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Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown will be in the business spotlight on September 20th as part of a major drive to highlight and encourage enterprise success, targeting the small business community in particular.'Fly Higher: Celebrating & Inspiring Enterprise' is a free event which is being organised by the Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Enterprise Board to recognise, celebrate and inspire small business owners and managers.

The search for nominees begins today in the 'Most Promising Start-Up,' 'Business Growth,' 'Female Entrepreneur,' and 'Best Networker' categories, as part of an annual awards initiative for small local businesses. Organised by the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board, the two founders of the men's Irish fashion label: 'Counter Propaganda,' Richard Doody and Feargal Swann, won the overall award last year. The company designs and distribute men's casual-wear for retailers in Ireland, the UK, Spain, Romania and Japan, in addition to running their own retail outlets in Dublin.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Council have announced a new initiative to make use of empty commercial property Dún Laoghaire. The County’s first ‘Pop-Up Shop’ is located at Park House, Georges Street Upper and will offer temporary low-cost space to local business entrepreneurs, social enterprises or community organisations to promote their goods and services.  The initiative hopes to attract new visitors and generate positive publicity for Dún Laoghaire Town Centre, while showcasing empty properties to potential tenants.

From the 20th April, Ireland joins other E.U. countries, such as Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium by offering an Enterprise Exchange Programme for new entrepreneurs. Funded by the E.U. Commission, the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme enables 'new' entrepreneurs in Ireland, who are in the early stages of business development, to be matched with experienced entrepreneurs abroad.

An Enterprise Exchange Programme "with a difference" is being launched in Dublin next week for the first time, enabling new Irish entrepreneurs to work abroad with experienced entrepreneurs in other EU countries. Under the EU-wide business support scheme, called the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme (EYE), Irish companies can also host new entrepreneurs from abroad for up to six months, gaining market knowledge, fresh ideas and key skills for growth.

Whether you are just thinking of starting a new business, in the process of getting a business off the ground or looking to expand, one of the things you should be considering is the wide range of training courses and seminars organised by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board specifically designed to meet the information/training needs of all budding entrepreneurs.