EVENT DETAILS:
Date: September 11th (Wednesday)
Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm – followed by light supper
Venue: Hotel Kilmore, Cavan
Theme: Unlocking Success: Mastering Pricing and Business Growth
Hospitality: Tea coffee & Sweet Treats on arrival: Light supper to end the event.
Fee to attend:
BOOKING – ESSENTIAL for Members & Non-Members
About the Event
“Unlocking Success: Mastering Pricing and Business Growth” is the theme for our September 11th Cavan Women in Business Network Meeting when those in attendance will hear the inspirational story of an award-winning business woman who grew the family business to a multimillion-euro enterprise. While an expert on business development will advise on getting the price of your product / service right.
“Cleaning up by cleaning up” is what Tipperary based Ryans Cleaning have done over the past 40 years. Their CEO, Aisling Ryan, is our guest speaker at the September Cavan Women in Business Network and she will share the very interesting and inspirational story of how Ryans Cleaning has grown from humble beginnings in Tipperary to the multimillion-euro enterprise it is today. Our second speaker is Francis Verling who has over 30 years advising business owners on business development. He will give a mini workshop on the theme “Price Right – Because You’re Worth It!”
Speakers
Aisling Ryan
CEO Ryans Cleaning
Cleaning Up by Cleaning Up
Aisling Ryan is the dynamic CEO of Ryans Cleaning, the leading company in the sports, festivals, and events industries both at home here in Ireland and in the UK. With 40 years of dedicated service, Ryans Cleaning has grown from humble beginnings in Tipperary to a multimillion-euro enterprise it is today.
The business started with “Féile The Trip to Tipp” in their hometown of Thurles. This is where her parents, Pat and Phil, saw the gap in the market and Ryans Cleaning was born. Steadily, with the support of their family they built their business and its reputation considerably. Aisling can’t remember a period when she was not working at shows and on-sites during the summer holidays since her early years and learned about every aspect of the business from the bottom up.
Ryans Cleaning is one of Ireland's best family business success stories of this era and in 2023, Aisling was honoured with the title 'Family Businesswoman of the Year' at the prestigious IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards, marking a significant milestone in her career.
Passionate about mentoring, motivating, and supporting other women in business, Aisling's strategic vision and commitment to excellence continue to drive Ryans Cleaning to new heights.
Francis Verling
Verling Consulting, www.verling.ie
“Price Right – Because You’re Worth It!”
Francis Verling is the lead consultant at Verling Consulting, a management consulting practice based in Blackrock, Co. Louth.
With over thirty years’ experience in business, working with micro-enterprises and ‘owner-managers’ on all aspects of business development, Francis specialises in mentoring and training in the areas of business strategy, planning and management and helps his clients to think more, plan more, and do more.
Francis works with the Local Enterprise Offices network, including Cavan, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Limerick, Louth, Meath and Monaghan. To date he has completed over seven hundred mentoring assignments and delivered training to over one thousand businesses. Francis has extensive experience of industry sectors including the Creative Industries, Engineering, Food & Drink, Health & Beauty, Retail and Hospitality.
According to Francis, “Determining the right price for your product or service can be one of the most challenging tasks any business faces, all the more so if, you’re a Start-up. In competitive markets, getting your price right can be the difference between success and failure”.
This mini workshop from Francis at the Cavan Women in Business Network will preview LEO Cavan’s upcoming “Price Right – Because You’re Worth It!”, a short course focusing on Costing & Pricing your product or service and part of the autumn series of courses. At the preview he will introduce some of the course’s key topics including Pricing Strategies, and refining your Customer Value Proposition.
The “Price Right – Because You’re Worth It! course will cover:
- Cost analysis – fixed costs and variable costs
- Costing & Pricing Models
- Break Even Analysis
- The Forces on Price
- The Customer Value Proposition
- Pricing with confidence
A more in-depth course will be given by Francis as part of the Autumn series of courses from Local Enterprise Office Cavan. The course will run on Zoom over 2 evenings – September 25th & 26th, costs just €15 and can be booked by Clicking Here.
Tara McGovern
Business Advisor, Local Enterprise Office Cavan
Local Enterprise Office Cavan is for people who are interested in starting up a new business and for existing businesses who are looking to grow. Tara Humphreys will tell you how Local Enterprise Office Can Help You.
Margaret McKeon-Boyle
Managing Director / Founder, Extensive PR
Margaret is the coordinator of Cavan Women in Business Network on behalf of Local Enterprise Office Cavan. She will be the Master of Ceremonies for this event.
Outline Itinerary
Unlocking Success: Mastering Pricing and Business Growth
6:00pm Registration & networking over coffee & Sweet treats
Photos taken for local media and for social media
6:30pm Guests move to the seated area for presentations
6:35pm Margaret McKeon-Boyle, coordinator of Cavan Women in Business Network & MC for evening
6:45pm Tara McGovern, Business Advisor, Local Enterprise Office Cavan: “Supports for Businesses”
6:50pm Mini Workshop by Francis Verling on ‘Price Right – Because You’re Worth It!’
7:20pm Aisling Ryan, Ryans Cleaning on “Cleaning up by Cleaning Up”
8:00pm Wrap up - Margaret McKeon-Boyle
Details of next event – National Women’s Enterprise Day on October 17th
8:15pm Light supper & Networking
9:30pm Finish
