Why SMEs Should Use Standards 

Get ahead of the competition and grow your SME

- Use Standards

This workshop will show the benefits and impacts of standards for SMEs.

 Find out:

• Why you should know about Standards, what they are and why we have them
• What is changing in Public Procurement
  
• SMEs’ experience of Standards – interviews with SMEs who have used Standards to their benefit
• How to find out what is coming down the road without having to spend hours trawling for the information
• What is CE marking and how is it used
• How standards can make your business more secure

 This workshop is free of charge but registration is essential.

MC: Conall Ó Móráin, Sunday Business Show, Today FM 

Agenda

7.30am:                Breakfast

8.30am:                Introduction

8.35am:                Framework of European Standardisation

                               Annalisa Tessarolo, Legal Officer, Unit B. 3, Standards for Growth,

                               DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission

8.50am:               SMEs in Standardisation and SBS' Activities

                              Christel Davidson, Director, Small Business Standards

9.05am:               What are Standards and how do they work?

                              Mary White, Standards Business Development, NSAI

9.25am:               Certification and CE Marking - relevance for SMEs

                              Fergal O'Byrne, Business Excellence Certification, NSAI

10.05am:             An SME's Experience

                              Dolores Murray, Association of Body Modification Artists in Ireland

10.25am             Q and A

10.45am             Coffee Break and Networking

11.15am:            New public procurement standards

                             Mary White, Standards Business Development, NSAI

11.35am:            Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Cyber Security

                             Fergal Finn, Standards Officer Standards Business Development, NSAI

12.00pm:            An SME's Experience

12.20pm:            Q and A

12.30pm             Close

For further information contact liz@isme.ie