Great match, the time flew by.
For me this is the Grammys of Entrepreneurship!
For me this is the Grammys of Entrepreneurship!
What a brilliant initiative, really well executed and a spot on match for the one to one.
What an absolutely brilliant time at Ideas Fest! There were too many great moments to list!
The Enniskillen Hotel is a 4-star boutique style hotel with unique character and stylish design.
CP Hire Plant & Tool Hire Northern Ireland specialises in plant, tool, powered access and site cabin hire.
I had a great conversation with my match and we are going to arrange a follow up conversation in the coming weeks
Cannot wait to rejoin, my first Ideasfest was pretty awesome and so looking forward to pressing the Repeat button 😃
We both had a great conversation that lasted a couple of hours, we discussed the stresses and wins of owning a business!
McKinstry Skip hire has grown from a small family business to being one of Northern Ireland’s major waste processing operations.
Jaron was such a pleasure to connect with! Really enjoyed our conversation and hearing all about his purpose and journey in business.
McKeever Hotels is an award winning family business, based out of Newtownabbey, which owns and operates 5 hotels across the Island of Ireland.
This was a wonderful connection, we both feel it was meant to be and are looking forward to connecting and even working together in the future!
City Hotel Derry is considered one of the best 4-star hotels in the city, rivalling competitors with its array facilities and idyllic location.
Thanks to Ideas Fest we won a £15k grant last year! All thanks to the Ideas Fest. We can’t wait to come back to the next one for more opportunities!
Hastings Hotels are a family business founded over fifty years ago, with a collection comprising of seven distinct luxurious Northern Ireland hotels.
Paul Connan is one of Ireland’s seven McDonalds franchisee’s, finding success in consistent growth and expansion, and engaging with the local community.
Oasis Leisure Group specialise in the provision of energy efficient hot tubs and swims spas for home use and are one of the leading suppliers in Ireland.
Shoosmiths is an innovative law firm that work with a growing number of the FTSE 250 and some of the world's most exciting and ambitious growth businesses.
Portview is a world class company that delivers interior fit-out projects for the world's top brands, combining style and substance to achieve the perfect fit.
Hagan Homes prides itself on offering affordable, quality, stylish home, appointing award-winning architects, interior designers and craftspeople to their team.
We need to see more females in VC / Angel positions - often the lack of representation is a contributing factor for women founders receiving less/little funding.
We had a great match, and were both aware of each other but never had a conversation. Really enjoyed the call and great to connect and chat through our businesses.
B.McCaffrey & Sons are a group engaged in the operation of quarries and retailing the quarry products including stone sand gravel and lime to construction companies.
Tobermore are a family-owned company with more than eighty years’ experience working with concrete who offer world class paving & walling products across Northern Ireland.
McKenzies NI is Ireland's leading metal recycler and operates from depots in Belfast and Larne, buying, selling, and exporting non-ferrous metals and processing them on site.
EOS IT Solutions is a family–run global technology and logistics company, providing collaboration and business IT support services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders.
PJD Safety Supplies are providers of specialised Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to all areas of business throughout the UK and Ireland, to both the public or private sectors.
McCue is an award-winning project management, commercial fit-out and bespoke joinery company with extensive experience across a wide range of sectors throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.
PAC Group offers services for a diverse range of specialist electrical and mechanical engineering applications and solutions industrial and commercial sectors in the UK, Ireland, and Europe
Unitrunk has been designing innovative systems for over 60 years, supplying market leading products for even the most challenging projects and providing widely and readily available products.
There really aren't many big events that I would personally back as unmissable, this is one of them for sure. My no.1 reason, it's nothing like a traditional business conference.
Scotts Fuels is a family-owned and run business with over 70 years in the oil industry, being well known for its honesty and trustworthiness and also for quality of both products and services.
Toytown has grown into one of the largest independent toy retailers in the UK. They pride themselves on having one of the widest variety of toys available on the high street at a range of prices.
