Testimonials

We think we're pretty good at what we do....but don't take our word for it. Here's what you think of us.

I have been self-employed for two years and find that reaching customers is the biggest hurdle I face every day.  I have attended two Marketing advice courses offered by the Blanchardstown Area Partnership in the last two years.  The courses focused in on the practical things I could do to make sure customers could find me as well as making me look at my business from the customers point of view - this was vital information at the beginning.   The most recent course was able to offer advice to everyone in the room - from those with an idea for a business to those with existing business. I have been able to take that advice and apply it to my own business,  and its working - I am successfully reaching customers and selling my product.  Thanks for all your help, especially the helpful phone calls and follow-ups in the weeks after the course.

Aileen Foley www.flowersbyaileen.ie

Mayca and I can't thank Niall and the entire staff at BAP’s Enterprise Department enough.....They are such a dedicated professional bunch of people that made us feel anything is possible!  Setting up an new business is a daunting & very challenging task for anyone but at BAP they live for the challenge! Wapo probably wouldn't exist without their advice and guidance......We learnt so much along the way.  

Live Long and prosper!
Paul & Mayca
Wapo.ie
 

The BAP's Enterprise Department have given us invaluable help at all stages of our journey into the world of business. From the courses and workshops, to one-to-one meetings, they gave us the practical help and advice that enable us to make decisions and progress with our business.
Without a doubt the BAP is the single greatest resource that we have utilised thus far in starting our own business.
Rob & Steve @ www.motionfox.com

Niall you qualified me for the back to work scheme which i am very grateful for , it enables me with great enthusiasm to get up and go in search of work.
With out this scheme my family life would still be very hard. Such has been a result in the fact that i am nearly working every week and we have been able to get up to speed on all our out goings and no longer need to burrow from money lenders to make ends met.I have such confidence in my abilitys.

Peter Cullen, painter & decorator

Hello there, a few days ago I approached your company requesting some advice if possible,
I was contacted by a man named Niall Comber via email who requested my phone number so I replied with the number expecting the call.
within half an hour I had Niall on the phone and I just wanted to let you know that this man is one of the nicest people I have ever had the luck of dealing with.
He was polite, extremely professional, caring, understanding, patient and truly inspirational.
People are very quick to write letters of complaint, but I felt that the level of service provided was completely unexpected and deserving of major recognition.
I expected to go to your offices, take a ticket and wait for my number to appear on some retro analog screen on the wall after an hour.
Thanks to Niall's help, every single question was answered, he talked me through the processes and really went beyond his duty with a followup email to clarify everything.
I was very, very surprised by his level of service, a truly valuable asset to your firm and you are very lucky to have him there.
Excellent work Niall.

Thank you very, very much BAP !

Louis Riboh, on-line quit smoking devices

Thank you so much for all your help on this Niall. Great to find someone so efficient and helpful. Thanks again.

Dave Hendricks, Friends Dry Cleaners & Launderette

I highly recommend the Back to Work Scheme to people I meet who are unemployed and not sure what to do.
Its definitely a great scheme.  Don Langan -Get Cracking 

Quite simply I hold BAP in the highest possible regard because they provided me with all the necessary fundamental training, support and assistance needed in not just setting up my business but successfully operating it too, especially the initial 10 week Start Your Own Business Course supported by Fingal County Council.  For anybody with the daunting task of starting a new business in these very tough recessionary times, I’d highly recommend this course and availing of the support of the BAP team because they’ll greatly support you too in all these vital aspects of business.

David Conroy- Beat The Burglar Security Systems

Thank You, Niall, for all your Expert Assistance, so far. I intend to keep in regular contact, even if only the odd Email Update etc. The Local Area Partnership Provides Excellant Training Workshops for Business Startups, from My Experience....

Ray Crean, On-line Affiliate Marketer

I am delighted to thoroughly recommend BAP having recently attended an Ideas Generation Seminar. Previously, I also attended a workshop on Setting Up Your Own Business and a talk by Dragon's Den Sean Gallagher which gave me the confidence to set up my ebay shop.

Simon Herbert - GorilaSpoke Ecogadgets eBay Shop    

I have attended many courses at the BAP's Enterprise Department  over the past number of years.  I found the Trainers and Training to be of a very high standard and the new skills I learned very easy to put into practice and I would highly recommend them.   Thank you all at BAP.   

