Piltown Enterprise

17/11/2021

Congratulations to the Pil River Park committee & all the volunteers on the successful completion & recent opening of the playground. It’s a fantastic amenity & a great addition to our community.

Wow what a day for the official opening of the park 🌞 thank you to each and everyone of you who joined us this afternoon, it was fantastic to see so many people, the sun was shining and the rain stayed away 👏
Lots more pictures to follow over the weekend so keep an eye on the page 😊

27/10/2021

Your Responsibility as a Company Director – Tuesday 2nd November from 10.00am to 12.00noon.

This course will provide participants with the knowledge necessary to function effectively as a Director and provide an in-depth view of the role, responsibilities and legal duties of a Director.
Understating a Director’s responsibilities to his/her own company and the public in general is critically important in today’s challenging business environment. With a plethora of corporate, employment and commercial legislation in place, it is critically important that any appointed Company Director understands the legal and managerial responsibilities and obligations of the role.

For more information and to book, please visit https://bit.ly/3BmcFTO

Kilkenny People KilkennyNow.ie Kilkenny County Council

14/10/2021

How to Use Instagram to Market Your Business – Monday 18th October from 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Do you want to know how to use Instagram for marketing your business ?
This online course will enable you to ensure your profile is setup correctly from a marketing point of view and give you an overview of the main sections in instagram and also an overview on Instagram Stories.
For more information and to book please visit https://bit.ly/3oJwW2U
Kilkenny County Council KCLR96FM Kilkenny People KilkennyNow.ie

04/10/2021

Financial Clinic – Tuesday 5th October

Do you have Finance / Cashflow / Trading difficulties, issues or concerns?

Are you interested in Starting up a Business or need general Business advice?

The Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny is providing Financial Advice Clinics to any small or micro business based in County Kilkenny on Tuesday 5th October.
Book your FREE 45 minute telephone meeting with one of our highly trained Mentors https://bit.ly/3ASZOZM
Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny People KCLR96FM

23/09/2021

Media Skills Workshop
Monday 4th and Wednesday 6th October, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
This programme is designed to help businesses understand how the media works in order to strategically publicise their service or product. It’s not all about social media. Thousands of column inches, air space, podcasts, specialist journals etc need to be filled every day. This programme will help you target them.
For more information and to book, please visit https://bit.ly/3zEZHzj
Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny People KilkennyNow.ie

06/09/2021

04/09/2021

Our Autumn Training Schedule has been launched.
We offer a wide range of courses including Start your Own Business Programme, Digital Marketing, Financial and Marketing.
For more information and to book please visit https://bit.ly/3iPeqla
Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny Chamber Network Ireland Kilkenny Kilkenny County Council Library Service KCLR96FM Kilkenny People KilkennyNow.ie

30/08/2021

Interested in Remote Work from Kilkenny ? Here’s a free event to find out a little more https://bit.ly/3msuNHC
Invest Kilkenny Careers Kilkenny Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Grow Remote Kilkenny Kats Kilkenny County Council KCLR96FM Kilkenny Chamber Kilkenny People KilkennyNow.ie

23/06/2021

A feasibility study to determine the viability of a co-working facility in Piltown is currently being conducted by Piltown Community Enterprise (PCE).

Co-Working and Co-Lab spaces with a variety of workspaces, private offices and meeting rooms have become more common in the move to working from home.

If you have a couple of minutes, we would appreciate your taking the time to complete the attached survey. Many thanks in advance!

https://form.jotform.com/211396391170353

Please click the link to complete this form.

26/05/2021

Our next Start Your Own Business Course commences on Tuesday 22nd June and will run for 5 weeks over 10 dates. (10.00am - 12.30pm).

This online programme is to provide participants with the skills to assess the viability of their business ideas and provide a strong understanding of the essential elements involved in setting up and running your own business.

For more Information and to register https://bit.ly/3bGPz09
Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny Chamber Network Ireland Kilkenny

26/05/2021

Reboot and Reopen your Hospitality Business with Alva Pearson
The focus of this one hour FREE webinar will be on reopening and rebooting your business with hospitality specialist Alva Pearson. Alva will provide information on the key government supports that are available for the hospitality sector and will also provide you with realistic and easy-to-implement tips for a successful reopening.
Thursday 27th May, 10.30am – 11.30am
For further information and to register visit: https://bit.ly/3yeMf61
Kilkenny County Council Kilkenny Chamber KilkennyNow.ie MADE in kilkenny Kilkenny People Shop Kilkenny Tastekilkenny

31/01/2021

To all our supporters, we thank you.
We are at a stage where we are finalising Phase 1 route and network design (Ardclone, Creamery Road, Kildalton).

To speed things along (we like it fast around here) just visit our website and set up your free account - no bank details necessary.
https://betterbroadbandforpiltown.com

Offer is open to anyone living in Piltown or Fiddown and we welcome you with open arms!

Stay safe n' sane,
Broadband 4 Our Community
A Volunteer Community Fibre Initiative

19/01/2021

Phase 1 of Community Fibre Broadband is coming!
We’re bringing low-cost high-speed fibre broadband to your door and we need your help to finalise the route. If you live in the catchment area of Ardclone – Kildalton – Fiddown Road - Creamery Road you will be hearing from us real soon.

