.Tralee Chamber Alliance CEO Kieran Ruttledge, Jim Garvey of Garvey Group and Brendan Kennelly of Kerry’s Eye at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
OVER 70 family businesses were represented at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (CEED) Family Business Conference in the IT Tralee on Thursday.
The event was designed to tease out what it takes to make a family business work and look at some successful second generation businesses that are thriving here in Kerry.
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The conference which was titled ‘Design -Plan – Succeed – The Guide to a Successful Transition for Your Family Business, and was organised in association with the EU funded TRADEIT Food Producer Support Network and Tralee Chamber Alliance.
Attendees got the opportunity to learn from thought and family business leaders on their experience of family business, sharing insights and top tips for success during Q&A sessions throughout.
One of the day’s highlights included a panel of local second generation businesses who discussed their experience when taking on the family business and how design, planning and innovation is essential for success. These businesses included The Garvey Group, Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa, C.H. Chemists and Kerry’s Eye.
Twenty-five conference participants also took part in a ‘Design Thinking’ workshop led by Steve Conlon founder of Design Marketing Management to ensure they were armed with the necessary tools to plan for the future of their business and beyond.
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.Lisa O’Carroll, Kerry LEO and Jennifer Scanlon, Coco Boutique in Listowel at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean.John Paul O’Connor of Sásta Sausages and Bernice Hoffman of Dowlings Tralee at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Melanie Harty, Harty’s Foods, Breeda Hurley and Mairead Hurley, ABC Cleaning at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Michael Gleeson from Trade IT and John Crean, Park South Farms at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Josie O’Donnell, O’Donnell’s Bakery, Killorglin and Aine O’Dwyer, O’Dwyer’s Mace, Camp, at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot CreanMary B Teahan, Irish Drain Services, Brian Looby, Peregreen Energy, Sean Buckley, The Arbutus Hotel, Killarney, John McEnery, JMac Office Solutions and Donal O’Sullivan, Cleaning Doctor, cleaning and restoration at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean.Kate Counihan of Dan Counihan Orthodontists and John Edwards, Wild Water Adventures at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot CreanCarol Collins IT Tralee and Noreen O’Mahony, Kerry County Council at the CEED event in the Solas Building in IT Tralee on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean
