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Introducing our New Training Course Catalogue
In our 2018 Training Catalogue, you will find the range of 1-day courses that we deliver for SMEs and Family Businesses around the country. Our interactive courses have been designed for the needs of Irish business owners and managers. They draw on international Best...
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Carlow Family Businesses Ready for the Unexpected
Family Business Unit, Ireland were delighted today to deliver their Introduction to Contingency Planning for Family Business workshop today in Local Enterprise Office Carlow offices, Enterprise House, Carlow. The Contingency Planning course is one of the Family...
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Great News for Carlow Family Businesses
FREE Contingency Planning Workshop - 9th February 2018 If you missed us last November, here's another chance! We're excited to be invited back to beautiful Carlow to deliver the FREE Contingency Planning Workshop for Family Business on: Friday, 9th February - Only a...
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95% of Irish Businesses Still with No Brexit Plan
What?? 95% of Irish businesses still with no Brexit plan? According to Aidan Gough of InterTrade Ireland, their latest Business Monitor shows that 95% of business in Ireland do not have a plan for Brexit. Today's news article shows how ill prepared Irish businesses...
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Succession Planning Workshop in Cavan
Do you know a Family Business in the Cavan area? Do them a favour and tell them about our upcoming Succession Planning Workshop on Monday, 13th November. Please spread the word and share this post. Here's the info: Do You Own or are Part of a Family...
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How Would Your Business Survive Without You?
Do you know a Family Business in the Carlow/Kilkenny area? Do them a favour and tell them about our upcoming FREE Contingency Planning Workshop on Wednesday, 8th November. Please spread the word and share this post. Here's the info: Do You Own or Are...
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Curious About Contingency Planning?
Curious about our FREE Contingency Planning workshop for Family Businesses in CARLOW / Kilkenny on Wednesday 8th November? Here's a link to our recent radio interview on KCLR explaining all about the course (thanks Eimear!): FBU Interview - Contingency Planning for...
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Is Your Family Business Ready for the Unexpected?
Is your Family Business ready for the unexpected? Join us at 11am, Tuesday 10th October on KCLR Radio Carlow/Kilkenny as Karl and Paddy are interviewed live by Eimear Ní Bhraonáin. We will be talking about the need for Family Businesses to plan for the unexpected,...
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Family Three Circle Model Nightmare
Do you know about the Family Three Circle Model Nightmare? You may have seen something similar to it before. Various versions of this model have been bandied around the Family Business circuit for a long time. It has been used to explain any big interactions within...
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The Numbers Game
By Paddy Ryan, Family Business Specialist & Co-Director, The Family Business Unit, Ireland We all need a bit of direction sometimes. During the summer months when times are slower and the novelty of sand, sun and sangria are beginning to wear off the busy mind...
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