If you know anyone else who lives in the area and would be interested in affordable, top-notch internet just send them to our Facebook, or check us out here: https://betterbroadbandforpiltown.com

Bringing us up to speed.
For the community.
By the community.

19/11/2020

Our “virtual” Christmas Craft Fair continues with some fabulous products from Samantha in Pretty Bowtique.

Pretty Bowtique is an Irish handmade hair accessories business based in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary. All pieces are handmade by Samantha.

Attached are some photos of the Christmas stock now up on the Pretty Bowtique website, www.prettybowtique.ie

You can also contact Samantha via her Facebook and Instagram pages:
Facebook www.facebook.com/prettybowtiquebows
Instagram: www.instagram.com/prettybowtique.ie

17/11/2020

Next up in our “virtual” Christmas Craft Fair is Tina O’Rourke, of Tina’s China and Collectibles. Tina has a lovely range of Beleek, willow pattern, eternal beau, Arklow pottery, Hornsea pottery, Stoneware Jackson pottery, along with vintage china (cups, saucers, plates).

Check out the photos of some of the pieces Tina is selling.

For enquiries, contact Tina on 087-6534972.

06/11/2020

Next up in our “virtual” Christmas Craft Fair is Antoinette O’Neill. Antoinette produces beautiful handcrafted pottery pieces & each piece is unique and can be placed inside or outside.

Check out the photos of some of Antoinette’s pieces – she has numbered and priced each item for ease of reference.

Collection/deliver is available locally and packing and postage would be extra.

For enquiries, contact Annie on [email protected]

03/11/2020

Normally, at this time of year, we’re in full swing preparing for our annual Christmas Craft Fair but unfortunately, due to the current restrictions, we can’t hold the Craft Fair this year. However, in a bid to help out & do our bit to support local in these challenging times, we’ve reached out to those who usually take a stall at the Craft Fair and we’ve offered them a “virtual” Christmas Craft Fair stall via our page. We will showcase some of the products for sale and we ask people to please support them if possible. If you see anything you’d like, please contact the seller directly – you’ll find their contact details in each post.

Many thanks to all who support our Christmas Craft Fair and hopefully, we’ll be back in the Community Centre in November 2021.

First up we have Nick Power of Deise Mosaic. As you will see from the photos, Nick has a fantastic range of mosaic and wood burning art. If anyone’s interested in purchasing any of Nick’s products, please contact him on 085-1795072 or at [email protected]

25/10/2020

In his Budget speech on 13 October 2020, the Minister for Finance announced his intention to introduce the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (“CRSS”) as an additional support for businesses subject to significant Covid-19 restrictions.

The scheme is intended to be in addition to the supports provided to employers under the Employer Wage Support Scheme (“EWSS”).

Please click on link for further information on this scheme:

https://revenue.ie/en/corporate/press-office/budget-information/2021/crss-overview-and-examples.pdf

22/10/2020

21/10/2020

Let’s support & buy Irish & help Irish companies get through this lockdown.

From beauty and books to toys and tech, there’s a huge selection of homegrown companies to choose from

16/10/2020

Intellectual Property: Patenting, Trademarking & Copywriting for your Startup

16/10/2020

“The Grant is a contribution towards the cost of re-opening or keeping a business operational and re-connecting with employees and customers.

02/10/2020

Well done Iverk Produce/O'Shea Farms

Aldi Ireland is working with Kilkenny’s Iverk Produce in trialling 100% home compostable bags across its 1kg Irish Rooster Potato range, becoming the first retailer in Ireland to do so. If successful, the new packaging would help remove five tonnes of non-recyclable plastic packaging from stores e...

23/09/2020

Community Broadband is coming to Piltown!

03/09/2020

Great news for our parish!

The longest journey starts with a single step.
After many, many subsequent steps we are delighted to bring some more good (great) news to the Piltown/Fiddown commmunity.

During lockdown the dedicated Broadband Committee continued to meet online week-after-week to move the project forward. We are now registered Company Limited by Guarantee! Broadband 4 Our Community CLG consists of a 10 member board of directors, all from the community.

Further to that, Piltown Community Enterprise has successfully applied for funding from Kilkenny Leader to employ a broadband consultant to assist us in making high-speed low-cost fibre broadband available to every house in Piltown & Fiddown.

Thanks to everyone for all your support and belief.
More good news to follow - stay tuned!

Contact us here to find out how you can help in this ground-breaking project:
https://betterbroadbandforpiltown.com/contact-us

02/09/2020

Enterprise Ireland has a new funding package to help manufacturing or internationally trading companies rebuild after Covid-19. Apply before December 18th 2020.
Contact our Business Response Unit for eligibility and full details at [email protected]
https://globalambition.ie/supports/innovation-support/sustaining-enterprise-fund/

14/08/2020

Starting your own business? There are more supports available for women in business than you may think

12/08/2020

Employers will be entitled to a financial incentive of €3,000 to take on apprentices under a new scheme to be announced today.