Establishinganonline presenceforyourbusiness

A SEMINAR taking place in Wicklow County Campus, Rathnew will help participants to understand and determine the best approach to establishing and increase their online presence and trade online.

Local Enterprise Office Wicklow have organised the free event taking place on Wednesday, May 23, from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m..

Consumer behaviour is changing and online spending is increasing rapidly. There is a big opportunity for Irish businesses to grow and access a wider market, expand their business and create more jobs. Statistics suggest that only 32 per cent of small companies are engaged in e-commerce sales in Ireland and that 70 per cent of the €850,000 spent online by Irish consumers per hour is going overseas.

The ‘ Trading Online Voucher’ scheme, financed by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment aims to encourage small businesses to develop their online presence through a website or digital marketing strategy by availing of a Trading Online Voucher of up to €2,500 or 50 per cent of their eligible expenditure, whichever is the lesser. Businesses looking to apply for the Trading Online Voucher must be trading for a minimum of twelve months to qualify, employ less than 10 employees and be located in County Wicklow.

The trainer for the half day event will be Noel Davidson of The Entrepreneurs Academy. He will cover why your business need to be online, how to target customers, making yourself visible in online searches, setting up your website, a live demo in WordPress, social media marketing, information on the Online Trading Voucher and top tips on how to fill in the application form.