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Are you thinking of starting a new business? Then an event that is taking place on the 21 October 2009 hosted by the Sunday Business Post is a must for you – especially as the investment is just €25 per person.

The programme starts at 8.45am and closes at 5.15pm.

The conference promises to cover areas including:

• Tips for surviving an economic downturn
• Entrepreneurship and business planning
• Creative marketing on a shoestring
• Funding your start-up company and getting your pitch right to investors
• guiidance if you are thinking of investing in a franchise.

Speakers include:

• Sean Gallagher: Entrepreneur, Property Developer, panellist on The Dragons’ Den
• Dylan Collins: Online Gaming Entrepreneur and CEO, Jolt Online Gaming
• Alan Gleeson, General Manager, Palo Alto Software Ltd.

There is also a competition that will be running at the event where the Sunday Business Post will award the ‘Best New Business Idea’ a prize of :

• €20,000 worth of advertising in The Sunday Business Post
• A professional website will be designed for the winners by Digital Ambition
• Three months business consultancy for your online PR and digital marketing campaign to the value of €5,000.

I am going to be speaking on the subject of marketing and will be covering:

• The four pillars of your marketing plan
• Essentials tools for your marketing kit bag
• Followers, fans and friends: how savvy entrepreneurs are using social media including Facebook and Twitter to attract customers.

So be sure to say hi if you are planning to attend.