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Come Join us in Our Monthly Entrepreneurs Forum Meeting
6pm Thursday  November 5th, The Rubicon Centre, CIT Campus

A three-day international business networking forum taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cork, from 11-13 November 2009. The 3-day programme has been arranged to heighten networking opportunities for attendees in a variety of formats. It is anticipated that up to 350 Irish and international delegates will participate during the event making it an essential addition to your business diary.

Map out startgic steps to consider when taking on investment.

My Marketings not working. Why ?

The Solas Network Cluster will be kicking off its Autumn / winter season on this Thursday night September 3rd at 6.15pm in the Rubicon centre. The Topic for the Event is forming and developing a board of directors. See further for event details.

The Solas Network Cluster is currently planning its Autumn / winter schedule of events.

Do you have an exciting new Business?
Enter our Bright Ideas Challenge and be in with a chance to win €5,000 cash plus mentoring and training to the value of €5,000 CLOSING DATE: TOMORROW

The Solas network cluster has been launched formally and is currently seeking applications for membership. The Group has received support from Enterprise Ireland, Fas, The Enterprise Boards.

The Board of the Solas Group has issued a press release calling for the government not to start limiting support for start ups. The range of supports that start ups receive have repeatedly been shown to help companies to reach their full potential and connect with export markets. 

Inside the Red Line: Cost Management Strategies & Tips for Your Business

Whether you are trying to bootstrap, survive or thrive, how can you lower and even eliminate your business costs? How do you unlock much needed operating capital for new funding, long term sustainability and development of your business?

Learn real and practical tips in this round table discussion from your peers, – other Entrepreneurs, Managing Directors & Business Owners.

Thursday 4th February 2010, 6:00 p.m. for the next Solas Monthly Forum

Come Join us in Our Monthly Entrepreneurs Forum Meeting
6pm Thursday  November 5th, The Rubicon Centre, CIT Campus

A Cork-based food marketing company is providing specialist food marketing consultancy services for an exciting new RTÉ 1 reality TV show.

‘Higher Ground', which is currently airing on the national station over an eight-week period, aims to nurture the development of rural farm-based businesses.

As part of the series, food industry experts, Bullseye Marketing, will be responsible for supplying expert knowledge and mentoring to Rupert's Farm Beer, a unique start-up microbrewery located in Ladysbridge, East Cork.

Wild Orchard Juices & Smoothies from Hospital, Co. Limerick is celebrating after winning a prestigious Great Taste Award. Wild Orchard has been presented with a coveted one star Gold Great Taste Award for its Wild Orchard Mango & Passion fruit Smoothie.

Firecomms Ltd., a leading developer of high speed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF)
transceivers and Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), today announces that it has received notification from the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that a patent has been granted for Firecomms’ OptoLock Plastic Optical
Fiber Transceiver.

Cork County Council awards €1.25m maintenance contract to top Cork IT companies

From next week on, any events that you post on learnpipe (http://www.learnpipe.com) will be automatically fed to Yahoo's Upcoming service.

Austin, Texas - June 15, 2009 - Firecomms Ltd., a leading developer of high speed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) transceivers and Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), today announces that it has signed two representative agreements to promote and sell its POF transceivers and red VCSELs in the Midwestern states, with: Electro Mark in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Western Wisconsin and Iowa; and CC Electro in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Wild Orchard Smoothies & Juices proudly announces a new association with Munster Rugby. The Munster Squad will be supplied with fruit smoothies from Wild Orchard, the Co. Limerick based producer of premium quality natural smoothies and fresh juices.  The smoothies will be used by Munster as part of their nutritional program.

Skelligs and Cocoa Bean chocolate company are fighting the credit crunch by being more generous than ever. We feel like people need cheering up.