Major Start and Grow business expo event in Midlands

A major enterprise expo is set to take place this week in Tullamore. The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo Event takes place all day Friday, November 18, in the Tullamore Court Hotel. This is a must for entrepreneurs, innovators and business people. The Enterprise Expo event includes business seminars by leading entrepreneurs, keynote address by Denis O'Brien, free (pre-booked) one-to-one mentoring, an enterprise exhibition and a unique Ideas Zone to help entrepreneurs identify or evaluate new ideas and bring them from dream to commercial reality. The Enterprise Exhibition is open from 9.15am to 7pm. Attendees can put their questions directly to the agencies that can help. Exhibitors from across the enterprise support and development area will be present. Business seminars run from 10am to 5pm. There are three seminars, two on the topic of Market Opportunities and one entitled Grow. Speakers include Terry Clune (Founder & CEO, Taxback Group, Ernst and Young 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year) Senator Mary Ann O'Brien (Founder, Lily O'Brien's Chocolates) and Declan Lenahan, (Founder, Europharma Concepts) as well as many more. Denis O'Brien will provide the keynote address at 12 noon and there is a special ideas zone open from 9.15am to 7pm The Ideas Zone is designed to help those with a business idea or new product or service. To register for the event, book a mentor and for all the latest news, visit www.startandgrow.ie The full programme for the free one day event is available on www.startandgrow.ie. The Start and Grow Enterprise Expo is an initiative of the Offaly County Enterprise Board, Enterprise Ireland, Tullamore Chamber of Commerce, Offaly Local Development and Offaly County Council.