NMD Labour Market Partnership delivers business masterclasses

Almost 100 businesses across Newry, Mourne and Down recently availed of two free business masterclasses in Newry and Downpatrick

The Masterclasses were delivered by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Labour Market Partnership (LMP), funded by the Department for Communities.

Bronagh Lennon, Gary McDonald and Maeve Finnegan, (Front ltor) Siobhan Walsh, Cllr Valerie Harte, Chairperson, NMD Council and Clare Vallely.

placeholder image — Bronagh Lennon, Gary McDonald and Maeve Finnegan, (Front ltor) Siobhan Walsh, Cllr Valerie Harte, Chairperson, NMD Council and Clare Vallely.

The full house of attendees were provided with practical tips and advice to support business growth in areas including brand awareness, visual merchandising, digital marketing, upselling, online selling, customer service and employment retention.

In Newry guests heard from Clare Vallely from Kukoon, in conversation with journalist Gary McDonald while in Downpatrick, Gary was in conversation with Pete Boyle from Argento.

Both events had presentations from Siobhan Walsh, Retail Consultant, Maeve Finnegan, Mitso Marketing and Bronagh Lennon, HR Consultant. There was a panel session with all speakers hosted by Gary McDonald and the events were organised by King Communication.