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Blueface are really delighted to share that we are sponsoring ‘Running a Business’ seminar in Naas along with local business Tax Assist Naas.

Why Most Marketing is Broken & How to Fix It, So You Can Save Money and Double Your Business This is the final breakfast seminar in a series of Running A Successful Business in 2013 which will be held at 08:30 am at Lawlors Hotel in Naas on Wednesday 29th May. As recently announced, this seminar will be sponsored by Blueface. Would your Business Benefit from Learning About:

• The 2 most common marketing mistakes that nearly all businesses are making and how to fix them.
• What marketing you must have in place in 2013 to stand a chance of success in the current economy.
• How to systemise your marketing so that once set up it runs on autopilot, bringing you in new business week after week, month after month.
• You will take home a 10 step action plan that when implemented properly in your business cannot fail to win you more business.
• You will get to see real world examples and not just theory.

If so, you can book the event here free of charge here: http://taxassistnaasevents.eventbrite.com/  

Overview: Why Most Marketing is Broken and How to Fix It, So You Can Save Money and Double Your Business This 80 minute Seminar will make you rethink your whole approach to marketing. It will show you why most businesses are wasting lots of money on ineffective marketing and what to do about it. By the end of this seminar you will have a 10 step plan to dominate your local market for your category.

Speaker: Matt Eve

Matt is the Author of the Essential Guide to Small Business online marketing and founder of Better Business Results. Matt and his team provide consultancy, training and ‘done for you’ marketing services to a number of SME’s in the UK, Ireland and overseas. Our experience is that most businesses are not structuring their marketing properly and are therefore struggling to differentiate themselves from their competition. Matt has proven experience of making his clients stand out in the marketplace so they are the only credible choice in their category.

To book this free event now or learn more visit http://www.taxassistseminar.com/

EQUIP, Ireland’s first political campaign school is not for the faint hearted. The programme schedule was non-stop, all to emulate a real life campaign environment. There were no leisurely lunches only 15 minutes to stretch and eat while working. After a full-on day, you were still not finished. No, after a long brain bursting day, you then worked with your team, comprising of aspiring candidates from across the political spectrum, on a creating a viable campaign strategy. No doubt about it, this was hard work.

Consistently, the participants at the campaign school, hosted by Women for Election, heard the core message that although Ireland had far to go in achieving the minimum 30% quota targets set, it didn’t mean it was an easy ride. In fact, based on the experiences shared, it would be quite the opposite. A running theme was horror stories of political life and why anyone would want to get involved in politics might remain a mystery for many. Until you remembered that politics was about change, creating positive change in society and that being part of the political system provided the vehicle to effect that change. Politicians with vision and heart are the leaders of the future and without heart you won’t be able to survive the rough and tumble of politics.

The EQUIP campaign school was designed to provide women with the tools they need to get elected and contributors included political journalists, campaign managers, media coaches and many more.  This immensely practical programme was made possible by Women for Election who are supported by Social Entreprenuers Ireland and Blueface. Blueface are really proud to support such innovation and positive change in Ireland.

#EQUIPwfe

Women for Election, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact award winners, are forging ahead successfully with their first ever EQUIP programme which is the first ever political campaign school for women in Ireland running on 29 April-1 May 13. Blueface is proud sponsors of Women for Election since they established and wish them every success with this programme.
The EQUIP PROGRAMME is a 3 day residential programme EQUIP is intense and demanding and will be delivered by both national and international experts. This programme is highly practical and aims to ensure that women are equipped with the key tools and techniques to be the best candidate possible. The objective is to ensure participants will be challenged in group sessions, prepared by on-on-one sessions and enlightened by elected representatives who will speak frankly of their own political experiences. EQUIP will prepare participants for the campaign and aims to make each person the best candidate they can be.

Contributors over the 3 days include:

Rachel Nolan, former Australian politician & youngest female MP in Queensland
Orlaith Carmody, Broadcaster & Media Commentator
Terry Prone, Communications Clinic, Media Expert, Commentator & Author
Nan Sloane, former Regional Director of the UK Labour Party

Hashtag: #EQUIPwfe

About Women For Election
Women for Election is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organisation whose vision is of an Ireland with balanced participation of women and men in political life. Our mission is to inspire and equip women to succeed in politics.
See www.womenforelection.ie for more.

FrontLine Ventures has produced a creative guide on start ups in Ireland. The Slideshare doc gives an insight into the growing ecosystem of startups in Dublin, people to know, a selection of Irish startups and support available. 

The guide has gone viral with over 23,000 views in just 2 days. Click the image below to check out the guide.

Did the guide leave out your startup or what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

Photographed in Rome (from left): Feargal Brady, Brendan Gaffney and Luca Caralvi of Blueface; Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism and Sport; and Alan Foy and Nameer Kazzaz of Blueface.

We are very excited to have officially launched our Italian brand, Blueface Italia, at the Irish Ambassador’s residence in Rome, the Villa Spada, this weekend!

This morning we launched the brand with a brunch at the Villa Spada for key figures from the Italian technology and business sectors; before bringing the group to the RBS Six Nations match between Italy and Ireland at the Stadio Olympic in Rome! Unfortunately it was not a great result for Ireland but the afternoon was enjoyable for our guests and it was a great opportunity to bring Irish business, culture and sport together.

Today’s launch follows Blueface’s acquisition of Italian brand Kebu last November, which was part of the company’s long-term European growth strategy. Following the lead of Blueface in Ireland, Blueface Italia will provide cloud telephony services to SMEs and Large Enterprises throughout Italy. This is the first Blueface brand to be widely available to businesses outside of Ireland and represents an exciting step in the growth of the company.

Blueface Italia is based in Rome, with selected support and finance functions run from the company’s Dublin headquarters.