16 members attended the July Business Network Meeting.

6 local food producers laid out a wonderful selection including:

Brendan Allen from Castlemine Farm not only brought steaks, burgers and sausages but he also cooked them on the BBQ.

Declan Molly from Molloy’s Bakery & Fine Food Emporium provided the burger buns in addition to a huge selection of tasty desserts.

Ann Maire Carroll from the Old School Of Holistic Therapies brought along a selection of her chutneys.

Mary & Eamonn Gleeson from Gleeson’s Townhouse & Restaurant supplied fresh salads and wine and of course the venue for the night.

Karen Gordon from the Roscommon Chocolate Company spoiled us with a huge selection of tasty chocolates.

Tom Flanagan from My Healthy Choc Store also brought his wonderful healthy chocolates.

Thursday August 4th at 7pm. Tickets €20.

CruiseCamp 2009

CruiseCamp is a fun and informal business networking event with a difference. Setting sail on the fabulous Moonriver Pleasure Cruiser at 7pm from the bridge in Carrick on Shannon you will meet business owners from around Ireland while cruising on the river Shannon.

Hot food will be served during the cruise and there is a full bar on board. Please bring approx 70 business cards.
Ticket Price = €20*

The word FREE is beside each ticket because we cannot accept Credit Card Payments at this time.

CruiseCamp 2009

CruiseCamp 2009

CruiseCamp 2009

16 Members attended the June Network Meeting.

We broke into 4 groups of 4 and each group member had the opportunity to discuss their business and get feedback and ideas from group members.

The next meeting will take place on July 7th at 7pm in Gleeson’s Townhouse & Restaurant, The Square, Roscommon.

The June Network Meeting will take place on Thursday June 2nd at 6.30pm in Hannon’s Hotel, Athlone Road, Roscommon.

Meeting Agenda

6.30 – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.40 – Idea Generation Groups

Groups of 4 will work together to brainstorm ideas about their business with a view to getting some fresh perspectives from other business owners.

7.20 – Open forum discussion

7.30 – Close – Tea/Coffee/Sandwiches/Networking

PLEASE BRING BUSINESS CARDS.

Click on the image below to open brochure.

RTÉ Radio 1’s The Business staged a networking event in Athlone on May 5th. The show’s presenter, George Lee spoke at the event, as did Pat McDonagh, the founder of Supermacs. He spoke about how to run a business in recessionary times.
As well as the headline speeches, there was also business speed networking, to give everyone in the room a chance to make new contacts.

15 network members attended the event and found the whole evening very enjoyable.

George Lee and Network Facilitator Johnny Beirne

There is a big networking event taking place in Athlone next Thursday night, the same night as our May Network Meeting. A network member suggested we attend and organise a bus from Roscommon.

Event Details.

‘The Business with George Lee’ networking event will be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Athlone 7.00 – 8.30pm. There’s no admission charge and tea and coffee will be served on the evening.

George Lee will be speaking in addition to a number of guest speakers.

Please email info@roscommonbusinessnetwork.com by 5pm Wednesday April 27th  if you would like to attend.

Cahal Mahon from Accounting Matters delivered a FREE Masterclass before the main network meeting.

3 members who presented at the April Business Network Meeting, Tom Flanagan - My Healthy Choc Store, Maggie Heylin - Gilligan Meats and Chris Burke - Fingers Count.

15 members attended in total.

Each member who presented suggested some useful ideas for other members to consider for their business in addition to valuable feedback on some challenges they were facing.

Would you like to present at a meeting? If so, please drop us an email to info@roscommonbusinessnetwork.com.

The next meeting will take place on Thursday May 5th at 6.30pm – Venue to be announced.

There are also some interesting discussions ongoing on the LinkedIn Network Group.

The April Network Meeting with take place on Thursday April 7th at 6.30pm in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon.

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS BY REGISTERING AT http://rbn-april.eventbrite.com

There will be a FREE Masterclass delivered by Cahal Mahon from Accounting Matter starting at 5.30pm.

Cahal will work through a practical example of keeping manual books of accounts (Purchases, Sales & Cash books) and bank Reconciliation for a VAT reg. business – to include a practical look at the VAT3 return.

The main network meeting will take at 6.30pm:

Agenda:

6.30 – Welcome – Member Introduction

6.40 – Member Presentations

The 3 members presenting are:

Maggie Heylin - Gilligan Meats

Tom Flanagan - My Healthy Choc Store

Chris Burke - Fingers Count

7.20 – Open forum discussion

7.30 – Close