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Aura Internet Services Ltd

Brix Workwear

Caspac

Eugene T Hamill Photography

Local Enterprise Office – Monaghan

Monaghan County Enterprise Fund

Monaghan Institute

Pinky & Perky’s

Pizza D’Or

Silver Hill Farm

St. Macartan’s College

O’Gorman’s Supervalu Carrickmacross

Wellington Professional Recruitment

BorderBizcamp 2015 Sponsors

Jan van Dijk - Room 1: S08

Benny Magennis - Room 2: S07

Claire Clerkin - Room 3: S05/06

Tim McAllister - Room 1: S08

Micheál McArdle - Room 2: S07

Jonathan White - Room 3: S05/06

David McConnon - Room 1: S08

Helen McDonnell - Room 2: S07

Seán Love - Room 3: S05/06

Gareth Chambers - Room 1: S08

Gerry Wynne - Room 2: S07

Stephen Brown - Room 3: S05/06

Francis McCarron - Room 1: S08

Lorna Sixsmith - Room 2: S07

Gerry Moan - Room 3: S05/06

Edel McCarron - Room 1: S08

Chris Brogan - Room 2: S07

Finbarr Daly - Room 3: S05/06

Ron Immink - Room 1: S08

Darragh Holland - Room 2: S07

Gary Quinn - Room 3: S05/06

Mark Hurley - Room 3: S05/06

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Thank you to ‘Sort-It’ for the help in organising the event.

This year is the fourth year of BorderBizcamp and our tagline is “Go 4th”, playing on the view that the market has changed, opportunities are more abundant and there is enthusiasm, excitement and energy about future business possibilities on the border, in Ireland and further afield.

At this year’s event we will be running three different talk themes: (See Back Page Table)

“Tales of Love and High Adventure”Inspirational business stories;

“Me, Myself and I”You are your business’ strongest asset, how can you maximise your potential in your business;

“New Frontiers”New technology, new methods, new approaches, new models…anything new in the business domain.

(by skype from Boston)

Today you will get to hear 8 speakers throughout the day. Here’s how it works:

· Read through the speaker bios and talk descriptions for each time slot and choose the speaker you would most like to listen to.

· Identify the room where they will be speaking and take up your place in time.

· Then move to the room where your next speaker of choice will be located.

· Everyone will gather in Room 3 (S05/06) for the final speaker of the day.

Tim McAllister @BrandEtiquette Tim McAllister

As Creative Director with over 15 years’ experience working with a wide range of brands on both the agency and client side, Tim has a strong background in managing clients, staff and companies through creative branding, sales and marketing projects that deliver great results. In his experience, great branding comes from the thorough planning that has been done prior, and great design comes from an insightful, brief with an inside-out understanding of the target audience. He loves Coffee culture, running and colourful socks!

TITLE: “ Knock Knock. Who’s there?” Tim will talk about his working life as a brand strategist and visual communicator, and how his role sees him involved in projects from horse feeds to hair straighteners – working to make brands stand up, stand out and stand apart.

10.40 – 11.10

Micheál McArdle Micheál McArdle

Micheál McArdle is the General Manager of McArdle Skeath’s one of Ireland’s most successful Logistics and Supply Chain Management Companies. Since joining the company McArdle Skeath have attained numerous accreditations, they hold a Wholesale Distribution Authorisation Licence from the HPRA formally the Irish Medicines Board, multiple licences from the Department of Agriculture including Storage, Transport and Process Licences; as well as being registered with the Irish Aviation Authority as a “Known Consignor”.

TITLE: “That would work if ...” In the last 5 years McArdle Skeath have doubled their warehousing capacity from 10,000 pallet spaces to 20,000 pallet spaces. McArdle Skeath are one of only 110 companies in Ireland to have attained Deloitte Best Managed status, and 5 months ago they won the Irish Exporter Awards beating off competition from global logistics companies. The judges said, “It became a battle of exceptionality. McArdle Skeath are a proven exception in the supply chain, the export industry simply cannot function without this type of company.’’ Micheál will cover the development of the business and the challenges encountered along the way.

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Jan Van Dijk Jan Van Dijk

Jan is a director of an architectural practice based in Dundalk, Co. Louth. As well as being an architect, he has an MBA from University of Edinburgh and has lectured and taught management and professional practice in UCD. Having worked in London and Dublin for some years he set up practice in Dundalk in 1993. He is also a Governor of the Royal Irish Academy of Music and a director of property investment companies in Poland.

