Event Details 

Date
10th June 2008

Location
St George’s Market, Belfast

Promoted by

• Ulster Community Investment Trust Ltd
  UCIT are the largest provider of Social Finance in Ireland
• Tuath Donegal Community & Local Development Centre
  Lifelong learning centre situated within Letterkenny Institute of Technology
• Ardee Community Development Company Ltd
  Providers of prime office and industrial workspace in Co Louth
  

Objectives

• To provide a platform for Social Enterprise to showcase their products-services
• To provide an opportunity for the Private Sector to develop trade links with the Social Economy
• To raise the profile of the Social Economy through high level media coverage
  

Anticipated Attendance
500-1000 visitors

Geographic Breakdown
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
UK

Tradeshow Organisers
MCI (formerly Ovation Group)
Portside Business Park
Airport Road West
Belfast, BT3 9ED
T +44 28 9045 6451
F +44 28 9045 0534
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Opening Hours
09.30 – 16.30

Meet the Buyer Opportunity
Social Enterprises are encouraged to list, if required, appropriate potential buyers for their products or services. Buyers may fall into a number of different categories, e.g. Government Departments, Private Sector Businesses, and Social Enterprises. This is to ensure that we may, in advance of the event, organise a schedule of meetings for the day.

Pre-Event Exhibition Training

This will be provided free of charge to registered exhibitors at convenient locations.

Interactive Seminars
Seminars will be organised to investigate areas relevant to commerce within the Social Economy:
How to win Business – Public Sector
How to Win Business – Private Sector
Opportunities for the Social Economy
Business Networking and the Social Economy

Why would you want your business to get involved?

• Largest Social Enterprise Event in Ireland featuring 100 of the top Social Enterprises
• First ever All Island Event – attracting significant Media Attention
• Interactive Seminar programme hosted by Industry leaders
• Pre-arranged ‘Meet the Buyer’ sessions
• Business to Business networking opportunities
• Opportunity for the public to view exhibits and make purchases
• Internet zone to direct new clients seeking  information on your products/services
• Key audience of potential customers & opportunity to invite current customers to visit at no cost to them
• Cross Border Market Development Opportunities
• Potential for the development of various Group Purchasing Networks 
• Pre-event exhibition management training seminars (an investment in itself)
  

Visitor Registration

If you would like to attend netWORKS 2008, please register online.

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Download Brochure

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