Mid Ulster Enterprise Week focuses on economic recovery

During the week, 13 events for local businesses, both online and in person, will take place under this year’s timely theme- Adapt, Evolve, Overcome, reflecting this year's focus on continuing the journey to economic recovery.

A Business of Resilience event, facilitated by Sarah Travers, former journalist, and Director of Bespoke Communications, will kick off the week in the Glenavon Hotel. During this event, renowned sporting figures, Lady Mary Peters, Kieran McGeary, Simone Magill and Darren Cave, will outline how the skills and tactics they deploy in sport could be transferred to the world of business.

Assisting businesses to navigate through adversity is a common theme during the week with events such as The Power of Video, with Aislinn Higgins; Economic Landscapes: Preparing for Economic Volatility with the BBC’s Mark Simpson; Build Your Business Battleplan with Paul Creighton from AES Global, Cookstown, as well as social media training for the tourism sector, taking place.

Other events include a Mid Ulster’s Leading Ladies event where three successful Mid Ulster businesswomen will talk to Denise Murtagh about the challenges they have faced on their personal and business journeys, a jobs and careers fair and a Net Zero: Challenge Accepted event facilitated by former UTV journalist, Jamie Delargy.

And the hard-hit tourism sector is invited to a panel discussion on how to excel in the current hospitality industry with James McGinn who will be in conversation with Claire Murray from Deli on the Green, Dungannon and Dermot Friel from Friel’s Bar and Restaurant, Maghera.

Launching this year’s Enterprise Week, Councillor Córa Corry, Chair of the Council, said: “The last couple of years have possibly been the most difficult our businesses have ever had to face and have resulted in an extremely challenging trading environment for most.

"Add to this the new pressures brought by the rising cost of living, where many businesses are having to make extremely difficult decisions about their future and how they can best cope with these mounting pressures.

To view the full programme of events for the week, and to register your place, go to: http://www.midulstercouncil.org/EnterpriseWeek