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WELCOME NOTE Hello and welcome to Connect Business, it gives me great pleasure to present this publication to you this month to celebrate our inaugural Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards. Since the launch of this wonderful event back in January we have had a huge number of nominees from all walks of business in Kerry, and I have to say I am very impressed at the number of ladies out there operating and running very successful business all over the county. We should be very proud of the strong business community we have and the strong network of women that we have spread all over the county. We would like to thank our title sponsors Lee Strand for supporting us in this venture and seeing our vision of recognising the hard working ladies. We would also like to thank our associate and award sponsors all of whom are featured throughout our magazine this evening, we would ask you to take the time to recognise these businesses and support them when you have an opportunity. It’s all about working local and supporting local, we in Connect Kerry are constantly saying keep it local and save a job, There is a turnaround in the economy so let’s start thinking positive and working together to ensure we all grow together and benefit from this turnaround . As we are celebrating women in business this month I would urge you to support your fellow business colleagues, and remind yourself every day Decide what you want, Believe you can have it Believe you deserve it, Believe it possible for you.

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Lee Strand is delighted to sponsor the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards 2015. The awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and recognise the outstanding contribution Kerry women have made and continue to make to the business economy in Kerry and beyond. We are all well aware that working in business can be challenging, but with hard work, vision and dedication it can also be very rewarding. Lee Strand is delighted to announce that we will reach a historic milestone in 2020, when we will celebrate 100 years of business success. What has kept Lee Strand at the forefront of the market has been based on four cornerstones in our business strategy. First and foremost, providing high quality products for our customers. Second, achieving national and international awards in environmental excellence. Third, continuous innovation in production and new product development. Finally, having a strong commitment to keeping it local and supporting the local community. Lee Strand is owned by farmer shareholders, farmers who are all living in our local community, with children and family in our local schools, societies and sporting clubs. We have a strong commitment to give much valued support through various sponsorships in local schools, festivals, charities, events, sport clubs and awards such as the Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards 2015. It is important that we all, as a business community also make an effort to keep it local. Support each other’s businesses and assist in the future growth of the local economy and employment in Kerry. Lee Strand would like to congratulate everyone nominated this year for a Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Award. We would also like to wish continued success to Kerry women working in industry, managing a business and entrepreneurs in the years’ ahead. Finally, Lee Strand would like to acknowledge Margaret Brick, Connect Publications for having the foresight to bring this magnificent celebration of Kerry business women to life.

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Message from Ballyroe Heights Hotel It is a great honour to host the 2015 Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards, We welcome finalists and families from all parts of Kerry to Ballyroe Heights Hotel and wish you all every success at the awards gala evening and that our hospitality contributes to an evening of making connections, and proves fruitful for your business building. It is a privilege to host this inaugural event and hope that old friend ships are renewed and new ones are made. Yours sincerely

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Our MC for the Evening Susan Hayes Susan Hayes is Managing Director of Hayes Culleton and co-author of the very recently published “Positive Economics”, a Leaving Certificate Economics textbook and “The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Financial Freedom” with Penguin Ireland. Hayes Culleton Ltd is an international financial training company that specializes in eLearning development and delivery. Susan introduced the company to the international markets in 2011 and was nominated for the Enterprise Europe Network Rising Star Awards last year. In 2008, she wrote a digitised module called “Introducing Wall Street to the Classroom” to make the stock market approachable and accessible for second level students. Susan regularly contributes to the national and international media including The Sunday Times (Malta), Irish Post (UK), RTE, Newstalk and Today FM (Ireland), as “The Positive Economist” on matters relating to economics, the stock market and entrepreneurship. Susan Hayes, “The Positive Economist”

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Meet the Judges Breda O’Dwyer (BBS, MBA, NCEE Fellow in

Entrepreneurship, Harvard University Certificate in Problem Based Learning, studying for a PhD in Entrepreneurship at the University of Ulster). She leads and manages the Centre of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) at the IT Tralee. Breda has designed and implemented multiple entrepreneurship programmes for different cohorts across the education and business sector. She has worked in both the private and public sector with business start-ups. Breda is a key member of the executive group pioneering entrepreneurship in the Kerry region. She has research interests in the areas of creative problem solving, innovation, the entrepreneurial mindset, design thinking and data management and analytics and has published on same. She has written and published case studies in entrepreneurship with colleagues, which included an award winning case study. She is a director of a family business with operations in the retail and engineering. Breda is a member of the board of directors of both profit and non-profit making organisations. Breda says “I am delighted to be a member of the Lee Strand Kerry Women in Business Awards’ judging panel – an initiative which not only acknowledges and rewards female entrepreneurship in Kerry but with the potential to position and platform them amongst the wider global enterprise network forum’.

