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ABEC featured on RTE Nationwide |
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Following on from our Open Day and Fifth Year Celebrations in which the crew from RTE's Nationwide joined us on the 16th April the centre was featured on Friday 14th 2010.
Click here for the link: RTE Nationwide 14th May 2010
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Open Day at Arklow Business Enterprise Centre |
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On Friday 16th April 2010, Arklow Business
Enterprise Centre in
association with Waterford Institute of Technology hosted a Business
Information & Networking event by way of celebrating five years of
enterprise progress. The guest speaker was
the legendary Mick O’Dwyer whose theme was “Motivation in Challenging
Times”.
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Arklow Silver Band Christmas CD'09 |
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Arklow Shipping Silver Band will launch
their Christmas CD "Brass at Christmas" in Arklow Business Enterprise
Centre (ABEC) on Thursday 17th December 2009 at 7.00 p.m. all past conductors
and members are welcome.
The CD
was recorded in the wonderful
acoustic setting of ABEC during October. The Band wish to thank Vincent
McCarthy, the board and staff of ABEC for all their assistance and help
in
getting this CD to market. Arklow Business Enterprise Centre have very
kindly
sponsored the band for the cost of producing this CD.
Paul
Barrett did the recording and
subsequent mastering and the Band are
eternally grateful to him for this. Danny O'Brien designed the CD Inlay
and
Artwork and they were printed by Easy Duplication Ltd. The CD contains
many
Christmas favourites such as Sleigh Ride, Jingle Bells, Gaudete, When a
Child
is Born and many more. There is a wonderful arrangement of the Wexford
Carol
arranged specially for the Band by Michael Casey on it.
The Band
will be selling these CDs, at a
cost of €10, when they give a free concert in the Bridgewater Shopping
Centre
in Arklow on Saturday 19th December commencing @ 2.00 p.m.
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ABEC & WIT Innovation Seminar |
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ABEC
partners with Waterford Institute of Technology to deliver innovation training
to local companies
11th November 2009
Vincent McCarthy; Karis Higson (RIKON); Tom Corcoran (Manager Innovation Centre WIT);
Rebecca Harris (RIKON); Dr. Pat Lynch (WIT/RIKON)
Back Row: Karl Kendrick (K&K Buildings); Vincent McCarthy; Eva & Max (Placito 3D); Mark Brennan (Greentree);
Rebecca Harris (RIKON); Freddie Millar (FMBC); Wayne Merrigan (WMQS);
Front Row: Karis Higson (RIKON); Tom Corcoran (Manager Innovation Centre WIT); Brian Bracken (Site Share);
Dr. Pat Lynch (WIT/RIKON); Jane Merrigan (WMQS)
Arklow Business Enterprise Centre has launched a comprehensive
innovation training program to help its client companies to increase their capacity
for developing and bringing new products and services to market. With funding
from Enterprise Ireland’s “Innovation Voucher”
initiative, ABEC has partnered with WIT to design and deliver a programme that
will provide staff from the participating companies with a broad set of practical
innovation skills. Through a series of workshops and company-specific projects,
the programme aims to help companies to identify and fulfil new
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National Association of Community Enterprise Centres Committee 2009 |
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Chair: Vincent McCarthy, Arklow, 0402 26900,
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Vice Chair: Joe Kelly, IRD Kiltimagh West, 094 938 1494,
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Secretary: Michael Bruen, Drumshambo N/W, 071 9641577,
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Treasurer: John Matthews, Northside Enterprise Centre Coolock, 01 8675200,
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Executive Committee Members:
George Nash: KTI Killarney M/S-S
John Doris: Portlaoise/Portarlington M
Tommy McGuire: Castleblaney NE
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National Association of Community Enterprise Centres Conference September 2008 |
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Eugene Crehan - Head of Programmes, Department of Entrepreneurship, Waterford Institute of Technology
John McGuinness - Minister for State Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Brendan Ennis - Manager Wexford Community Enterprise Centre
Helen Barry - Human Resource Consultant, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) Waterford
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Vincent McCarthy - Secretary National Association of Community Enterprise Centres (NACEC); Business Development Manager, Arklow Business Enterprise Centre
Helen Barry - Human Resource Consultant, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) Waterford
Dr. Bill O'Gorman - Head of Research, Centre of Entrepreneurship
These three were workshop facilitators at the launch
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Julie Sinnamon - Enterprise Ireland
John McGuinness - Minister for State Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Martha Robinson - Manager Wicklow Community Enterprise Centre
Vincent McCarthy - Secretary National Association of Community Enterprise Centres (NACEC); Business Development Manager, Arklow Business Enterprise Centre
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Robert Beggs - Chairman National Association Community Enterprise Centres; Manager Balbriggan Community Enterprise Centre
Julie Sinnamon - Enterprise Ireland
John McGuinness - Minister for State Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
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Centre Manager Vincent McCarthy makes a presentation to Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin on the occasion of his first visit to Arklow Business Enterprise Centre on 19th March 2008
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Postgraduate Workshop Comes to Arklow |
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Back Row: John Doherty Carndonagh, Vincent McCarthy Arklow BEC, Robert Moodie Dunhill EC, Patsy Donaghy Letterkenny BIC, John McEntee Ballymun Partnership, Robbie McCabe Enniscorthy EC, Michael Bruen Drumshambo EC, Tom Corcoran WIT, Paul Duffy Dunhill EC, Robert Beggs Balbriggan E&TC
Front Row: Eugene Crehan WIT, Niamh Owens WIT, Cathy McGrath Carrick on Suir, Samantha Richardson Dunhill EC, Martha O'Mahony Dunhill EC, Annette Birthwistle Dunhill EC, Mary O'Higgins Carlow CEB, Janette Gillen Sligo BIC
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Enhance Participants Receive Certificates |
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NACEC Meets in ABEC April 2007 |
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National Association of Community Enterprise Centres
The first meeting of the newly formed association NACEC was held in Arklow this week, hosted by the Arklow Business Enterprise Centre. The members represent the seven regional associations of Enterprise Centres.
Officer's of the NACEC Association.
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Chairperson
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Robert Beggs
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Balbriggan
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Midlands / MEECA
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Vice-Chair
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Tommy McGuire
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Castleblaney
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North East / NEECA
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Secretary
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Vincent McCarthy
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Arklow
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South East / SEECA
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Treasurer
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Michael Bruen
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Drumshambo
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Advance NW
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Committee
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Jimmy Keane
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Ferbane
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Midlands
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Committee
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Joe Kelly
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Kiltimagh
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West
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Committee
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George Nash
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Killarney
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South West
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ABEC receives Excellence Through People Award in Waterford Feb 2007 |
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Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen TD presents Centre Manager, Vincent McCarthy with the Excellence Through People Awards with FÁS Assistant Director General Patricia Curtin.
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ABEC Launches their new website Feb 2007 |
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The Arklow Business Enterprise Centre has teamed up with a leading website development company, Jenerate Limited in order to provide them with a new and modern website to aid in show-casing their services and facilities. The new website has many great features such as an event and course management section, the ability to book or enquire about affordable workspace or meeting rooms and many more.
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