Media Release

Enterprise Acceleration Centre announce second date for START UP BOOT CAMP

- Saturday 25th November 2006-

"START UP BOOT CAMP 32 is now sold out. The Boardroom of the Enterprise Acceleration Centre can comfortably cater for 22 people and we were delighted to be able to run with Brian O'Kane's suggestion that we host another START UP BOOT CAMP on the following Saturday so that people would not be disappointed."

This is according to Donncha Hughes, Manager of the Enterprise Acceleration Centre the new enterprise start-up facility on campus of Limerick Institute of Technology. Mr Hughes added that he is delighted with the interest generated by the event and the support garnered in the region.

"Email alerts were sent by IBEC Mid-West, Limerick Chamber of Commerce, Shannon Chamber of Commerce, Shannon Development, Limerick City Enterprise Board, Enterprise Ireland and of course within LIT. Interest was also generated by www.startingabusinessinireland.com and also from coverage of the workshop in the business pages of the Limerick Post and Limerick Leader. Several bookings arose from the article which Brian wrote for the November issue of Business Limerick entitled Starting a Business - 15 things you absolutely must do which is now available for download from our information centre on our website www.lit.ie/eac."

Mr Hughes said that places are still available for the START UP BOOT CAMP 33 which takes place on the 25th November next.

"The BOOT CAMP is an intensive full day interactive workshop designed to assist people who are starting a business or have started in the last six months to ensure business success by tackling key issues such as finance, cashflow and most importantly how to win and retain customers in the early stages of business development. Full details of the day are available on our website click here and bookings can be made by emailing eac@lit.ie or phone 061 490151."

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Acknowledgements

START-UP BOOT CAMP 33is supported by Oak Tree Press, eircom and the Enterprise Acceleration Centre @ Limerick Institute of Technology

Funding for development of the Enterprise Acceleration Centre based on campus at Limerick Institute of Technology was provided under the National Development Plan, 2000-2006 and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund. Enterprise Ireland, the Irish state development agency, has invested in the Enterprise Acceleration Centre (EAC) as part of their Regional Development Programme.

Brian O'Kane, pictured here with Donncha Hughes, visited the Enterprise Acceleration Centre this week to prepare for the BOOT CAMP - picture courtesy of Limerick Leader.