Dr McCaffrey MB FRCOG is the Medical Director

and owner of The Scotia Clinic, Tralee which opened in 2002. She is a graduate of University College Cork and was appointed as a Consultant Obstetrician / Gynaecologist at Kerry General Hospital in 1998. Prior to that she was employed as Assistant Master at The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the RCSI. She served as President of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association in 2006, 2007 and is currently a member of The National Council of the IHCA. In the early 90s, Dr McCaffrey worked in London and developed the first medical service for women suffering from Female Genital Mutilation in the world. She also worked in the Fertility service and Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at The Rotunda Hospital on her return to Ireland. The Scotia Clinic, which opened in 2002, is based in Tralee and provides a comprehensive suite of medical services. Initially The Scotia Clinic provided maternity and general gynaecology care. Over the years this has expanded to include fertility treatment and other Specialist Gynaecology / Women’s Health Services. Our Fertility Service includes shared care IVF with a number of Irish and European Clinics. More recently The Scotia Clinic has developed links with American Fertility Clinics to provide high quality surrogacy care for couples needing such specialist services. The Scotia Clinic also provides onsite ultrasound services for early pregnancy, fertility and gynaecology. In recent times a wider suite of services that complement women’s health have evolved at The Scotia Clinic. These include Ppaediatrics, Speech and Language Therapy, Hearing Care, Ophthalmology, Complementary Medicine, Counseling, Physical Therapy and Male Fertility Care. More recently we have opened a psychiatry / mental health clinic with Dr Neelam Afzal MRCPsych, MBBS, DCP. The Scotia Clinic has always strived to be at the forefront of Best Practice, providing the most up to date tests and services in Kerry. We provide Skype and Conference Calls to Clinics abroad. Dr McCaffrey and The Scotia Clinic are supporting the Women in Business Awards in recognition of the hard work that women in Kerry undertake to grow themselves and their businesses in the county.

Teresa Walker Marketing Manager, Lee Strand

Marketing Manager with Lee Strand since 2009, Teresa is responsible for the marketing of the Lee Strand brand portfolio. This role involves the management of consumer campaigns, sponsorships, public relations, event management, social media and branding. Teresa also lectures in Marketing in the Institute of Technology Tralee and has worked as a marketing consultant with many industry sectors. Following a Bachelor of Business in Marketing, Teresa specialised in the area of Brand Management by completing a research Masters in Business. Representing Lee Strand in the judging panel Teresa commented “It was fantastic to review the nominations of so many successful women working in business in Kerry. The decision was tough, as all nominees were worthy winners for their own individual and business achievements. Key business milestones; business achievements; business strategy; future goals; product/service innovations and the impact of their business to the local area were some of the factors that were considered when judging”.

Caroline McEnery Owner of the Hr Suite has a

Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of Limerick. Caroline is CIPD accredited and is a member of the Mediator’s Institute of Ireland and has recently been appointed as an Adjudicator designate in the Workplace Relations Commission and is a Commissioner on the Low Pay Commission as well as extensive experience within various industries over the past 15 years, prior to her starting up her own company in 2009. Caroline set up the company to respond to the demand for HR advice, business advice, support and guidance required by small and medium sized enterprises. Through the Company, Caroline has had exposure to all sectors of businesses from retail, hospitality, construction, tourism and finance and is fully adept at analyzing business and human resource requirements for these clients and meeting their specific needs. I am delighted to be part of the judging panel for the Kerry Women in Business awards, it is a wonderful to be able to celebrate the amazing talented business women and enterprises we have in Kerry.

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MEET THE MANAGER of the Irish Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at the ITT like the larger urban centres can. The Wild Atlantic Way initiative especially brings new opportunities for Kerry’s tourism industry.

