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Entrepreneur and founder of Irish Business Intelligence Olwen Dawe has been named as one of the new ambassadors for the Towns of Excellence programme, which has been officially launched in the west of Ireland. Towns of Excellence is a national initiative which has been set up to research, recognise and reward towns and businesses for achieving excellence in a variety of business disciplines including customer service. The Towns of Excellence Institute is committed to helping raise the bar for business standards in businesses and towns throughout Ireland. The process for registering is as simple as logging on to www.townsofexcellence.com.

For many businesses, the idea of marketing is something to be feared. Many people have no idea how to promote their business and reach people with their products and services. Many feel that they do not have the finances required to run an effective marketing campaign. However effective marketing doesn’t have to be about spending vast amounts of capital. At Studio93 we take your marketing budget into account and focus on ways to market economically.

Castlebar businesses are being forced to close with the loss of jobs and livelihoods and many others are in severe difficulty. The local economy is facing devastation and ruin according to Castlebar Chamber of Commerce which has launched its own election manifesto.

It was bad news for the people of Kilkenny this week with the announcement of the closure of two businesses and also the news that the numbers of people signing on the live register increased for the month of December.

Businesses from all over Westmeath and Offaly are invited to participate at the Business-to-Business Speed Networking event which will be held in Tullamore on Monday September 20.

A new €1.4 million fund to train managers in the small and medium enterprises sector will help firms realise their potential and improve productivity and performance.

Some of Kilkenny’s leading business experts came together last Monday, to offer a unique approach to help small businesses ride out the recession.

Bank of Ireland has launched its second National Enterprise Week which will feature more than 60 tailored advice seminars along with showcasing opportunities in branches for business owners, taking place across its retail branch network from Monday May 24 to Friday May 28. The week long initiative, which is open to both customers and non-customers, is being held as part of the bank’s ongoing commitment to actively support business recovery in the SME sector by providing them with the necessary financial support and practical advice during the current challenging trading environment.

A new programme aimed at providing essential support to start up businesses has been launched by Ballybane Enterprise Centre.

The Small Firms Association, the group that represents small businesses in Ireland, has announced that the SFA Better Business Show will visit Mayo on Wednesday, February 17 at Breaffy House in Castlebar from 6.30pm to 8pm.