In this webinar, Léa Henry, co-founder of CocoRio, discusses how she started her business and tells you how to set up for success in the new year.

Lunch and Learn: The start-up MOT

Webinar

In this Lunch and Learn, Léa Henry, co-founder of 

, discusses how she started her business and provides top tips on how to set up for success in the new year.

CocoRio matches families with creatives – musicians, actors, dancers and more – for in-home creative experiences combined with childcare. The award-winning service promotes emotional and mental wellbeing in children while offering a flexible childcare alternative for families and meaningful part-time work for creatives.

Learn how to strike a balance between achievable but ambitious goals, and what to do to have a successful year.

Enterprise Nation has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. Led by founder, Emma Jones CBE, Enterprise Nation connects you to the resources and expertise to help you succeed.

Go and Grow Online: Cost of living series – Support signposting

Small business owners from across Ireland share their current challenges and work together to find solutions.

Hello! I am a Programme Manager at Enterprise Nation, with a passion for empowering event industry newcomers.

Programme Manager

Next Generation: Market and access customers for your service

A group for all Next Generation participants. Join other likeminded entrepreneurs and trainers to learn how to stick to weekly goals and be held accountable for your business! If you’re not part of the Next Generation Bootcamp but would like to connect with like-minded business owners, don’t worry, there’s a group for you too!

Hi, I’m Chris Dowling. I’ve been there and done it! With over 35 years of business experience to draw upon, I am here to help you too. You will benefit from my advice, and I will support you through the challenging changes your business needs to make it more successful wether you are a Start-Up or established business.
My services include:
Business mentoring Business development &amp; growth
Assessment and analysis of current position
Sales &amp; marketing Cash flow and financial management
Access to government support and grants
Writing a Business plan
Access to Start-Up loans.
We will define your business goals and ensure you have the knowledge, skills and processes needed to achieve them. I will be your ‘sounding board’ and ‘critical friend’, helping your business grow and expand – taking it to the next level.

Business Consultant

Free Virtual Coffee

Looking for business growth? With 35 years of business experience I help my clients see the wood from the trees. The growth session takes an over view of the business and puts together workable solutions to improve your growth.

Areas covered include:


	Business financials & nbsp;
	Marketing & nbsp;
	Company structure


Lets start the discussion - contact me today for a free discussion on how I can help you and your business move forward.

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Originating in marketing and corporate communications my career has been focused around delivering business growth, in both revenue and brand. I am sector agnostic, although I have significant experience in the digital economy, IT software and solutions, print and publishing, financial services, property and investment, travel and leisure.
My business growth expertise embraces cross-border development, licensing and franchising, corporate mining, the digital economy, and affiliate and VAR programs. Along the way, I have worked with companies that include IBM/Lotus, BP Oil, Bull Systems, through to leading hotel brands and early stage SaaS.
I have I led what is now RHF Group with its various branded service delivery arms for the past 22 years.
As an intrinsic part of the business development process, progressively provided increasing levels of corporate funding support through the last nearly 20 years. This is based on my extensive experience working in the City and with family offices across the world. Branded as HuntFunding, my team and I ensure clients are made investment ready and in turn provided with direct introductions to a diverse range of funding solutions and sources.
Additionally, I am Multiple NED, business Mentor and on Advisory Boards.
Finally, I provide business mentoring support within the SME sector to a number of business stakeholders.
If you would like to know more, feel free to drop me a line.

Achievements
· Led the turnaround of a national online retail membership community during the 2009 recession (increasing revenues and membership by nearly 40% in under two years (IMRG) Leading to an eventual successful disposal.
· Turnkey Launch of a National Newspaper (The Peninsula, Qatar)
· Led the internal communications for technology implementation program, through a change management for BP Oil International
· Executive Board Member, FOPDAC (Federation of Overseas Property Developers Agents and Consultants)
· The first designated marketing and promotions specialist in UK Consulting Civil Engineering (Sir M MacDonald &amp; Partners)
· Led the franchise launch of ‘Town and Country Car rental’ for Axis International
· Papa John’s Pizza franchise launch in Saudi Arabia and UK
· Advised and facilitated many millions of dollars of funding made up of Equity, Debt, and Asset finance over a 20-year period.
· Multiple NED and business Mentor
· Profiled in The Guardian Newspaper Online (UK) 2005 ‘Technology deployment for small business’
· Profiled in the US business magazine &apos;Beyond&apos; in their “Top 10 Most Prominent Business Leaders in 2021” edition <a href=&apos;https://lnkd.in/ena9xEe&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>https://lnkd.in/ena9xEe</a>
Education
BA Hons (Marketing &amp; Communications) University of Westminster
BSc (Economics) Warwick University

Ian Hunter

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Originating in marketing and corporate communications my career has been focused around delivering business growth, in both revenue and brand. I am sector agnostic, although I have significant experience in the digital economy, IT software and solutions, print and publishing, financial services, property and i

Lunch and Learn: The start-up MOT

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