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PLATO is currently recruiting companies for the 2009 Business Development Programme which is due to launch in May of this year.
Plato Dublin is a non profit business development organisation funded by the Enterprise Boards which over the past ten years has assisted and supported almost 1500 Owner Managers to successfully develop their business. It is a European wide network and is now in six regions in Ireland. PLATO is supported by the County and City Enterprise Boards and FAS and a wide range of national and international companies operating in Ireland. These include Microsoft, Diageo, Ericsson, Maxol, AIB, Pfizer, IBM, Jurys Doyle Hotels and many others.
PLATO Dublin runs a twenty month programme which concentrates on the needs of small business Owner Managers and allows you to develop your management skills by tapping into a vast pool of expertise and experience in every area of business.
It is based on a network principle where large companies known as parent companies help small companies in their area. Each parent company releases two executives on a part-time basis to facilitate monthly group meetings with SMEs on the large company premises. If you were to join the programme you would be assigned to a group with 12 other small business owner managers and you would meet every month (in the evening at the large company premises) for twenty months to address different business topics (such as strategic planning, marketing, employment issues, finance etc). A guest speaker is brought in to address different business topics and SMES are encouraged to share their experiences with one another and learn from one another. As well as monthly group meetings you would also benefit from:
- One day training seminars;
- Specific training programmes e.g. ISO 9000, ECDL;
- Networking events with large company buyers;
- One to one counseling.
The attached brochure explains exactly how the PLATO programme works. Plato are currently recruiting for the Business Development Programme 09 which will launch in May this year. If you are interested in finding out more about the programme please contact Gerry in the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership, on 01 582 39522.
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