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Business Briefing: Midlands Park Hotel, Brexit supports, LinkedIn courses, and much more

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Congratulations to the Midlands Park Hotel on the recent opening of their state-of-the-art facilities in their newly-refurbished Health and Fitness Club.

View the pictures here: Midlands Park Hotel unveil state-of-the-art facilities in newly-refurbished Health and Fitness Club – Laois Today

Congratulations to Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery, shortlisted in two categories at this year’s FBD Insurance Better Farming Awards for Best Small Sustainable Food Business and Environmental Farmer of the Year.

Laois County Council and Laois Chamber Alliance have collaborated with the Mountrath Town Team to launch the Vacant Commercial Property Incentive Scheme in Mountrath.

This Scheme was initially piloted in Portlaoise in 2021 and launched earlier this year in Portarlington.

New Laois Chamber Alliance president James McElwee spoke on the potential of Laois. 

Weekend Read: New Laois Chamber Alliance president James McElwee on the potential of Laois – Laois Today

Business Supports

Portlaoise Institute offers Excellent range of Part-Time Modules for January.

Attention all Exporters! Further changes are coming on January 31, 2024 due to Brexit.

Portlaoise Institute part time courses

The UK, excluding Northern Ireland, is due to introduce new import declaration requirements and checks on certain goods, including food and other agricultural products.

These are in addition to existing customs formalities and other requirements.

If your business exports to the UK, you now should examine your supply chains to make sure they are ready for these changes.

For more information visit http://gov.ie/brexit

What’s coming up

At Local Enterprise Office Laois’ next LinkedIn Masterclass you’ll learn how to use your LinkedIn profile to find customers and network, develop your profile to its full potential, and set up and manage a company page.

Join their FREE online workshop on Thursday, November 16, from 2pm to 4.30pm.

Register at: T2361 LinkedIn Masterclass – Local Enterprise Office – Laois

Learn how to write compelling tenders with a practical hands-on approach in Local Enterprise Office Laois’ “Winning Public Tenders – Understanding E-Tenders & Public Procurement”.

In-person course on Tuesday, November 21, from 2pm to 5pm, in The CUBE Portlaoise.

Register for your free place here: T2373 Winning Public Tenders – Understanding E-Tenders & Public Procurement – Local Enterprise Office – Laois

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