Over the past 7 years we have been proud to bring The Backyard at Blas to life. As a venue it is a space full of positive conversation, learning and support for finalist producers.
In 2020 and 2021 when we could not be together in person we moved The Backyard at Blas online. It remained a dedicated space to meet fellow producers, a place to gain knowledge and find support for your business.
We now have both an in person Backyard event, kindly supported by Bank of Ireland and an online programme supported by Taste4Success.
We have seen how much our finalists producers benefitted from a little advance preparation through our online sessions and we want to continue in that theme of preparation for success with another great online line up in 2024
These workshops will take place online from the 9th – 13th of September and are exclusively for finalist producers at Blas na hÉireann 2024. We encourage you to sign up to this year’s events online, ahead of attending the events in Dingle.
The focus of the workshops will be on what you, as a finalist, can do to make the most of this opportunity. It will be a wonderful chance to not only hear from the experts but to make first contact with fellow finalists as well.
Note:
Each session will be delivered online via Zoom. Once registered you can attend live on the day or if you can’t make it on the day we will share a recording with you. Online learning has been supported by Taste4Success Skillnet.
The line up for this year….
Monday 9th
9.30am – What is PR and how does it work to grow your business with Vivienne Gleeson
11am – Doing well & keeping well with Brian McDermott
3pm – Trends & Innovation Insights with Annie Dunne
9.30am – The 2024 Social Media Blast with Sharon Noonan
11am – Managing downward cost pressure with Malachy O’Connor
11am – Introduction to insight driven category selling with Malachy O’Connor