Developing Your Cross-Border BusinessBorder People User Group(6)2 September 2011Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, 9am - 3pmThe Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with the North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat manages the Border People website - www.BorderPeople.info. Border People provides an online sign-posting service for people who wish to move across the border to live, work or study. This website includes information on issues such as taxation, social security, job seeking, health, banking, education, housing and telecommunications. As part of this initiative we hold regular seminars which address particular barriers to cross-border mobility which have previously included issues for cross-border workers, cross-border banking and consumer issues. |
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This event is free to attend but you must register. Contact Kirsty McManus, CBI email to kirsty.mcmanus@cbi.org.uk or call +44(0) 28 9010 1106.
Following the success of the last User Group meeting in Monaghan the sixth seminar Developing Your Cross Border Business will follow the same format and will take place on the 2 September 2011 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny from 9am - 3pm.
This event is organised in collaboration with Morgan McManus Solicitors Clones, FPM Chartered Accountants and the IBEC CBI Joint Business Council is aimed at businesses based in the border region or businesses who work across the border and will cover issues such as cross-border employment law; sourcing bank finance for a cross-border business; cross-border business taxes; debt-collection; accessing business grants in each jurisdiction; cross-border business succession and the public tendering and procurement procedure.
Frontier workers or organisations or individuals with an interest in specific aspects of cross-border employment are welcome to attend and your input would be most welcome. Feedback from participants is invaluable in helping us to shape the content of the Border People website as we continue to develop.
For further information about Border People contact j.shiels@qub.ac.uk telephone 028 3751 5291.
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REGISTRATION
This event is free to attend but you must register Contact Kirsty McManus, CBI email to kirsty.mcmanus@cbi.org.uk or call +44(0) 28 9010 1106.
Programme
9am |
Registration, Coffee & Networking opportunity |
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9.15 |
Welcome by Joe Shiels Border People Project Manager |
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9.25am |
Presentation from Grainne Kelly, entrenpreneur and creator of the BubbleBum Child Car Booster Seat |
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Session One |
Strand 1 - Chaired bySinead McLaughlin, Chief Executive at The Londonderry Chamber of Commerce |
Strand 2 - Chaired byMargaret Hearty, Director of Programmes & Business Services. InterTradeIreland |
9.45am |
Cross-Border Employment LawBrian Morgan,Morgan McManus Solicitorsbp-sept2011-morgan-law.pdf |
Challenges facing SME’s & Support MechanismsJohn Trethowan, Credit Review Office Irelandbp-sept2011-trethowen.pdf |
10.30am |
Sourcing Bank Finance for a Cross-Border BusinessFPM Accountantsbp-sept2011-mccormack.pdf |
Debt Collection – Top 10 TipsBrian Morgan, Morgan McManus Solicitorsbp-sept2011-morgan-debt.pdf |
11.15am |
Coffee Break |
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Session Two |
Strand 1 |
Strand 2 |
11.30am |
Cross-Border Business TaxesFPM Accountantsbp-sept2011-foley.pdf |
Accessing Business Grants in each jurisdictionPaddy Savage, InterTradeIrelandbp-sept2011-savage.pdf |
12.15am |
Public Tendering and Procurement ProceduresColin Borland, Bid Specialist,Bid Management Servicesbp-sept2011-borland.pdf |
Cross Border Business Succession and related Tax IssuesRose Tierney, Tierney Tax Consultancy and Fergal McManus, Morgan McManus Solicitors and Registered Tax Advisor.bp-sept2011-tierney.pdf |
12.45 |
Q & A Session |
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1.15pm-2pm |
Buffet Lunch with a keynote address by Andrew Potter on the business opportunities of the Derry~Londonderry City of Culture 2013 |
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2pm-3pm |
Digital Social media for the SME – the basicsNicola Bates, Grow Sales Onlinebp-sept2011-bates.pdf |
