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Welcome
Welcome the GreenEntrepreneur.ie. Come on in to find how other Entrepreneurs are using Green Initiatives to:
- Improve Cost Savings to their business.
- Make their products and services more noticeable and attractive to potential customers.
- Explore and enter new Business Opportunities.
Conference News
The 2009 Green Entrepreneur Conference took place in The Blue Haven Hotel, Kinsale on November 6th, 2009. This inaugral conference was a great success! Thank you to all who both attended and presented at the conference. A copy of the presentation slides can be found here. The conference was chaired by Prof. Gerry Wrixon (read an Interview with Prof. Gerry Wrixon) and featured lot's of real case studies from entrepreneurs who have profitably "greened" their business ventures. Speakers included:
- Prof. Gerry Wrixon - Chairman
- John Keohane - MD Verde Auto
- John Hayes - UCC
- Dudley Stewart - MEGA
- Liam Kelly - CEO, Nualight
- Declan Cronin - MD, James Sheehan Assoc.
- Joe O'Carroll - MD, Imperative Energy
- Ciaran Fitzgerald - MD, The Blue Haven Collection
- Simon Coveney - TD, Fine Gael
- Dan Boyle - Chariman, Green Party
- Alan Coleman - MCC, Fianna Fail
Find out more about The Green Entrepreneurs Conference.
Featured Case Studies
Liam Kelly, CEO of Nualight - a Cork-based retail lighting manufacturer - talks about how his company profits from the "green agenda". Nualight helps retailers to make big savings, adhere to environmental standards and lower their carbon footprint. And his company is attracting a lot of investment.
Read More about Nualight.
Ciaran Fitzgerald, the Managing Director of The Blue Haven Collection - a group of Hotels, guesthouses and bars based in Kinsale, Cork - is first and foremost a business person. His focus is knowing his business - and running it profitably. Any green investments need to provide a return to his business. Find out how he harnessed green initiatives to propel his business forward.
Read more about The Blue Haven.
John Keohane - Managing Director of Verde Autos - Designs, manufacture and sells Electric Cars and other Electric vehicles for the Irish Market. He is working with an innovative product, an infrastructure that has yet to appear and a customer mindset that has yet to be convinced. So, where does he see his business opportunity?
Read more about Verde Auto.