Mary Rose Stafford is the Manager of the Irish Academy of Hospitality & Tourism at the ITT whilst also the Head of Department of the Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Department at the Institute, Mary Rose also currently serves of the board of Fáilte Ireland, to which she was appointed in 2013 by Minister Varadkar. She has fifteen years national and international hotel management experience, working with establishments in New York, London, Dublin and Kerry. She also has a comparable number of years experience in third level education. Mary Rose is the author of two books and numerous academic papers, and is passionate about the tourism industry in Ireland - and more importantly, the people who work in it. How important is the tourism industry in Kerry? Tourism is not just something that happens in hotels and at visitor sites - in Kerry it is an industry that is actually everyone’s business. One in four jobs in the county are directly supported by tourism and countless more are linked indirectly. In fact, tourism is the one industry we can count on to provide and maintain the local jobs that support local families and businesses. We’re all involved in a way - every family has someone who’s either directly or indirectly linked to tourism in Kerry. And we all need to do our part in looking after our most valuable asset - the natural environment - and looking after the visitors who come to enjoy it. The tourism industry is even more important to Kerry because of the jobs it can generate in more rural locations that may not otherwise attract any significant economic activity

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What is the ITT’s role in tourism? The ITT plays a central role in supporting the tourism industry, providing specific training and education to ensure a high standard of skills and talent are available to the sector. Most tourism businesses in the county have graduates from the ITT. We train hundreds of students each year - and in a county so dependent on tourism, we can never have enough graduates. Fáilte Ireland and the Higher Education Authority fund our programmes but we also work very closely with industry in finding new funding opportunities through Skillsnet and Springboard. We were the only college in Ireland in the last three years to receive Springboard funding to train chefs for the industry. I believe we were successful in this because of our external engagement with the industry and that we listened to their needs and requirements . The key is to stay relevant and ensure our graduates have the talents and competencies that industry

requires. All of our programmes at the IT Tralee have a work based learning element so our students are well prepared for the workforce. What is great about these courses is that successful students are guaranteed employment in the sector - in fact, the demand is so high that many of them get job offers before they even finish their courses. The ITT delivers a wider range of training from one year courses at Higher Certificate to Degree, Honours Degree to Masters and PhD. Depending on their course of study, students can enter the college through the CAO but also direct entry through industry nominations. We specialise in the delivery of culinary arts, adventure tourism, travel & tourism, hospitality studies and management and tour guiding. What does the Irish Academy of Hospitality and Tourism (IAHT) do? The Irish Academy of Hospitality and Tourism was set up in 2012 to deliver continuous professional development for the tourism and hospitality sector and to deliver applied research to support the industry. The IAHT is guided by an advisory board of senior executives from the Irish Hotels Federation, Irish Hospitality Institute, Restaurant Association of Ireland, Vintners Federation of Ireland, Fáilte Ireland, Kerry County Council as well as leading academics from University of Strathclyde in Scotland and University of Waikato in New Zealand. We are training the next generation of hotel managers all over Ireland, from Sligo to Dublin to Wexford - and of course, Kerry, as part of our suite of continuous professional development programmes. We created the Trainee Hotel Manager Development Programme in collaboration with the Irish Hotels Federation, Fáilte Ireland and the Irish Hospitality Institute. We are the only facility in Ireland providing this BA in Hotel Management programme and we have students travelling from all over Ireland to

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the Institute to complete their studies. The students are nominated by their hotel to take part, and they attend college for intensive blocks of study. Along with on-site study at the ITT students complete online modules and work-based learning to complete their degree in hotel management over three years. They also have the opportunity to complete a fourth year if they wish to pursue an honours degree. The IAHT also supports and drives the research capacity of the ITT in the tourism sector and we work on a number of research and development projects with both the private and public sector at a local, national and international level. What does your job involve? I manage the IAHT and the Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Department. I have a great team of professionals around me, who bring and share an amazing combination of industry experience, passion and academic expertise with our students and industry partners. It is a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to work closely with the tourism industry and communities to constantly develop our tourism experience at a regional and also at a national level. The most important aspect of my job is to ensure the delivery of a high standard of education and to make sure that we are aligned to industry needs to ensure they have the

Connect | Cover Story workforce to deliver excellent service to our visitors. Some other key projects I am involved in include; -participating in the steering committee for the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs for the Hospitality Sector. This will deliver a report to inform future skills requirements to 2020 to ensure Ireland continues to provide excellent standards of service for our industry; -working closely with Kerry County Council on developing a tourism strategy for the county and support a number of initiatives in collaboration with them; - developing and launching the ‘Tourism Insight’ online module for second level transition year students in collaboration with the Irish Hospitality Institute and Fáilte Ireland; - working with the Valentia Island community and the Department of Heritage on an international project around the Transatlantic Cable story. So how does Maryrose chill when away from all this? I am lucky enough to live on Banna Beach, so come rain, hail or sunshine I get out there as often as I can to enjoy the wind, the waves, the sunsets, the calm and the storms……and I have to admit I am an avid soccer fan, so I am looking forward to next season’s Premiership, Champions League and Euro 2016.

