Galway Chamber Business Awards

We have been really busy over the last few weeks closing out new job starts for January so we we can kick straight back into action when we reopen on Monday 04 January 2016 after the Christmas season.

This means a few ( very fast! ) weeks have passed since the Galway Chamber Business Awards. Unfortunately we didn't win  the Customer Services category on the  night, but we take our hats off to the winners Eyre Square Dental, who were really deserving winners within our category.  Hopefully they will be able to give us some guidance not just  for the 2016 Awards, but so we can look at some of their practices and incorporate them into our own business as we love working on continuous improvement.  

A big congratulations to all the team at McCambridges who went from winning their category to taking home the prize for the overall winner on the night.

The  awards ceremony was a great opportunity for us to showcase our work to over 400 employers and business people. We were delighted to have Harry accept our finalists certificate on behalf of the team.  

Thanks a million to Galway Chamber, all our neighbours at Galway Technology Centre, our Board, and GK Media who were commissioned by the Galway Chamber to make a short film for all finalists.  You can view our one above.

Struggling With Social Anxiety? Check out "Step Out Ireland".

It is estimated that in Ireland 1 in 8 people suffer from Social Anxiety so we were delighted to hear from Step Out Ireland who are just in the process of starting to support people in Galway. They have put some information together for us which we would like to share

"At Step Out Ireland we believe that people with social anxiety should be able to lead fulfilling lives including being able to meet new people, form meaningful connections and feel a sense of belonging within society. We provide one to one support, social interaction opportunities and personal development guidance for our members. 


Step Out Ireland arranges social activities and workshops for people that suffer from social anxiety.  Since we started in May of 2015 we have held close to 20 social meets & workshops with over 100 different people coming along. This has included relaxed coffee & chat meets, skills workshops, social anxiety books & documentary discussion meets, group awareness meets, etc.

We are also in the process of arranging workshops around interpersonal skills and relaxation techniques to assist our members to lead more successful lives.

Further information is available on our Website  ,  Facebook    and Twitter pages.  We would be delighted to hear from you so please feel free to 

Give us a call on 089 4562488
Email us at help@stepoutireland.com
Tweet us at @stepoutireland

 

Galway Chamber Business Awards

Well we have had a pretty hectic week at EmployAbility Galway but the week isn't over yet!  Tonight we are getting all dressed up and  heading to the Salthill Hotel to attend the Galway Chamber of Commerce Gala Ball and Business Awards 2015.  We are more than a little excited to have made the final of the awards, and would like to wish the best of luck to all the companies who will be joining us as finalists in the following five categories

Category 1 - Best Emerging Enterprise:  9th Impact |  OnePageCRM | Element Wave

Category 2 - Best Large Company:  Connacht Hotel | HID Global Ireland | Supermacs

Category 3 - Best SME:  Walsh Waste | McCambridges | MJ Conroy

Category 4 - Best Customer Service:  Brasserie on the Corner | Eyre Square Dental | EmployAbility Galway 

Category 5 - Promoting Galway:  John Breslin | KPMG | Music for Galway

While we would absolutely love to leave the Salthill Hotel as Category winners, and to be awarded one of Donnacha Cahills beautiful sculptures, we know there can only be one category winner. Bearing this in mind, and regardless of the outcome of tonights awards, this has been a fantastic few weeks for us and the opportunity to have our company highlighted at the Gala in front of such a large audience is greatly appreciated.  

Thanks a million  to all the clients, individuals, employers, organisations and everyone who has supported us over the years.  A big thank you and best wishes to the team at  Galway Chamber of Commerce who have put a lot of work and effort into tonight's event.

Intreo Jobs Week

Above picture shows Tánaiste Joan Burton lauching Intreo Jobs Week 2015

This week sees Intreo Jobs Week kick off around the country from today 28 September until Friday 02 October.  As part of the Intreo funded services we will be in Tuam on Friday of this week at the Jobs Fair in the Árd Rí Hotel so if you are there please come over and say hello to Mary who will be able to answer any questions you have.

We have attached the Intreo Jobs Week supplement from the Irish Independent dated 24 September 2015 which has further information on the Intreo services to job seekers.

Have a great week!

Confidential Shredding Specialists mark 20th Anniversary with Syrian crisis fundraiser

Confidential Shredding Specialists Ireland (CSSI) will be marking its 20th anniversary by holding a free document destruction day for the public on Friday October 9th in Hanley’s Unit, Claregalway, Galway, and raising money for GOAL’s Syrian appeal.

Founded in 1995, CSSI is the largest document disposal company in Connaught and has remained a family run business in its 20 years of operation.

The document destruction day will be held in conjunction with GOAL’s Jersey Day with the company sporting their favourite jerseys and asking the public to make donations in exchange for the destruction of their documents.

Peter Jordan, Managing Director of CSSI said;

“We are 20 years in business and we want to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the years.

By marking our anniversary in conjunction with raising money for GOAL, people can have an enjoyable day, while making a valued and worthwhile contribution to the poorest and the most vulnerable. We are asking the public to donate to GOAL and in exchange we will offer our paper shredding services to the public for free and of course we are encouraging everyone to wear their jersey on the day.”

All funds raised on the day will go towards GOAL’s vital work including Syria and across the 18 other countries in the developing world where the aid agency is implementing emergency relief and development programmes.

To find out more about the event, contact Katrina Phillips Foran on 091 - 799 297 or Katrina@connaughtwasterecycling.com

 

Accessibility in the Clayton Hotel

Making places accessible is  important as it provides people with dignity, self-respect, self-confidence and an ability to make decisions and go places without being hampered by someone else’s schedule or availability.

We were delighted when the Clayton Hotel invited Harry and Pauline  to join them in celebrating their recent success at the JCI Galway Friendly Business Awards where the Clayton were selected as winners in the category of ‘Disability Accessibility’.  

The Clayton Hotel were also crowned ‘Overall Winners of the JCI Galway Friendly Business Awards 2015’‘and will proceed to the national JCI finals in Donegal in October. 

If you would like to contact the Clayton regarding their accessible facilities you can Alan Dooley , Meeting & Events Executive at sales.galway@claytonhotels.com 

 

IPS Supported Employment

We are delighted to have completed the  training and initial  planning stages for a new collaborative project with three other EmployAbility companies and HSE Departments  in Mayo, Cavan / Monaghan and West Cork and which will be funded by Genio and Department of Social Protection.   The project is the idea of Shari McDaid at  Mental Health Reform who applied for the initial funding and put together this two year project plan.

Together we will be working on an   Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of Supported Employment which is specifically designed for people who are managing a mental health difficulty and are not job ready. We were delighted to be able to receive training from Miles Renaldi who is the Head of Recovery and Social Inclusion, at South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.  Miles is  one of the worlds most renowned experts in the field of IPS and has worked throughout Europe and the US to support local IPS implementation plans.

The above picture shows L to R:  Miriam (HSE) Charlene (EAG), Shari and LIsa (Mental Health Reform), and Miles (NHS) in Athlone 29 June 2015 for the final phase of planning at stage one of the project

 

 

 

New Website

We are really excited to have our brand new website online this week.  The site is fully mobile and tablet / ipad friendly so you can browse anywhere, anytime.  The site will also allow us to share news and keep everyone updated via social media with just a few clicks.  

A huge big THANK YOU to our board member Mark Quick for building the site, and to the rest of the guys at   9th Impact for helping him with it.  We know they are working really hard in their Mobile Game Development Studio at the moment so we really appreciate all the help they have given us.

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