Happy Monday Folks!

Well we survived our first Showcase at the RDS. It was an excellent event; the response to MYSTONES was fantastic. We got great feedback and lots of interest which we are delighted about.

We moved into a new office on Friday in the Rubicon Center, CIT Campus, Cork, www.rubiconcenter.ie

This is Ireland’s leading innovation hub, geared to help start up business and so it is a great opportunity for any young company.

We are very excited here at MYSTONES to be part of this center as there is great support and mentoring available for young business.

Local Enterprise Office

I would also like to thank the LEO (Local Enterprise Office) for all of their help and support, especially the LEO Cork City which is our local branch.

For all of you start up’s out there the LEO is a great support system and should be engaged with if you want to give your start up the best opportunity.

There is a great mentoring system which can be used to help you with all aspects of setting up and running your own business.

Starting up and then running your own business can be very overwhelming, there are so many factors to consider, so many new faculties to master.  Just because you have started your own business unfortunately does not mean that you are now a master of marketing, accounting, social media, business forecasting,  planning…the list does go on!

Personally, I found that trying to preempt the implications of all decisions further down the line to be very stressful and this often resulted in delayed decision making.

The mentoring support offered by the LEO’s mean that you can talk to seasoned professionals and they will help you take the guess work out of much of your decision making.

They provide focus, which is great!

 

So if you are a new start up or are considering taking the plunge then I would recommend getting in touch with your local enterprise office and starting the conversation.

Good luck in all your future endeavours!