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EU PROJECT PROMOTING FOOD INNOVATION TRADEIT stands for: Traditional Foods, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Transfer Between 2014 and 2016, the TRADEIT team will organise events across Europe to support traditional food producing enterprises, especially those in the dairy, meat and bakery sectors. The project aims to kick start innovation and knowledge sharing in an accessible and practical way. Traditional foods represent a growing segment of the EU food market. Consumers are increasingly aware of the food chain, the value food provenance and the benefits of purchasing locally. This expanding market brings its own particular set of challenges. The predominantly small- to micro-scale food companies in the artisan and craft sectors are typically under-resourced which limits opportunities for involvement in innovation and knowledge sharing. These activities are one of the keys to capitalising on the current market opportunities. TRADEIT led Dr. Helena McMahon at the Institute of Technology Tralee was set-up to help small and medium-sized traditional food enterprises to effectively engage in innovation for growth, competitiveness and a sustainable future. Whats on offer from Tradeit In total, over 70 training events and workshops are on offer for SME food producers in Europe. These events address pricing strategies, labelling, marketing, food safety, product development, plant design, business models and supply chain. The events bring together small and medium-sized enterprises, experts and technology providers. During brokerage events, which are foucsed on thematic areas (e.g. Dairy, Meat, Bakery, Sustainability and Packaging) enterprises can network, explore emerging trends, acquire new technologies and develop partnerships. Companies from across Europe have participated in these events, with several companies are already exploring new partnerships as a result of engaging with TRADEIT. The Irish Brokerage Event is focused on the area of food safety and quality and will take place at IT Tralee on September 30th. The

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TRADEIT Marketplace hosts the business profiles of SMEs and Technology providers from across Europe which are seeking and offering partnerships, tehcnology and business opportutinties. Interested in attending one of the events and making new connections? Join the TRADEIT network and get involved https:// marketplace.tradeitnetwork.eu Is there a wide network? The TRADEIT network is a European wide network, with a reach of ~200,000 stakeholders including food researchers, policy organisations, consumers, technology providers, entrepreneurial and food producers networks and individual SMEs. The network is evolving and dynamic, network members can both benefit from the TRADEIT support and event offering and provide input to the project. For example, 320 traditional food enterprises in Europe recently prioritised current business and technology related needs and the barriers to growth. This information was used to inform the design of current project events, including those that are run from the Irish Hub based at Institute of Technology Tralee. Entrepreneurial mind-set for researchers In addition to the events directed at small and medium-sized enterprises, the project has key pillar of activity dedicated to supporting food researchers. An intensive entrepreneurial academy will take place in Italy in 2015 to provide researchers with an entrepreneurial mind-set and skills to collaborate with industry. Food researchers will learn how to commercialise research outputs, because they develop the technologies of tomorrow. This Summer Academy has been developed by the Centre for Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship (CEED), managed by Breda o Dwyer at IT Tralee, the TRADEIT European lead on developing a model of

best practice for entrepreneurial Food Research Centers. Want to get involved in the TRADEIT network? For free subscription, go to www. tradeitnetwork.eu and receive the specific information that is relevant to your business. In addition, you can contact one of the nine local hubs in Europe. Local hub advisors are available to discuss your business, your needs and to explore how TRADEIT can develop and deliver support, tailored to the needs of your business. They can also provide more information about upcoming workshops or other events that you can join. The Irish Hub is located at IT Tralee and the TRADEIT team is available to support you. TRADEIT is developing a priority listing of the research and innovation needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which upon completion will be presented to the European Commission in the form of a research and innovation agenda. The objective is to influence future funding programs for the benefit of the traditional food sector. Innovation, business and technology requirements of small companies are very different from those of larger food producers. If you have an idea or topic for future research that can help your business or the sector we are really keen to hear from you - please contactinfo@tradeitnetwork.eu. Last but not least, the TRADEIT team developed the present magazine â€˜Taste of Scienceâ€™. Taste of Science communicates emerging trends and technologies that are relevant and accessible for small and medium-sized enterprises in the food sector. The TRADEIT network sources the articles of the magazine Website: www.tradeitnetwork.eu, http://www.tasteofscience.com

