Terry shares some pointers to success

One of the country’s best-known communicators, Terry Prone was in Ennis recently as guest speaker at Clare County Enterprise Board’s latest Women in Business Network event.
Terry has nearly 40 year’s experience providing advice at the highest level on PR. As strategic communications advisor to more than one EU Commissioner, Terry has been involved in the planning of major PR campaigns, particularly those involving attitude and behaviour change.
Furthermore, Terry has presented radio and TV programmes, written 26 books, sold her first company, started another – The Communications Clinic – in the teeth of a recession where her son, Anton, is her boss.
Terry spoke with great enthusiasm on running a business in a male-dominated environment and of the key challenges facing women in business in Ireland today. She also held a very informative questions-and-answers session.
Madeline McAleer of Clare Focus, who also spoke at the event, outlined how she has developed her business, www.clarefocus.ie, the support she has received and how she used networking to assist her in developing her business.  Set up in 2007 by Madeline, Clare Focus is a web-based business offering event information to the training and business sectors in Clare.
Further Women’s Network events to be held by Clare County Enterprise Board will be held in May where Paula Mee, dietician and nutritionist will present www.paulamee.ie Paula has appeared on The Afternoon Show’s Health Fix, RTE’s Health Squad series along with numerous others.
The September event will have Orlaith Carmody as guest speaker. Orlaith is MD of Mediatraining.ie – a communications and management consultancy she set up with Gavin Duffy of the Dragons’ Den.
For further details, or to book your place for these events log on to www.clareceb.ie or contact Clare County Enterprise Board on 065 6841922 or email sdixon@clareceb.ie.