Small Business Can

Ulster Bank is running a series of FREE events open to all micro, small and medium-sized companies and aspiring entrepreneurs on the island of Ireland. The event will focus on doing business outside of your home market, whether importing, exporting, or online, including cross-border trade. The event is being organised in association with www.smallbusinesscan.com. Whether you are currently trading outside of your home market or not, there will be something to be learned from this event.

This Business Live Event will include a panel discussion with well-known and highly innovative online and traditional companies who are trading outside of their home market, as well as networking opportunities and the chance to talk to experts.

A panel of 5 businesspeople will discuss their experience of;

Selling abroad and opening up new markets.

Their experience of selling into large corporates, setting up distribution channels, getting goods shipped, e-Commerce across borders and researching new markets.

They'll be discussing all the practical things necessary for doing business abroad...when is a company ready to consider the leap to exporting, what markets should be targeted, what research needs to be done, what helps available, the importance of distribution, getting the ecommerce strategy right, understanding the selling process into large multi national corporates, logistics, commission structures for local agents, the importance of local agents and where to find them and getting paid.

There is plenty of opportunity at the event to ask questions and participate. Demand for this event is high so please take the time to register as soon as possible.

2012
2nd February Verbal Arts Centre L'Derry
6th February The Strand hotel Limerick
7th February Clayton Hotel Galway
8th February the Model School Art Gallery Sligo
20th February Cork BIC Cork
21st February Waterford Crystal Visitors Centre Waterford
22nd February Stillorgan Hotel Dublin
5th March Burnavon Arts Centre Cookstown