MarketLink Programme MarketLink is an eight week multidisciplinary careers, innovation and entrepreneurship programme for 3rd Level students studying in Limerick Institute of Technology. The first programme ran during October and November 2009. The next programme will run during October and November 2010. It is designed for 3rd level students as an intensive extracurricular programme to complement their primary academic discipline. _______________________________________________________________ MarketLink Open Forum ‘Business Growth Through Focused Marketing’ MarketLink will host an Open Forum for students, facility, entreprenuers, and business professionals on the afternoon of Thursday 25th March 2010. Download Event Flyer & Booking Instructions Find us on Facebook to find out more about MarketLink and our FREE events. Feel free to share comments and questions for our guest speakers.
_______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MARKETLINK II Any student of LIT or recent graduate is more than welcome to submit an application for our next programme which will run next Autumn. _______________________________________________________________
AN OVERVIEW A Shannon Consortium initiative, MarketLink is a collaboration between LIT’s Department of Business, Careers Office and the Enterprise Acceleration Centre (EAC). The programme is supported by the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) and has secured matching financial support from the Enterprise Boards in the Mid West region. Limerick City Market Trustees are a key external partner in the programme. MarketLink is designed to engage with 3rd level students on a structured basis such that entrepreneurial behaviours, skills and attitudes are developed on a practical basis. The key differentiating factor for programme participants is that they will be assisted to research and plan a market stall business in Limerick which they will then manage on a group basis for a day at the end of the programme. MarketLink also incorporates a business plan competition and awards ceremony. Application to join the MarketLink programme is open to all students in Limerick Institute of Technology from all four schools: School of Built Environment; School of Art & Design; School of Science, Engineering and IT; and the School of Business and Humanities. It is envisaged that 40 participants will be offered places on our second programme which will run during February and March 2010. The workshops will run on Wednesdays evenings (plus two Tuesdays). The programme workshops reflect the objective of the programme to provide participants with an overview and appreciation of the fundamentals of small business:
A key ingredient of this programme is that local successful local entrepreneurs and SME Managers will attend the workshops to meet, present and engage in a question and answer sessions with participants. The programme will also sponsor the preparation of formal case studies on a company based in the Mid-West region to highlight how Irish SMEs can successfully overcome challenges and leverage opportunities to successfully compete in local, national and international markets. MarketLink is an ideal starting point for students who may have an interest in setting up their own business or working in a family business at some stage in the future. It will also be valuable for students with ambitions to work with small enterprise in areas such as product design, marketing, accounting, human resources. As a multidisciplinary programme, MarketLink aims to be relevant to all students as the majority of graduates will secure employment with professional organisations that provide products and services to SMEs. For further information please contact EAC Manager, Donncha Hughes.
Limerick Institute of Technology gratefully acknowledges the receipt of financial support from the Enterprise Boards in the Mid-West region and the Strategic Innovation fund as part of the National Development Plan 2007-2013 towards delivery of this programme.
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