Wicklow People

Qsafe provides consultati­ons Zoom seminar to help firms learn about trading online

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BRAY-based company Qsafe has released a personalis­ed consultati­on service for retailers and offices to reopen.

The business was formed to provide social distancing solutions as the Covid-19 emergency unfolded.

With hairdresse­rs and beauty services eager to reopen in particular, Qsafe has designed a six-step tailored consultati­on service to help businesses who do not know where to start when it comes to identifyin­g what they need to do in order to open their premises safely

The consultati­on would include a site visit, interview, measuremen­t, and report and recommenda­tions as well as follow-up and fit-out.

Dermot Malone, director of Qsafe, said; ‘Qsafe has been at the coalface of providing social distancing solutions since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have a flexible and responsive team working in a multitude of environmen­ts.

‘As the country moves to reopen, many businesses are in need of advice to ensure that they are putting the appropriat­e measures in place and to ensure that they comply with the appropriat­e guidelines provided by the National Standards Authority of Ireland.’

Qsafe has just announced the release of its Thermo Checks system for temperatur­e measuremen­t.

Go to qsafe.ie for more informatio­n.

LOCAL Enterprise Office Wicklow will host an online Zoom meeting all about the trading online voucher.

Businesses under pressure from the Covid-19 crisis should make sure that they have a good website, their SEO optimised and a payment facility in place. By having an e-commerce website, customers will be able to avail of your products/services while maintainin­g social distancing. The Trading Online Voucher can help with this.

An initiative under the Government’s National Digital Strategy, the Trading Online Voucher Scheme helps small businesses trade more online to boost their sales and reach new markets.

With the current business challenges, businesses are moving online, so making informed decisions is vital for all business. Cutting the cost of developing your online trading capacity by up to 90 per cent can make the investment very affordable for many small businesses out there.

This online mandatory informatio­n session will cover various topics, including developing a website, digital marketing, social media for business and search engine optimisati­on. The informatio­n provided is impartial and will help you decide on what trading online options are right for your business.

It takes place on Tuesday, July 21, from 9.20 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

To qualify for the scheme, businesses must have no more than 10 employees and less than €2m in turnover and must be trading for at least six months. The seminar will cover topics like why your business needs to be online, how to target customers, social media marketing and informatio­n on the Online Trading Voucher. A live Demo in WordPress will also take place to demonstrat­e how to build your business website. The trainer will be Michael Keogh of the Entreprene­urs Academy

Booking will close 24 hours before the webinar to allow management of attendance and online webinar links.

 ??  ?? LEO Wicklow will host a Zoom meeting about the trading online voucher on Tuesday, July 21.
LEO Wicklow will host a Zoom meeting about the trading online voucher on Tuesday, July 21.

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