Gibson Bros offer high quality aggregates, concrete blocks, residential & commercial surfacing, plant hire and we provide a range of civil engineering services, with over 70 years in the business.
Northern Hydraulics are a leading UK manufacturer of Hydraulic Cylinders, continually investing in the best equipment and up-skilling their team to produce the highest quality product and aftercare.
North Down Grain was started in 1984 in the agri foods sector offering a range of services including bulk and bagged material importation, handling, storage logistics, re-packaging, and distribution.
Westbank Group, formerly known as Westbank Business Park, is successfully engaged in wholesale and retail activity dealing with electrical components in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Flynn provides a wide range of building and maintenance services to clients across the public and commercial sectors, with their services including building, maintaining, restoration, and environmental.
Such a brilliant match and both of us were surprised how great it was! I never would have spoken to her normally however I now have a kindred spirit and also somebody who I would use within our business.
Creative Gardens (NI) offers a range of furniture, BBQs, and gardening products across four garden centres in Northern Ireland. The company has established a reputation for quality, experience and style.
Can honestly say the festival was a triumph and my mental health has drastically improved as a result. It just shows you what genuine human connection, honest discussion and kindness can do.
Lough Erne Investments is the parent company of Ready Egg Products. Ready Eggs has diversified and invested in facilities producing a range of egg products with facilities in Northern Ireland and Britain.
It was great to make a connection with someone who has a different skill set to me but where there was some overlap in different areas and some common ground outside work. We'll definitely keep in touch.
Patmond Energy is a high growth company that has expanded from trading coal and now successfully charters and operates both deep sea and coastal vessels, sourcing their coal supplies from around the world.
Nugent Engineering is the largest trailer and machinery manufacturer in Ireland.The company deals with the manufacturing of agricultural products and selling of cattle handling equipment to the Irish market.
Hill Engineering specialise solely in designing and manufacturing high quality excavator attachments, having become renowned for their innovative thinking, exceptional quality, and superior safety standards.
Great match, the time flew by.
For me this is the Grammys of Entrepreneurship!
For me this is the Grammys of Entrepreneurship!
What a brilliant initiative, really well executed and a spot on match for the one to one.
What an absolutely brilliant time at Ideas Fest! There were too many great moments to list!
The Enniskillen Hotel is a 4-star boutique style hotel with unique character and stylish design.
CP Hire Plant & Tool Hire Northern Ireland specialises in plant, tool, powered access and site cabin hire.
I had a great conversation with my match and we are going to arrange a follow up conversation in the coming weeks
Cannot wait to rejoin, my first Ideasfest was pretty awesome and so looking forward to pressing the Repeat button 😃
We both had a great conversation that lasted a couple of hours, we discussed the stresses and wins of owning a business!
McKinstry Skip hire has grown from a small family business to being one of Northern Ireland’s major waste processing operations.
Jaron was such a pleasure to connect with! Really enjoyed our conversation and hearing all about his purpose and journey in business.
McKeever Hotels is an award winning family business, based out of Newtownabbey, which owns and operates 5 hotels across the Island of Ireland.
This was a wonderful connection, we both feel it was meant to be and are looking forward to connecting and even working together in the future!
City Hotel Derry is considered one of the best 4-star hotels in the city, rivalling competitors with its array facilities and idyllic location.
Thanks to Ideas Fest we won a £15k grant last year! All thanks to the Ideas Fest. We can’t wait to come back to the next one for more opportunities!
Hastings Hotels are a family business founded over fifty years ago, with a collection comprising of seven distinct luxurious Northern Ireland hotels.
Paul Connan is one of Ireland’s seven McDonalds franchisee’s, finding success in consistent growth and expansion, and engaging with the local community.
Oasis Leisure Group specialise in the provision of energy efficient hot tubs and swims spas for home use and are one of the leading suppliers in Ireland.
Shoosmiths is an innovative law firm that work with a growing number of the FTSE 250 and some of the world's most exciting and ambitious growth businesses.