TITLE: “How to climb out of a bucket (even if you don’t succeed the first time!) ”This talk will review the methods used by van Dijk Architects, a small regional firm, to prepare for, survive and then prosper following Irelands property crash. It will discuss some key issues for developing and marketing any business proposition while being based in a location remote from the main action. Finally, it will review what we are doing now to prepare for the next stage in the companies’ life.

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Benny Magennis @WhackpackFurn Benny Magennis Designer/Maker, Benny Magennis creates contemporary handmade furniture and products from his workshop in Clontibret, Co. Monaghan. His company ‘The Local Maker Co’ is a contemporary lifestyle brand, that provides its customer with character and craftsmanship through simple living, handmade and heritage goods. Having studied and worked in London for a number of years he has gained reputation exhibiting with the Design & Craft Council of Ireland in London, Paris, China and New York later this year.

TITLE: “No instructions needed”Last September Benny was named Monaghan’s Best Young Entrepreneur by LEO Monaghan. He looks forward to sharing with you his beard and his boots and his Kickstarter campaign experience, an on-line crowd-funding initiative for creative projects, with his product Whackpack Furniture.

10.00 – 10.30

Claire Clerkin @ClaireClerkin Claire (Roy) Clerkin

Claire is a registered nutritional therapist and works with individuals and groups to guide them on the road to great health and well-being. She is passionate about the using food to improve health and prevent illness. Previously firmly established in the London rat-race, Claire knows first-hand how diet can take a back seat at the expense of our health. She loves food and gets immense pleasure from preparing meals that are delicious and good for you.

TITLE: “Managing Stress, Beating Fatigue and Boosting Energy”If stress were a drug, it would be banned. Stress is almost an inevitable consequence of running a small business, however, the degree to which stress is harmful, depends on the strength of your system to handle it. During this talk, Claire will explain how stress and fatigue are closely linked and how simple changes to your diet can improve your energy levels and overall health. You’ll leave the session with a list of practical dietary tips you can make to your busy life to improve how you feel.

10.00 – 10.30

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Jonathan White @SillanStudios Jonathan White

Jonathan White is a 16 year old student Carrickmacross. In 2011 he started up his company “Sillan Studios” which specialises in game development, animation and VFX. The company has won awards including an animation award in the “Future 8” competition, run by the Guardian newspaper in 2014. In 2015, Sillan Studios’ game Recineration (Android, iOS, Windows Phone), won the Intermediate Technology category in the BT Young Scientist. Jonathan also did some VFX work on a recent Warner Bros. film, Ghosthunters. At the moment, Jonathan is focusing closer on the business aspect of the company and is currently developing several new products which will be coming to market soon.

TITLE: “Mobile games, zombies, VR, and fries with that please!”Three things zombies teach us about mobile game development and business. Want to experience virtual reality gaming from the contents of your bin? How I drink my tea and how it has changed what I do…

10.40 – 11.10

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Gareth Chambers @scribblesfood Gareth Chambers

Gareth Chambers is CEO of Around Noon Ltd, an innovative food manufacturing business. Gareth has grown a medium sized family business to ten times it’s size in just three years using a strategy he describes as “Thinking into Being”… His positive outlook and manic approach has lead his company accountant to refer to him affectionately as Peter Pan… a title that he’s quite proud of actually!

TITLE: “My make-believe business”Imagineering your future… how to get explosive sales growth and build your business…This talk will outline some amazing business growth strategies and explain how to “think” your future vision into reality. During the talk Gareth will explain his journey and offer up some really sound advice, it will be upbeat, funny and explosive in terms of pace…

12.00 – 12.30

Gerry Wynne Gerry Wynne

Gerry Wynne has been at the forefront of the rapidly developing e-commerce market in Ireland for the last 7 years. His first task after college was ‘unlearning ‘ computer science theory and replacing it with practical experience. His speciality is multi- channel retailing, employing the same stock to sell across EBay, Amazon and multiple websites. He is also the proud owner of a rather fine beard.

TITLE: “Live in 20ish” In his ‘talk’ Gerry will build a website from scratch and have it live within 20 minutes - A rapid install of Wordpress a theme, and a few essential extensions. This talk will take you from a blank domain to a functional WordPress site in a few minutes.

12.00 – 12.30

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David McConnon YouTube.com/davidmcconnon David Mc Connon

David is an Online Video Producer with Icon Video.ie, creator of online videos from concept to completion. With experience in multimedia, writing, directing, camera and acting, David offers creative yet practical solutions to video projects, followed up by Video Search Engine Optimisation (making your video content Google-friendly).

