Mullingar's Jane Swarbrigg and Conor Cochrane to host business and networking event

To celebrate Enterprise Week 2018, Local Enterprise Office Westmeath are hosting a free Business Seminar and Networking Event on Thursday March 8 in the Annebrook House Hotel.

Aimed at people in business and those thinking of starting up a business, to address any questions they may have, the guest speakers on the day will be Jane Swarbrigg of Inglot Ireland who will be delivering a talk on ‘The Beauty of Business and Conor Cochrane of Social Media Elite, who will deliver a presentation on ‘the Importance of Social Media to your Business’.

The event begins with registration at 10:45 followed by presentations by Jane Swarbrigg and Conor Cochrane.  

The event finishes with light lunch and an opportunity for the attendees to visit the information stands.

The Government Agencies with information stands on the day are Enterprise Ireland, Micro Finance Ireland, Intreo, Intertrade Ireland, Westmeath Community Development, Chamber of Commerce, Patents Office, EmployAbility Midlands, Mullingar Employment Action Group, Chamber of Commerce, Midlands Regional Skills and the LWETB.

Inglot Ireland Company director Jane Swarbrigg (@janeinglot) Jane Swarbrigg is one of the women responsible for bringing cult make up brand, Inglot Cosmetics to Irish shores.   Jane from Mullingar and now based in Dublin set up the family business in the midst of the recession in 2007 alongside her mother Geraldine and brother Peter and created the thriving make up powerhouse it is today!   Her online following @janeinglot is growing and she is now well known as the face of the company and runs the operational side of the business in a diverse role that includes marketing, HR, team management and training.

Conor Cochrane set up Social Media Elite in 2014 with the aim of aiding businesses with their online promotion; he had over 10 years of combined design & content experience. Conor is a Business Management graduate and a very enthusiastic entrepreneur.  The company specialises in Social Media Management and Graphic Design promotion and are currently working with brands such as Inglot Ireland,  Halpenny Golf, Ireland’s leading Golf Retailer and some of the biggest and most popular nightclubs outside of Dublin, Club Viva Athlone, The Palace Navan & The Palace Tullamore. Conor Cochrane was winner of Westmeath IBYE Best Start Up Category in 2015 and he also won the Retail Excellence Ireland, Digital Campaign of the Year Award in 2016 for Inglot Ireland.