UCC Commerce Conference January 2013

Ireland 2013 Creating a Vision for Economic Recovery

Mike McGrath

24.01.2013

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

a) “Get companies to start creating jobs again – we need to bring down unemployment. Nothing is possible without that.

b) This will lead to an economic healing and we can then rev up economic growth.

c) Once the economic recovery is firmly planted, the administration can shift its strategy to bringing down the nation's record-high budget deficit.”

[US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner]

1. Start-Up Business

- “Employ your friends” [UCC President]

- Start-Up is not a small version of a large company

- Start-Up's Goal: Search for a Business Model

- Don't waste time on a Business Plan

IGNITE

What is supply.ie?

2. Purchasing

3. EU Opportunities

4. Social Enterprises

- Social mission driven organisations which apply market-based strategies to achieve a social purpose.

- 2 million social enterprises in the EU (representing 10 per cent of all European businesses) and they employ over 11 million people (the equivalent of 6 per cent of the working population of the EU

- Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation [European Commission 2012]

World Mini Games 2013

Thank You