CBC Alumni - Business Networking
Our Business network is online available to fully paid up members of the union.
For all past pupils of CBC Monkstown Park, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. An opportunity to link up with old friends, some new ones and network.
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CBC Monkstown Alumni Networking Meeting Friday 26th November.
Following the success of the last two CBC Monkstown Park Alumni Networking Event we have organised the next meeting to take place on the 26th November in the Stephen's Green Hibernian Club at 4 pm-5.15pm and then on for drinks. Many thanks to all those who attended the last event I think you will agree it was a great success.
We are delighted to announce that we have the following Past Pupils as Guest Speakers at the next meeting:
- Sean Barrett - TD and Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs for Fine Gael
- Tim Kinsella - Director of MKC Communications
Sean Barrett TD, Has had a long and distinguished career in politics both in a local and national capacity. He was a member of Dublin County Council for eleven years and was Chairman of the council from 1981 until 1982. He was elected to Dáil Éireann in 1981 and continued to represent Dún Laoghaire until the General Election of 2002 in which he did not stand. He was Chief Whip and Minister for Sport from 1982 until 1987 and Minister for the Defence and the Marine from 1994 until 1997.
Tim Kinsella is a Director of MKC Communications. Since 1992, Tim has managed long term public and media relations programmes for a range of high profile multinational and indigenous client companies operating in the corporate, financial, information technology, energy, research, education and agri-business sectors. He is skilled and experienced in crisis management techniques and provides communications training in this area. He and his team also provide full marketing communications programmes to clients.
It is great to have such notable speakers at this meeting and we know everybody who attends will benefit from Sean's and Tim's valued insights on issues affecting business in Ireland today.
We also look forward to receiving an update from the CBC PPU on upcoming events and a general update of what is going on in CBC Monkstown today.
While the meeting will have some Interesting speakers, the main focus will still be on providing a structured support system in which to network and exchange ideas, thus enabling businesses to grow and develop. Past Pupils benefit from enhanced exposure of their business within the group and this leads to business referrals between members and also facilitates referrals to and from a wider circle of clients.
Feedback from past attendees has revealed how these meetings have led to positive developments in relation to their businesses, how attendees have benefited personally and we have had some notable success to date, such as:
- Two past pupils have secured employment from the meetings
- One attendee received a business referral worth €20,000
- Eight attendees have gained seven or more new clients as results of the alumni meetings
- Three attendees have gained ten or more new clients
- Two attendees are kindly acting as mentors to some new CBC entrepreneurs and meet with them on a monthly basis
As a result of referrals, three attendees have diversified into a new areas of business with some great success
Alumni members are benefiting from discounts offered by Alan Kelly in 'Gentlemen Please' in Blackrock, Peter McKenna in 'McKenna Durcan Solicitors', Alan Mc Govern in 'Office1Web.ie', Stuart Endall in 'Crotty Group', Conor Battigan in 'JCDecaux', Michael Shalloe in 'Asset Recruitment'.
Please find contact details on CBC Alumni Group on LinkedIn.