TITLE: “One Click Wonder – the Power of Online Video.”Most of us would rather watch a video about something than read through lots of text online. With one click (the ‘Play’ button), viewers pay more attention, remember more info and are more likely to take action. Google and other search engines love video. David will outline why online video is so useful for businesses and give practical tips on how to go about planning your video marketing content.

11.20 – 11.50

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Helen McDonnell Helen McDonnell

Helen runs Indigo i Coaching providing Personal and Executive coaching to individuals, organisations and businesses. With a background in Psychology and mental health Helen has been coaching since 2006 and has fined tuned her skills to help people from all walks of life to become more effective in their lives and work to their full potential whether at work, rest or play. Helen is passionate about connecting with others - she deeply values the support and networking that networks provide to business owners.

TITLE: “Less liberates: clearing the space for what’s important”Helen is on a mission to slow the world down as she believes we can do less and achieve more. We are constantly bombarded and distracted with information which can often lead us to work on automatic pilot. This session will help you clear a space and reflect on what’s important to you, help you prioritise and gain a greater sense of control for your freedom.... after all, you are the one driving to your future!

11.20 – 11.50

Stephen Brown @YesYesStephen Stephen Brown

Stephen is a dynamic individual who tackles all the elements of his business life with enthusiasm and passion. No two days are the same! One day he could be jumping off cliffs with a stag party and the next he will be teaching people to walk on glass or fire, or break boards with their bare hands. Stephen is dedicated to helping people overcome fears, challenge their comfort zones and grow as individuals. He has years of experience and skills delivering personal and social development courses for individuals and teams. Stephen loves helping people so if you have any questions, just ask.

TITLE: “Moving past fear”Fear comes in many different forms and it doesn’t have to be extreme to stop you moving forward in your life or business. Fear can show itself as anxiety, nervousness and worrying; it can lead to helplessness, depression and paralysis. Dealing with fear is much easier when you prepare yourself for it; if you prepare to deal with fear you will be prepared to deal with any situation that you might face.

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Seán Love @fwdublin

Seán Love is Executive Director of Fighting Words creative writing centre, which he co-founded with author Roddy Doyle. Since opening in Dublin in January 2009 they have hosted more than 50,000 children and young adults in free creative writing workshops and programmes. Seán was previously Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland.

TITLE: “Write to Right”Seán will show a short film (5 mins) of Fighting Words at work, and then talk about who they are, why they exist, what they do, their 500 volunteers tutors, who they work with, the books, plays, films etc that they’ve published, the demand countrywide for their services…

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Francis McCarron Francis McCarron Francis McCarron currently works in Local Development and is also a registered trainer with Creativity Central. Over the past 30 years, he has worked in a wide variety of jobs (with varying degrees of success) in the private, community & voluntary, public and state agency sectors. He has been a (woeful) farmer, a (marginally better) retailer, community development worker, tutor, trainer, storyteller, social inclusion officer and youth worker. In all roles and in all sectors, he has used creativity to create and design original projects and training programmes.

TITLE: “Are fish scared of candles?”Surviving and thriving in the modern business world requires creativity and innovation. This talk will outline the barriers to creativity and how they can be removed. Want to become more original? Then it’s time to start thinking like an inventor and give all your ideas the IQ test.

13.40 – 14.10

Edel McCarron @MullanLighting Edel McCarron

Edel is the Marketing Director for Mullan Lighting – a graduate of Business Studies Edel has worked extensively in both the private and Public Sector in a range of Project Management roles ranging from Entrepreneurship to Community Development. Having undertaken a 9-month road trip from London to Australia in 2008/2009 Edel left the nomadic life behind her returning to Dublin and ultimately Monaghan in 2010 to join Mullan Lighting in a Business Development Role.

TITLE: “Darkness Into Light”The pros and cons of building a business during a recession. Established in 2008 to manufacture lighting for Irish Bars at home and abroad, Mullan soon found it needed to transform its business model to cater for a wider range of projects and clientele in order to progress the business beyond a backyard workshop. Now employing 25 people and exporting over 65% of its produce, Mullans products can be seen in hotels, bars and restaurants in over 60 countries worldwide.

14.20 – 14.50

Lorna Sixsmith @WriteOnTrack_L Lorna Sixsmith

Lorna Sixsmith is a blogger and social media user since 2007 and teaching businesses how to use social media for the last four years. Lorna is no stranger to the business world and has combined her business experience with her love of teaching working with small and medium businesses, tailoring the training to their needs so they get the most out of the social media platforms they chose to use. Lorna is married to a dairy farmer and has written a non-fiction humorous book entitled ‘”Would You Marry a Farmer?” which was inspired by her most popular post on her personal blog Irish Farmerette.