Portview is a world class company that delivers interior fit-out projects for the world's top brands, combining style and substance to achieve the perfect fit.
Hagan Homes prides itself on offering affordable, quality, stylish home, appointing award-winning architects, interior designers and craftspeople to their team.
We need to see more females in VC / Angel positions - often the lack of representation is a contributing factor for women founders receiving less/little funding.
We had a great match, and were both aware of each other but never had a conversation. Really enjoyed the call and great to connect and chat through our businesses.
B.McCaffrey & Sons are a group engaged in the operation of quarries and retailing the quarry products including stone sand gravel and lime to construction companies.
Tobermore are a family-owned company with more than eighty years’ experience working with concrete who offer world class paving & walling products across Northern Ireland.
McKenzies NI is Ireland's leading metal recycler and operates from depots in Belfast and Larne, buying, selling, and exporting non-ferrous metals and processing them on site.
EOS IT Solutions is a family–run global technology and logistics company, providing collaboration and business IT support services to some of the world’s largest industry leaders.
PJD Safety Supplies are providers of specialised Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to all areas of business throughout the UK and Ireland, to both the public or private sectors.
McCue is an award-winning project management, commercial fit-out and bespoke joinery company with extensive experience across a wide range of sectors throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe.
PAC Group offers services for a diverse range of specialist electrical and mechanical engineering applications and solutions industrial and commercial sectors in the UK, Ireland, and Europe
Unitrunk has been designing innovative systems for over 60 years, supplying market leading products for even the most challenging projects and providing widely and readily available products.
There really aren't many big events that I would personally back as unmissable, this is one of them for sure. My no.1 reason, it's nothing like a traditional business conference.
Scotts Fuels is a family-owned and run business with over 70 years in the oil industry, being well known for its honesty and trustworthiness and also for quality of both products and services.
Toytown has grown into one of the largest independent toy retailers in the UK. They pride themselves on having one of the widest variety of toys available on the high street at a range of prices.
Gibson Bros offer high quality aggregates, concrete blocks, residential & commercial surfacing, plant hire and we provide a range of civil engineering services, with over 70 years in the business.
Northern Hydraulics are a leading UK manufacturer of Hydraulic Cylinders, continually investing in the best equipment and up-skilling their team to produce the highest quality product and aftercare.
North Down Grain was started in 1984 in the agri foods sector offering a range of services including bulk and bagged material importation, handling, storage logistics, re-packaging, and distribution.
Westbank Group, formerly known as Westbank Business Park, is successfully engaged in wholesale and retail activity dealing with electrical components in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Flynn provides a wide range of building and maintenance services to clients across the public and commercial sectors, with their services including building, maintaining, restoration, and environmental.
Such a brilliant match and both of us were surprised how great it was! I never would have spoken to her normally however I now have a kindred spirit and also somebody who I would use within our business.
Creative Gardens (NI) offers a range of furniture, BBQs, and gardening products across four garden centres in Northern Ireland. The company has established a reputation for quality, experience and style.
Can honestly say the festival was a triumph and my mental health has drastically improved as a result. It just shows you what genuine human connection, honest discussion and kindness can do.
Lough Erne Investments is the parent company of Ready Egg Products. Ready Eggs has diversified and invested in facilities producing a range of egg products with facilities in Northern Ireland and Britain.
It was great to make a connection with someone who has a different skill set to me but where there was some overlap in different areas and some common ground outside work. We'll definitely keep in touch.
Patmond Energy is a high growth company that has expanded from trading coal and now successfully charters and operates both deep sea and coastal vessels, sourcing their coal supplies from around the world.
Nugent Engineering is the largest trailer and machinery manufacturer in Ireland.The company deals with the manufacturing of agricultural products and selling of cattle handling equipment to the Irish market.
Hill Engineering specialise solely in designing and manufacturing high quality excavator attachments, having become renowned for their innovative thinking, exceptional quality, and superior safety standards.