Bernadette - Cedarwood Holistic Therapy

After attending the Start Your Own Business course in October/November 2009 I can't recommend the Blanchardstown Area Partnership highly enough for their training programmes.  They really helped to kick start  my new career and new business.

Callum Hewitt (Botanical Earth Landscapes)

I have attended many courses in BAP since starting my own business and they have helped in filling in the gaps in my knowledge which is required today I you want to run a successful business.

David Houlihan-TEACH

I attended many of the workshops run by Blanchardstown Area Partnership. They are one of the best resources I have found in setting up this business and I would recommend it to anyone. They get lecturers in that have real hands on knowledge of their area and you always come out of a session with new ideas and new ways of thinking, on marketing, networking, advertising, and the background running of the business. They are always there for a one-to-one chat and offer great advice and support. I would recommend to anyone to get in touch.

DMT Clinic

I have attended a lot of courses within the BAP and found each one of them interesting and relevant. Some are free and some have a very minimal fee which is great. Its excellent to see this within the community. If you're interested in Business and looking for a few hints of inspiration I would highly recommend the 'Ideas Generation Workshop'. Keep up the good work guys.

Damien Deehan - Pass My Test.ie

I am very happy for being at that seminar and cannot wait to another one. Many thanks - Paulina Haberka (Home renovations)

Really good course, very relevant. Got a lot out of it. Thanks 

Noreen Fitzgerald (Medical Supplies)

A lot of heavy information, but well delivered

Martin Keogh (DJ & Events Planner)

I really enjoyed this course. It was delivered by Paula in a way that I could understand clearly what SEO was all about and how to research the corect words to use for adwords and how often. It was highly informative and beneficial to me for generating more traffic to my website. Many thanks Paula.

Michelle O'Carroll, language school

I have been to a lot of BAP seminars and this has been one of the most useful and interesting

Ed Daly – for Idea Generation seminar

Came with questions, left with answers and prompted some more questions. Well worth the time and absolutely will be of  benefit

Carmel Comiskey (Vet diagnostics )

Excellent course, a morning well spent, very informative. Thank you Caroline Flanney (Interior Designer)

The trainer was clear and very specific. The subject was fascinating and well delivered. Highly Recommendable. 

Kieron Greenwood

Very interesting and helpful

Paul Roche (Personal Trainer)

Thank you Niall. I look forward to your future courses to help me on my path

Michelle Maguire (Supervision of Health Care Professionals)

Excellent course

Jennifer Doyle (Make up artist)

Encouraging and motivating

Elizabeth Opara (Non profit charity shop)

Very good course and lots of useful tips

Mike Harkness

"Don here from Get Cracking.

We just checked where we are ranking on google, Out of 13 search terms we are on page 1 for 9 out of the 13 search terms, On some of the searches we rank 2 and 3 times on page one due to different pages poping up, Last week it was way back.

We were aproached by 2 SEO companies who were charging 2200 euro and the other 3200 euro per annum,I had considered this but Im kind of glad now we didnt!!

We just used whatever info we got in your SEO class and a little more research,so it cost nothing.

It may be encouraging for other people who are trying to get on page 1 also.

Thanks Don. - Don Langan

Truly excellent. The speaker was wonderful, informative, humorous and clear. Thoroughly enjoyable, educational and recommendable

Kieron Greenwood

This topic has changed my ways of reasoning regarding my business and has made me to start redesigning my plan towards my business. Thank you

Tina Ashaolu (Event management/planning)

Fantastic course, excellent tutor, would recommend highly to anyone considering setting up a business

Gerard Quinlivan (Recruitment)

Enjoyed today. Even though I live in Ballyfermot and am dealing with Justin over there I am glad he recommended I head over to you for intro class. Was a lot to take in and the booklets/leaflets you have sent on will add to what I picked up today...I give it 10 out of 10

Billy Galligan, accountant

Hi just want to let you know that i thought your talk was brilliant .. you got the message accross with humour  and great clarity well done

Anonymous

I found out a lot of info in a short time. Glad to have attended 

Elaine O'Farrell (Hair dresser)