TITLE: “When the planets align!!”Social media can create opportunities for you and your business, and in order to grab them you may have to step outside your comfort zone and think outside the box. In the space of two weeks in May 2013, Lorna Sixsmith had an idea for a book, attended a talk on crowdfunding and saw a blog post go viral. Seeing all her planets align, she took the plunge. She ran a successful crowdfunding campaign, wrote and self-published her first book, and secured four national radio interviews and numerous print mentions - all in six months. It wouldn’t have been possible without social media - and grabbing those opportunities.

13.40 – 14.10

Gerry Moan @GerryMoan Gerry Moan Gerry Moan is the founder of SmartInvest and founding MD of SmartStart. He is deeply integrated in the start-up and growth business community in Ireland having had more than 25 years of business development, coaching, due diligence on hundreds of start-ups and guiding entrepreneurs through all stages of enterprise development. He also has a solid track record as a business owner of several businesses before founding SmartStart. His enterprise focus is on growth, market development and customer acquisition.

TITLE: “Navigating the Investment raising maze”• What investors are looking for; • What you should say and how to say it; • We may even get to a build your own sixty second pitch.

13.40 – 14.10

Chris Brogan chrisbrogan Chris Brogan

Business is about belonging. Use media and community to earn more customers. Chris teaches people how to earn more customers by understanding how this new economy around a sense of belonging impacts their business options and growth strategies. He is the CEO of Owner Media Group, a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting. (Live from Boston by Skype.)

TITLE: “The Marketing Factories are Broken – The Future of 1000-People Problems and the Database of One”Only a handful of huge companies still exist. In the midst of this, smaller and midsized companies are using marketing and sales techniques that were tooled to match the size and scale of the Industrial Revolution. Everything in the business world has changed, except for the tools of marketing and selling. And all the while, people haven’t changed one bit. Learn from Chris Brogan how to go about marketing and selling as if you’re talking to just one person at a time, and how you can do this profitably.

14.20 – 14.50

Finbarr Daly Finbarr Daly

Finbarr has worked for nearly 30 years in industry and education with his work taking him all over Europe and also to Africa. After university, his career start was selling turkeys and ducks for Kerry Foods in Germany and Northern Europe. Since starting to work in higher education nearly 20 years ago, Finbarr has developed an interest in organisational and personal communication and having completed a PhD in change communication he continues to use his expertise within small and large organisations in NI.

TITLE: “The problem with communication is…”Communication is something as natural to us as breathing. Yet we seem to get it wrong so often. Why? Well, that’s the focus of this talk today. Finbarr believes that the starting point for effective communication is understanding how we as individuals communicate and how our preferences impact upon how others communicate with us. So come along and unlock your communication potential.

14.20 – 14.50

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Ron Immink @smallBC Ron Immink

Ron is a father of two, maverick-in-residence, business book geek, entrepreneur, author, CEO of Bookbuzz and co-founder of www.smallbusinesscan.com. All these activities combine social media, narrative, story telling, dialogue learning, collective wisdom, peer-to-peer and social learning with innovation, change management, strategy and ultimately help business maintain success.

TITLE: “Future proofing your start up””Mini, mini MBA: The trends, the gurus, the books and the techniques to stay in business.

15.00 – 15.30

Darragh (Dutchy) Holland Dutchy’s Fitness – Darragh Holland

Darragh Holland is passionate about helping people to be the best versions of themselves possible, through quality training, nutritional advice & positive support. Having trained and worked in the fitness industry he came to the conclusion that there was a better way to help people to improve their health and fitness and so he set about creating his own business “Dutchy’s Fitness”. With facilities in Cavan and Enniskillen Darragh is driven to keep improving the knowledge and techniques used in the business by undertaking continual development across the globe.

TITLE: “Fit for life: Fit for Business“”3.5 years, 5 staff and 2 facilities – that’s what Darragh’s passion for health & fitness, has resulted in so far. Reflecting on his journey from start up to his current position in the market, Darragh will share the highs and lows of his business adventure, the lessons learnt along the way and will incorporate some exercise basics for any business person to keep fit and in shape as well as reducing the impact of stress on a daily basis.

