Speakers from Rural Enterprise Skillnet - Brenda Donagher, Laura Gallagher, Michelle McLoughlin with Donegal Women in Business Network Committee members Secretary Trish McGinley, PRO Evelyn Mc Glynn and President Deidre McGlone at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey

Events: Donegal Women in Business study skills in selling online

By Rachel McLaughlin • 5 years ago

Feb
2020

The Donegal Women in Business Network had their minds set on all things web last night at their February event in the Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey.

The world of direct marketing and selling online is a place of great opportunities but also of great complications and regulations.

Mastering the legalities, etiquette and numbers of online business were the topics of the event, which supported by Rural Enterprise Skillnet.

Speakers from Rural Enterprise Skillnet – Brenda Donagher, Laura Gallagher, Michelle McLoughlin with Donegal Women in Business Network Committee members Secretary Trish McGinley, PRO Evelyn Mc Glynn and President Deidre McGlone at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey

Rural Enterprise Skillnet has training programmes all over Donegal delivering enterprise-led training specially designed to meet the needs of businesses.

Attendees got a flavour of the training on offer from Rural Enterprise Skillnet, with two programme tutors delivering two informative talks. Solicitor Michelle McLoughlin and mentor gave an extensive guide to GDPR and E-Privacy Regulations while E-commerce Specialist Laura Gallagher shared top tips for selling online and customer satisfaction.

*Michelle McLoughlin, Laura Gallagher and Brenda Donagher, the speakers of the evening from Rural Enterprise Skillnet*

Within a few short hours, members came away with a wealth of knowledge on the dos and don’ts of direct marketing.

Michelle McLaughlin of M. McLoughlin & Co., Solicitors in Sligo delivered a mini-training session on data protection and compliance matters. With over 20 years of experience in the field, she had great words of caution on dealing with clients and stressed the vital importance of terms and conditions.

Michelle explained the nitty-gritty of GDPR, privacy policies and cookies in a comprehensive way and gave every attendee valuable information that they could implement in their own business.

Laura Gallagher from Burtonport, who runs beonline.ie – Donegal’s only dedicated Shopify agency – gave a snippet of the training she provides with Rural Enterprise Skillnet.

A high-quality website, transparent prices, and good customer service were among Laura’s top tips for successfully selling online.

*Laura Gallagher, Corinne Temple, Trish McGinley and Evelyn Mc Glynn at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

Laura will be delivering Facebook Advertising courses with Rural Enterprise Skillnet in Ballyshannon and Gweedore in the coming weeks (call 071 9858252 or email manager@ruralenterpriseskillnet.ie for more information). In line with this programme, she also shared key tips on Facebook followers and reach and engagement.

The ‘Selling Online’ event was an enlightening evening for attendees as they gained a greater understanding of this complex world.

If you are interested in up-skilling with Rural Enterprise Skillnet, check out their range of subsidised courses on www.ruralenterpriseskillnet.ie

*Mary Deeny and Ana Rodriguez at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

*Evelyn Mc Glynn speaking at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

*Gabrielle McGee, Eileen Sweeney, Jacqui Coyle and Brenda Smith*

*Donegal Women in Business Network Secretary Trish McGinley encouraging some networking at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

*Brenda Smith, Jacqui Coyle and Eileen Sweeney at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

*Brenda Donagher, Rural Enterprise Skillnet Network Manager, speaking at the Selling Online event in Villa Rose Hotel Ballybofey*

International Women’s Day

The next Donegal Women in Business Network event celebrates International Women’s Day. On 6th March 2020 at the CoLab Letterkenny, the network is having an ‘It starts with local” celebration of the contribution of women in business, community and family life.