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Women in business Investing in yourself As well as being hugely rewarding and satisfying being a woman in business also brings its challenges as many are juggling multiple roles and responsibilities. The Seven Dimensions of Wellness* model provides a useful tool to help you assess your life, to remind you of the strengths and resources you possess as well as areas you could develop further. If you notice that you are focusing the majority of your energy in a specific area such as your occupation then you will soon discover that your work life balance is out of kilter. Use the following wellness categories to audit your work-life balance. 1. Intellectual Wellness – Are you opening your mind to new ideas and experiences? Engage your mind; learn about new concepts, improve skills and seek challenges; read a new book, have new experiences, keep up-to-date on current affairs. Apply new learnings to your life. 2. Physical Wellness – Are you taking part in physical fitness and health promoting activities? Protect your health. Eat a balanced diet, have regular health check-ups, exercise, get enough sleep and avoid unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking, drugs etc.

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR AWARD SPONSORS The HR Suite are delighted to be a sponsor and part of the inaugural Kerry Women in Business awards. It is a wonderful opportunity to recognise and showcase the amazing talented business women of Kerry and celebrate their successes. The HR suite is managed by Caroline McEnery who has over 20 year’ experience in providing HR Services to business throughout Ireland. We have a team of Independent HR Consultants together with a dedicated Employment Law Department headed up by a qualified and experienced Employment Law Barrister.

John Canty & Co is a firm of Chartered Accountants, located in the heart of the business district on Denny St., Tralee. John Canty is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) with past experience in some of Ireland’s leading accountancy and tax firms. Our local team comprises of 50% female staff that play an integral role in providing friendly and highly professional services to our growing client base. In recent years there has been a huge surge in new business start-ups, despite the difficult economic environment. Women have been, and remain, at the forefront of the new wave of entrepreneurs in Ireland; many have already established hugely successful businesses. We see Connect Kerry Lee Strand Women in Business Awards as an ideal opportunity to recognise the diverse range of female talent and entrepreneurial spirit of women in Kerry.

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The TRADEIT network is a wide European network, with a reach of ~200,000 stakeholders including f food researchers, policy organisations, consumers, technology providers, entrepreneurial and food producer’s networks and individual SMEs. Small and medium-sized enterprises in the network benefit from the TRADEIT support and event offering and also provide input to the project. For example, 320 traditional food enterprises in Europe recently prioritised current business and technology related needs and the barriers to growth. This information was used to inform the design of current project events, including those that are run from the Irish Hub based at Institute of Technology Tralee. We are delighted to support the Food Manufacturing award category.

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The Kerry Businesswomen’s Network has gone from strength to strength particularly over the past two years and is now per population, one of Ireland’s largest female networking organisations. Businesswomen from various professional backgrounds, from all over Kerry now attend the monthly meetings which vary in style and content. The organisation is passionate about providing high quality profile events which deliver information, education and support resources. The unique quality of KBN is the blend of professions, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers and business minded women who have joined the organisation. It is indeed a great honour to participate and support the Awards We sincerely hope that this event is something we can look forward to on an annual basis and we would be delighted to continue to support the Connect Kerry Awards night as they honour and highlight the skills and true professionalism of businesswomen throughout Kerry.

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1938 - 2015 Hannons are delighted to be the sponsor of the Fashion category Awards 2015. As women it is important to highlight and give Kerry business women a platform. Kerry women are driven and passionate about their work, Our County has the best selection of Independent Fashion Stores in Ireland. This is another focus we need to bring as reason to visit Kerry. It is important to support awards like KFW and Connect Kerry Women in Business awards, and to give you a pat on the back and show the rest of Ireland how good we are. Congratulations and well done to all Kerry Business Women. It’s always worth travelling to Hannons of Castleisland.

We are delighted to support this initiative which will showcase ladies in business all over the county, it’s a wonderful opportunity for them to promote themselves and we are always delighted to encourage new businesses starting out or do our best to assist the mature businesses with their requirements, so best of luck to you all on the 5th.

