IrishBizParty Inspires Conference returns to Dublin

The online phenomenon that is IrishBizParty hosts their fourth conference at The Green Isle Hotel Dublin on Wednesday April 15th.

Founded by Bank of Ireland ‘Start Up Hero’ award winner Samantha Kelly, IrishBizParty is an online community of businesses who advise, guide and promote each other.

They come together every Wednesday night on Twitter, using the hashtag #IrishBizParty and such was the popularity of the group, they have also created a Facebook group where there is now over three thousand members.

Samantha believes the success of the Conferences to date is down to the natural progression of people liking to meet offline and in person.
Wexford, and Kerry have played host to the tribe of business owners at the last conferences, and they are set to take Dublin by storm for the second time with this year’s event.

Following the success of last year’s conference at the Green Isle Hotel, where over 200 delegates from SME’s all over the country attended, organisers have opted to return to The Green Isle for the second year running.

‘We are very excited about it and encourage any business looking for help and support to join us at the event.’ Samantha says.

The main sponsor on the day is Big Red Cloud. Marc O Dywer, CEO says: ‘We are absolutely delighted to be the headline sponsor. Big Red Cloud supplies online accounting software to thousands of small businesses across Ireland. Any initiative to help owners and managers better manage their businesses has to be welcomed. We have a long tradition at Big Red Cloud of supporting innovative events and Biz Party Inspires fits the bill perfectly.’

Other sponsors on the day include, LinkedFinance.com, Digitel IP, Castle Print, Screens to Go, and Pinnacle Productions.

Tickets for the full day including lunch are priced at €40.00 and a percentage of ticket sales will be donated to charity.

Keynote Speakers on the day range from Marketing Experts to Journalists and Authors and are all experts in their own categories.

Ron Immink, co founder of Small Businesses Can, a bestselling author and entrepreneur since 1988 will address the delegates with his advice for start ups and increasing performance through engagement with the world’s top business minds.

List of speakers on the day: 

	Wayne Denner – Dynamic Youth Online Repuation Speaker; Author
	Heidi Grimwood – Importance of Social Media for Small Business Owners
	Marc O’Dwyer – How a big red idea turned into a dream come true
	Carol Brill – Her story #Seeingdisney
	Brian Power – SEO Specialist
	Victoria Mary Clarke – Broadcaster; Journalist
	Ronan Rooney – The Secret of Life
	Ron Immink – Co-founder of Small Business Can; CEO of Bookbizz.biz
	Dee O Leary – IDME Wristbands – From Dragons Den to the US
	Máiréad Healy – Special Guest

Tickets for the event can be purchased here. If you are a small business or start up this is a great opportunity to meet people in similar situations.
Irish Tech News attended the events in Dublin and Kerry last year and many of the businesses we met have gone on to feature in our Business Showcase section.

We’ll be at this year’s Dublin event too and hope to see you there.

IrishBizParty can be contacted on Twitter @irishbizparty or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/irishbizparty

(Selected images courtesy of David McAuley Photography)