Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock T.D. Today (Thursday) announced that the latest "Building a Business on Your Ideas" free seminar will take place in Cork Institute of Technology on Thursday 26th January 2012.
The seminar is aimed at the ‘small business’ community, entrepreneurs and inventors. The series of seminars is organised by the Patents Office, in cooperation with The Enterprise Europe Network, Enterprise Ireland and the County Enterprise Boards and the local Institute of Technology.
Minister Sherlock said: "these seminars provide a valuable source of information for those businesses and individuals who either wish to turn their ideas into businesses or to grow their existing businesses.
"The seminars are Government sponsored and aim to inform businesses, inventors and innovators of the supports available to them and I would encourage them all to avail of this opportunity.
"Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and now more than ever they need every support they can to start and grow the businesses that will create the jobs of the future,’ Minister Sherlock concluded.
The seminars will focus on:-
• how business should be aware of and can exploit the value of Intellectual Property (Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright) and
• the support structures that are available for small businesses and start-ups from the State and Europe.
Expert speakers from the private sector will include a Patent Attorney, a representative from a company named ‘Technology from Ideas’, a representative from the Industry, Research and Development Group, a local entrepreneur and an expert on branding.
Speakers from the public sector will include representatives from the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland, County Enterprise Boards, the Enterprise Europe Network and the local Institute of Technology.
The next seminar will take place on Thursday 26th January 2012 in Cork Institute of Technology.
Admission to the seminar is free but pre-booking is essential. Places can be reserved online at http://patentsofficecorkseminar.eventbrite.com or by contacting the Patents Office at (056) 7720111 or Lo-Call 1890 220223 or by e-mail to patlib@patentsoffice.ie.
The seminar will start at 9.10am and finish at 4.30pm with a break for lunch from 12.50 to 13.50pm. There will be an opportunity to meet and talk with the speakers during the lunch and coffee breaks and from 4.00pm to 4.30pm.
Further information on the seminars and contact details can be found at http://www.patentsoffice.ie/en/building-a-business-on-your-ideas.aspx or by calling the Patents Information Centre at LoCall 1890 220223 or 056 7720111.