Rathkeale native and NAMA member Brian McEnery, who set up the corporate recovery section of Horwarth Bastown Charleton, will be joined by John Ahern of Indaver Ireland at the event, entitled “Your County Your Call - Building Future Business Opportunities in Kilmallock and District”.
The seminar, which is organised by the County Limerick Enterprise Board in association with Kilmallock Partnership, is the second in a series of business and networking events being held throughout County Limerick.
The events provide expert advice on issues including Starting a Business, Sales and Marketing for Beginners, Taxation for Self-Employed, Developing an Internet Business, Time Management in a Small Business, Credit Control and Financial Management for the Owner Manager.
Commenting on the upcoming event, Limerick County Enterprise Board CEO Ned Toomey said: “The event is for anyone interested in starting or growing a business, particularly in the Kilmallock region. The speakers on the night include Brian McEnery who will be talking about Nama and business recovery. The second speaker is John Ahern, Managing Director of Indaver Ireland, who have been very innovative in the waste to energy business market in recent years. He will be speaking about future trends in the alternative energy market.”
“Kilmallock Partnership who have come up with the idea for the event, hope that people might get ideas about possible alternative energy areas in which they can develop a business or learn from Brian McEnery’s corporate recovery experience if their business is struggling”, added Mr. Toomey.
Over 20 Limerick County businesses were supported by Limerick County Enterprise Board through grant aid in 2009, representing a 270,000 euro investment in small business in the county. The Board also co-funded and supported the development of five Enterprise Centres in Croom, Dromcollogher, Broadford, Ballylanders and Kilmallock.
Kilmallock Partnership comprises trader representatives and various county agencies, including Limerick County Council, who voluntarily meet to develop community and business projects in Kilmallock and surrounding district.
“Your County Your Call - Building Future Business Opportunities in Kilmallock and District” takes place in The Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, from 7.00-9.30pm on Monday April 19th. For further information contact the Limerick County Enterprise Board on 061-496520 or visit: www.lcoeb.ie.
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John Ahern, Managing Director, Indaver
John Ahern graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1980. He worked in the gas industry in Britain and Ireland for 15 years in Operational and Marketing areas. John joined Indaver, a European waste management company as Managing Director in 1995 with responsibility for the Irish and UK market. John has overseen the market growth of Indaver in Ireland which has become one of the country’s leading industrial waste companies. Under his leadership, Indaver has pioneered innovative treatment technologies in waste infrastructure. Indaver is currently developing Ireland’s first large scale waste-to-energy facility and has advanced plans to develop further waste-to-energy, combined heat and power and hazardous waste infrastructure in Ireland.
Brian McEnery
Partner, Horwath Bastow Charleton
Brian McEnery, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is one of the founding partners of Limerick firm of Accountants & Business Advisors - Horwath Bastow Charleton, based in the distinctive Red Church in Henry Street, Limerick.
A native of Rathkeale, Brian is one of the firm’s Corporate Finance partners and specialises in Corporate Recovery. He is one of the leading business rescue and insolvency advisers in the country, contributing regularly to national publications and delivering seminars across the country on behalf of various accountancy bodies.
Brian established a dedicated business rescue department within Horwath nearly ten years ago and has held a vast range of insolvency positions, including receiver manager and liquidator. He has dealt with various technical and emerging issues in his preparation and submission of liquidator’s reports to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement under Section 56 and S150 declarations. Brian is also an experienced Examiner and has successfully restructured a number of medium-sized enterprises enabling them to trade out of their difficulties
Brian is the 2009/10 President of ACCA Ireland, and is a member of the ACCA’s Global Council. Brian is a member of the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies - Ireland CCAB-I (Insolvency)
Brian is the national adviser to Nursing Homes Ireland and regularly undertakes a variety of assignments on behalf of clients in the Healthcare sector.
The International Accounting Bulletin’s country survey ranked Horwath Bastow Charleton in the number eight position among Ireland’s accounting firms and associations in 2008. In Ireland there are 20 partners and a staff in excess of two hundred in 3 separate independent firms located in Dublin, Limerick and Northern Ireland.
