation Management, Strategic Planning, Pro-Active Media Relations, Marketing Communications, Event Management, Sponsorship, Product Launches, Campaign Evaluation and Press Desk.
www.gbc-pr.com
Friday, February 19, 2010
Meet the Mentors - Pigsback.com
Pigsback.com are another sponsor meeting Paul and Garrett of RendezVu next Wednesday, 24th February. Here are some details from pigsback:
Pigsback.com was the brainchild of Irish entrepreneur Michael Dwyer, who launched the company in Ireland in 2000. Within five years, the company had launched in the UK and now has over 1 million active members across the markets with over 300,000 currently active in Ireland. Pigsback.com is known for its great offers and rewards from brands including: O2, Guinness, Jameson, a|wear and L’Oreal.
Our members are typically:
20 – 45 years of age,70% female,45% are interested in education and training
52% are interested in computers and the internet and 67% are interested in travel
Pigsback.com members can take advantage of exclusive offers from leading brands and can also be rewarded with its online currency PiggyPoints.
We plan to offer RendezVu the benefit of a 6 week competition on Pigsback.com and main sponsorship of our Travel & Weekender newsletter which is sent to 110,000 members who are interested in travel. They can expect to achieve the following results;
80,000 members exposed
15,000 interactions
7,000 competition entries
Pigsback.com was the brainchild of Irish entrepreneur Michael Dwyer, who launched the company in Ireland in 2000. Within five years, the company had launched in the UK and now has over 1 million active members across the markets with over 300,000 currently active in Ireland. Pigsback.com is known for its great offers and rewards from brands including: O2, Guinness, Jameson, a|wear and L’Oreal.
Our members are typically:
20 – 45 years of age,70% female,45% are interested in education and training
52% are interested in computers and the internet and 67% are interested in travel
Pigsback.com members can take advantage of exclusive offers from leading brands and can also be rewarded with its online currency PiggyPoints.
We plan to offer RendezVu the benefit of a 6 week competition on Pigsback.com and main sponsorship of our Travel & Weekender newsletter which is sent to 110,000 members who are interested in travel. They can expect to achieve the following results;
80,000 members exposed
15,000 interactions
7,000 competition entries
Meet the Mentors
On 24th Feb, Paul and Garrett from RendezVu will find out how much advice they are getting as part of their prize of €100,000 worth of free mentoring! Over the next few blogs, we want to introduce the sponsors who are supplying that advice:
First up - Mason Hayes+Curran:
Mason Hayes+Curran solicitors is dedicated to providing a full range of legal services to emerging businesses and technology companies. We advise on business structure and formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, financing, investment, employment and shareholder matters. We understand the particular needs and concerns of emerging businesses and their requirement for clear and prompt legal advice. An MH+C partner will team with RendezVu to assist in every way that a dedicated in-house legal counsel would. That partner will be there to support RendezVu every step of the way, helping to develop its business and ensuring that all the legal bases of the challenges ahead are covered.
First up - Mason Hayes+Curran:
Mason Hayes+Curran solicitors is dedicated to providing a full range of legal services to emerging businesses and technology companies. We advise on business structure and formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, financing, investment, employment and shareholder matters. We understand the particular needs and concerns of emerging businesses and their requirement for clear and prompt legal advice. An MH+C partner will team with RendezVu to assist in every way that a dedicated in-house legal counsel would. That partner will be there to support RendezVu every step of the way, helping to develop its business and ensuring that all the legal bases of the challenges ahead are covered.
Monday, February 15, 2010
RendezVu arranged with Mentors!
The DMA 2009 winners - Paul and Garret of RendezVu - will face an information overload on 24th February when they find out exactly what they will be getting from their mentors during 2010! Their prize was €100k in mentoring and 10k in cash - so that's a lot of advice coming down the track! On the 24th, each of the DMA mentors aka sponsors of the Award will do a short presentation to the guys outling what they can do for them over the next ten months or so. Participating companies include Newmarket Consulting, KTCL (Karan Thompson Consulting), Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Deloitte, Image Now, Newmarket Partnership, Islandbridge, Mason, Hayes & Curran, gbc Public Relations, Pigsback.com and Business & Finance magazine!
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