15.00 – 15.30

Gary Quinn Gary Quinn

Gary Quinn is Features Digital Editor at The Irish Times. From Monaghan, he went to school in Beech Hill College before studying computer studies and later journalism. Previously he worked as a media and training consultant with organisations such as the BBC World Service Trust, the Council of Europe and the European Commission in many different countries. When not at his desk he travels and writes about it on irishtimes.com as well as writing the weekly Barfly column, championing great Irish pubs. (irishtimes.com/barfly)

TITLE: “Coffee Vs Gangs – adventures in entrepreneurship in the most dangerous country in the world” For the past eight months Gary has been writing about the progress of a training course for young disadvantaged youth in Honduras in Central America, the most dangerous country in the world outside a war zone. Set up by the coffee company Kenco, the course aims to give 20 students an opportunity to develop a future in the coffee industry by teaching them the agricultural and business skills required to setup, manage and run a small coffee farm or other business, as an alternative to gang membership. Gary has recently returned from Honduras, working with the students and experiencing first-hand the difficulties faced getting a business started in a country with over 60 per cent unemployment and the results of ten years of violent drug wars.

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Mark Hurley Mark Hurley

Mark Hurley is a serial entrepreneur who has a great story to tell. A true example of “had it all, lost it all and got back up again”. A true believer in the power of self belief and a positive mindset, he is a highly motivated and inspirational professional offering outstanding presentation and communication skills. He is a high-energy, results orientated leader with an entrepreneurial attitude.

TITLE: “The Revolution has begun”” Mark’s talk will start with a brief history of his journey from being wealthy to losing everything and then the journey he took back success. He will then cover the journey with ZAG Technologies from concept to the planned IPO. The final part of the presentation will focus on the independent spirit we, as a national workforce, need to rekindle.

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BorderBizcamp 2015 SAT 13th June 2015

Booklet sponsor: Wellington Professional Recruitment Wellington Professional Recruitment (WPR) is a name synonymous with extremely high standards in the recruitment of professional staff throughout Ireland, the UK and Middle East. The company today boasts an impressive track record and an expanded portfolio of services to fulfil the requirement of clients across a range of disciplines.With a team of dedicated professional recruitment specialists on board, we aim to offer a high quality and professional service. We work consistently to sustain links between high calibre candidates and relevant client vacancies within the following sectors:

• Construction / Engineering• IT• Manufacturing / Production• Accountancy / Finance• Sales / Marketing

Our recruitment assignments are managed with speed, integrity and confidentiality to ensure a successful outcome for both client and candidate. We get huge satisfaction in hearing that our placements have successfully settled in to their respective employment, which is why we are dedicated to making sure each skill set and personality trait matches the detailed requirements of our job specifications.

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Session Start time

Session No

Room 1 S08

Room 2 S07

Room 3 S05/06

09.15 REGISTRATION

09.45 OPENING – Housekeeping and format of the day

10.00 1

Jan Van Dijk “How to climb out of a

bucket (even if you don’t succeed the first time!)”

Benny Magennis “No instructions needed”

Claire Clerkin “Managing Stress,

Beating Fatigue and Boosting Energy”

10.40 2Tim McAllister “Knock Knock. Who’s there?”

Micheál McArdle “That would work if...”

Jonathan White “Mobile games, zombies,

VR, and fries with that please!”

11.20 3

David McConnon “One Click Wonder – the Power of Online

Video.””

Helen McDonnell “Less liberates: clearing

the space for what’s important”

Seán Love “Write to Right”

12.00 4Gareth Chambers “My make-believe

business”

Gerry Wynne “Live in 20ish”

Stephen Brown “Moving past fear”

12.40-13.40 LUNCH

13.40 5Francis McCarron “Are fish scared of

candles?”

Lorna Sixsmith “When the planets align!”

Gerry Moan “Navigating the

Investment raising maze”

14.20 6Edel McCarron

“Darkness Into Light””

Chris Brogan “The Marketing Factories are Broken – The Future of 1000-People Problems and the Database of One”

(Live from Boston by Skype)

Finbarr Daly “The problem with

communication is...”

15.00 7Ron Immink

“Future proofing your start up”

Darragh Holland “Fit for life: Fit for

Business”

Gary Quinn “Coffee Vs Gangs – adventures in

entrepreneurship in the most dangerous country in the world”

15.40 8Mark Hurley

“The Revolution has begun”

16.15 CLOSE

“Tales of love and high adventure” – Inspirational

business stories

“Me, myself and I” – you are your business’

strongest asset, how can you

maximise your potential in your

business

“New frontiers” – new technology, new methods,

new approaches, new models…anything new

in the business domain

Designed & produced by www.abacusstudio.com

Please go to room 3 S05/06 for the final speaker >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>