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Irish TV. At Irish TV we are all about local, local news local stories promoting what’s happening in your county so it’s wonderful to be associated with this event and we look forward to talking to lots of wonderful women in business on June 5th, continued success to you all in your business. The Scotia Clinic, which opened in 2002, is based in Tralee and provides a comprehensive suite of medical services. Initially The Scotia Clinic provided maternity and general gynaecology care. Over the years this has expanded to include fertility treatment and other Specialist Gynaecology / Women’s Health Services. Our Fertility Service includes shared care IVF with a number of Irish and European Clinics. More recently The Scotia Clinic has developed links with American Fertility Clinics to provide high quality surrogacy care for couples needing such specialist services. The Scotia Clinic also provides onsite ultrasound services for early pregnancy, fertility and gynaecology. Dr McCaffrey and The Scotia Clinic are delighted to be supporting the Women in Business Awards in recognition of the hard work that women in Kerry undertake to grow themselves and their businesses in the county. Action COACH Business Coaching is passionate about helping business owners and their teams reach their full potential. We work with progressive business owners who are ready to take their business to the next level. We educate business leaders as well as their teams in areas such as Planning, Finances, Team Building and Sales. Our clients enjoy increased profits, happier and more productive teams and more free time to do the things that they want to do. We encourage our clients to enter awards for four main reasons: 1. outside recognition for the owners and teams achievements 2. Applying gives the owners & team a chance to reflect on Success to date and gives optimism for the future 3. Being a finalist or winner of a category gives PR opportunity And can lead to longer client/customer retention and referrals 4. It motivates the owners and teams to maintain and Improve standards Too often business owner’s focus on what’s not going well in their business but it’s very important to acknowledge and celebrate successes. Entering awards gives businesses the chance to do that. We are delighted to have the opportunity to support and celebrate female entrepreneurs in Kerry and wish them every success.

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So you want publicity for your brand? Then - be professional, write like a journalist and think like a reader. I have been working as a professional PR practitioner for over 25 years and, despite the changing media landscape, the question I get asked the most is . . . ‘How can I get into the papers”? Normally I am asked this, after the individual or company has made several unsuccessful attempts to secure coverage for their brand / company / themselves!. So if you want to secure positive PR / publicity, you need to do the following ... 1. BE PROFESSIONAL Public Relations - (PR) is reputation management. One of the ways you can build the reputation of your brand, is by securing positive publicity. As everything you do represents your brand, you must approach this professionally. The first step is to research the media and their audiences. Identify which media communicates with your target customers / publics and then devise your PR strategy. The next step is to learn how to write the perfect news release. (More about this below) Then visualize it . . . It always helps to illustrate a story - and sometimes a clever photograph can bump up the news value of an otherwise dull story. As the cliche goes . . . a good photograph is worth a thousand words. But, also note that badly taken photographs just say you don’t know what you are doing or, worse, don’t care how you visually communicate your brand. So my best advice is to switch off your i-phone (or the ‘expensive’ camera you bought in Duty Free) and hire a professional press photographer. Remember also

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that photographs are no longer limited to print media, as now on line news sites, blogs, social media as well as most radio stations, TV channels require quality imagery. 2. WRITE LIKE A JOURNALIST Learn how to write a good news release. The key word here is ‘news’. It is essential that you put your news in easy to understand language, in the opening sentence of the release. Who, what, where, why, when and how. All in the first two lines. Then give contact details on your brand/event. Other information, such as quotations from company personnel, background information, should be supplied if relevant, but it is best to be succinct, relevant and ideally under 500 words. Although we all do . . . it’s best practice not to use un-necessary adjectives (fabulous, amazing, sensational etc) and it is essential you are accurate, truthful and can spell! Lastly give contact details in case the journalist needs more information/clarification or an interview. 3. THINK LIKE A READER Newspapers do not exist to print news releases or give free publicity ! They are reader focussed - so you need to be also. Ask yourself what would the reader be interested in? Obviously readers of different publications / sites have different interests, so you need to create angles and tailor your news accordingly if you wish to secure coverage.

Orla Diffily, MPRII, is owner of Upfront PR. www.upfrontpr.com Based in Kerry, Upfront PR manages PR and events for clients in the hospitality, fashion, food, lifestyle, travel and property industries. Upfront PR also give tailored in house training courses on Public Relations and Media Management.

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