Posted by Ronan on Nov 29, 2008 in innovation, ireland, startup, technology | 0 comments
Alas the Enterprise Start program has come to an end. I’m amazed how quickly the six weeks, 36 hours in total, went! This weekend finished with a summary by Graham of the past weeks he also gave tips and recommendations on presenting.
AIB came in and talked to us about the various banking tools/loans/facilities- which was great because if you want to manage your cash then you need to be able to access and view it in realtime. I personally use the personal online banking and I know I couldn’t go with out it – from what I see the commercial tool will be vital going forward. They also offer free SFA Membership and currently running a Business Current Account Fee Offer.
On Saturday most of the participants did a presentation. The quality and standard was fantastic. It’s amazing how the group dynamic changed from the first evening we went in – some people were like fresh clams, closed and not giving anything away. By the end of the course they have opened up and presenting the idea with passion. Amazing – I think that’s a lot to do with interacting with the group and the encouragement from Graham and Donncha.
I have a much better idea of the products and services from the presentations and rest assured a couple will go on to big things.
Was the course worth it ? In a word, yes.
Should you do it ? If you have an idea and want to find out what you can do with it.. then it could be the best 36 hours you’ll ever spend in a room.
With that, a big thanks to Graham Royce and Donncha Hughes for their sterling effort, organising all the speakers, staying way after 10pm on Friday evening, getting up early on Saturday morning, connecting us with people that inspire and others that can help us on our journey.