Tech
Check co-ordinator appointed
Fingal County Enterprise Board has recently appointed a new Tech Check
Co-ordinator to further develop the successful Tech-Check programme
it has been running for businesses throughout Fingal over the past year.
To date over 70 businesses in Fingal have already benefitted from Tech
Check, and with the appointment of Pauline Lavin as the new co-ordinator
this number is expected to grow even more in the coming months.
Tech-Check is an independent expert service for small business owners
and managers which aims to help them improve their business through
the use of technology. With the current economic slowdown, Irish companies
are set to become even more reliant on technology and e-commerce to
remain competitive.
Pauline, a former international marketing and trade co-ordinator for
Invest NI and BRITE Programme co-ordinator, explained how the programme
works: “When a company completes the on-line application form
they’ll be matched with a Tech Check advisor from our panel of
experienced mentors.
“After meeting the client face-to-face to assess how the company
is using existing technologies, the advisor prepares an action plan
for the company, with practical suggestions on how it can get more out
of existing resources. Finally, the advisor meets the client a second
time, to discuss future investment,” she said.
According to Pauline, “the end result of Tech Check is a set of
practical measures covering phone systems and computer systems which
companies can use to get more out of existing technology and make carefully
chosen and planned investment in new technology.”
The Tech Check programme is strongly recommended by the County and City
Enterprise Boards for all small-to-medium sized businesses. Thanks to
significant subsidies from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
the cost of participating for local companies is only €150.
More
information about the programme is available by e-mailing techcheck@fingalceb.ie
or by visiting www.fingalceb.ie
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