Join us for the first ever virtual Amazon Academy Ireland - powered by Amazon, Enterprise Ireland, Design & Crafts Council Ireland, Local Enterprise Offices and Enterprise Nation.

We are delighted to announce the first ever virtual Amazon Academy event exclusively for businesses based in Ireland, designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs grow their revenue, enhance productivity and develop digital skills.

Register today to hear from industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs and Amazon experts who will help you increase and improve your online presence and reach new customers around the world. You will hear from Amazon speakers who will provide advice and insights on growing your sales on Amazon, as well as from a selection of independent experts who can advise on the broader issues facing Irish businesses today.

Attendees of this event will also be the first to learn about upcoming events and opportunities to fast track your journey to selling on Amazon. Watch this space!

Why attend?

Be inspired

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor Alison Cowzer will be sharing her fascinating business story as well as her insights on what entrepreneurs need to consider when looking for investments and scaling a business.

Ask the experts

Wondering what you should consider when protecting your brand as a small business? Unsure how best to manage your cash flow with fluctuating inventory levels? This is your chance to put any burning questions to a panel of small business experts across IP, accounting, law and HR.

Hear top tips

An expert from Amazon will show you how selling on Amazon can help boost your business.

Meet the sellers

Two successful entrepreneurs based in Ireland and selling on Amazon will be joining the event to share their stories of building businesses online. They will also discuss the key lessons they learnt along the way and offering top tips for how you can realise the potential of reaching customers online.

Your event agenda

10.00am: Welcome from Julie Sinnamon, CEO of Enterprise Ireland

10.05am: A message of welcome from Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

10.10am: Welcome from Simon Donegan, Head of Seller Services at Amazon

10.15am: 'How I made it' - Interview with Alison Cowzer

Alison is co-founder of East Coast Bakehouse, Ireland’s only large scale biscuit manufacturing business based in Drogheda Co Louth.

Alison is experienced in sharing her business knowledge with hopeful entrepreneurs, having appeared as an investor on the past two series of RTE's Dragon's Den. She has invested in a number of new Irish businesses and is working closely with these entrepreneurs to drive growth in their new enterprises.

10.35am: An introduction to selling on Amazon

Danny O’Gorman, Head of New Seller Partnerships at Amazon, will discuss how selling on Amazon can help boost your business and share insights into growing your sales online.

11.00am: Meet the Amazon entrepreneurs

A discussion with two successful entrepreneurs selling both online and offline!

11:30am: Meet the independent experts who can help you grow your business

Using the event's built-in chat function, this will be your chance to pose live questions to our experts from the worlds of HR, IP and law.

• Joyce Rigby-Jones, Joint Managing Director of Voltedge Management Ltd. and Honorary Chair of CIPD Ireland
• Patricia McGovern, Partner, DFMG Solicitors LLP
• Jan Fitzell, Partner, Deloitte Ireland LLP
• Ross O’Colmain, Department Manager for Consumer Products, Enterprise Ireland

12.00pm: Event close

How to join the Amazon Academy Ireland

On registering for the webinar, you will receive an automatic email from Go to Webinar with the link to access the event. The event will begin at the time and date stated in the registration information.

If you don't receive the link within two hours of signing up via Eventbrite, please let us know by emailing events@enterprisenation.com (Please note, it may be in your junk folder).