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Inishowen firms urged to enter
awards
09.08.07
ENTREPRENEURS from
Inishowen are being urged to enter their businesses
in the prestigious Donegal Enterprise Awards.
There have been no winners from the peninsula since
the competition began ten years ago and the County
Enterprise Board wants to encourage as many
nominations from small firms in the area as
possible.
“We know that there are a lot of Inishowen
businesses that are punching above their weight, and
we’d like to see them take the opportunity presented
by the awards to raise their profiles locally and
nationally. |
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"This is a great chance
to put your company on the map” said Enterprise
Board chief executive Michael Tunney.
The Board supports enterprise across Donegal
providing services such as mentoring, business
information, training and finance.
The awards were instituted in 1997 and |
are aimed at small and
micro-businesses in Donegal. Firms can be nominated
in a number of categories including innovation,
business growth, business achievement and exports.
An overall county award is made to one of the
category winners each year, and this company goes on
to represent Donegal in the national finals.
This year the Board has added a new Business
Employee of the Year category to recognise employees
who contribute to the success of local companies.
The county award winner for 2007 was Killygordon-based
Pat Lafferty of Multicrete Precast Concrete, which
designs and manufactures products such as windows
and sills for the construction industry. Pat will
represent Donegal in the national finals in
September.
To nominate your company for any of these awards
please contact Michael Tunney, CEO on 074 9160735 or
email
mtunney@donegalenterprise.ie . Alternatively,
you can visit the County Enterprise Board’s website
at
www.donegalenterprise.ie and download an
entry form. |
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