Resetting your business post pandemic
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Guest speaker Breda McCague, winner of Woman of the Year Award 2021, speaking at the CBWC launch event in the Hotel Kilmore last Tuesday. Members who were unable to attend joined via zoom (on a backdrop) for the event on International Women’s Day. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 2 of 16
Sheila O’Keeffe, O’Keeffe Recruitment, introduces herself during the Cavan Business Women’s Club member business pitch. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 3 of 16
Margaret McKeon-Boyle of Extensive PR; Marcella Rudden, Head of Enterprise LEO Cavan and Ruth Murdy, LEO Cavan, happy to pose with generous goodies gifted on the night to all members from Anna Costello at Utopia SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 4 of 16
Marcella Rudden, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office; Margaret McKeon-Boyle of Extensive PR, the coordinator of the CBWC and guest speaker Anna Costello, member of Cavan Business Women’s Club and owner of Utopia Health & Beauty Clinic - The Skin Specialists & Newgenskin, pictured at the launch of CBWC 2022, which took place at the Hotel Kilmore on Tuesday evening. Their first ‘in-person’ event post covid had a most apt theme ‘Resetting Yourself & Your Business’.PHOTOS: SHEILA ROONEY SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 5 of 16
Anna Costello, member of Cavan Business Women’s Club and owner of Utopia Health & Beauty Clinic - The Skin Specialists & Newgenskin. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 6 of 16
Lenka Lawrence introduces herself during the CBWC’s member business pitch. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 7 of 16
Ann Conway, Conway Concrete, introduces herself during the CBWC member business pitch. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 8 of 16
Ann Rahill pitches her business. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 9 of 16
Lenka Lawrence , Mary McGovern, McGovern Transport and Ann Conway, Conway Concrete. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 10 of 16
Marcella Rudden, LEO Cavan, Julie Garland, Decor Blinds and Ann Rahill, Ann Rahill Business Advisor. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 11 of 16
Eilish Cunniffe, Valerie Armstrong, Valerie’s Clothes Care and Breda McHugh, Compliplus. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 12 of 16
Teresa Dobson, TD Accounts, Jo-Anne Maher Dunne, JoJo’s Party Time and Nichola MacDonough, Scents8ight SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 13 of 16
Anna Smith, Farnham Financial, Sheila O’Keeffe, O’Keeffe Recruitment and Olivia Smith, Olivia Smith Business Solutions. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 14 of 16
Ann-Marie O’Shannon and Melissa Murphy from Annissa plus size ladies boutique SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 15 of 16
Elena Brennan, Elenna Brennan Jewellery, Artist Miriam Fitzgerald Juskova, Kristen O’Keeffe, Studio Eight, and Sculpture Marie Smith SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYImage 16 of 16
Karen Ferguson, Scent Zone, Gail Anderson, Dun na Ri Holistic and Beauty Therapies, Catherine Reynolds, Charles Fay Fashions and Karen McMaster, Shirley Sheriff Jewellers. SHEILA MARIE ROONEY PHOTOGRAPHYAfter a full two years of meeting virtually during the Covid pandemic, there was great excitement as Cavan Business Women’s Club (CBWC) held its 2022 launch, an in-person event in the Hotel Kilmore on International Women’s Day.
As the number of places for the event in the hotel were restricted, there was also the option for guests to join the event virtually via Zoom. Part of Local Enterprise Week 2022, some 50 women in business came together on Tuesday, March 8, to network, discuss business and hear from the guest speakers.
Cavan business woman, and CBWC network member, Anna Costello, owner of a number of a number of businesses including Utopia the Skincare Specialists and Newgenskin Ltd, spoke about how she had to pivot her business after the experience of the pandemic on the beauty products sector. She also gave practical business tips to the women at the event on how she went about the process of changing her business model.
Also speaking was Breda McCague, an ex-military lieutenant, and now a transformational specialist, who gave a workshop on ‘Resetting You & Your Business’, reflecting on the lessons learned over the past two years and focusing on new skills acquired, learning how to rebuild our ambition, deal with fears and excel at decision making.
Top tips
Breda suggests that the three ‘Must-Haves’ for success are:
1. Visualisation & Clarity
2. Mastering Your Fears
3. Celebrating your Small Wins.
Marcella Rudden, head of enterprise, Local Enterprise Office Cavan, thanked the members of Cavan Business Women’s Club for supporting the initiative since she launched it in May 2013 and congratulated all involved, as the club enters its ninth year.
Marcella pointed out that, before the CBWC was established, there was no formal network for women in business in the Cavan area and commented on the success of the initiative having had 60 meetings over the eight years since launch date, with some 115 inspirational talks engaging over 500 women in business.
Video
Marcella also launched a new video explaining what Cavan Business Women’s Club offers, which will be shared through the network’s social media platforms.
Master of Ceremonies, and coordinator of Cavan Business Women’s Club, Margaret McKeon-Boyle, made sure the event ran smoothly.
The next meeting of Cavan Business Women’s Club will be held on Wednesday, April 20 when, along with a guest speaker, members of the Cavan Business Women’s Club will be invited to speak about their business offering.
Cavan women in business, whether a business owner, an employee in a business, or thinking of starting a business can join CBWC; for more information call Margaret McKeon-Boyle on 087-2588918 or email CBWC@leo.cavancoco.ie or check out Cavan Business Women’s Club (CBWC) on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.