Join us this Wednesday for an annual general meeting. We will elect new committee members for the next academic year and also brainstorm ideas for next year! Plus there will be pizza!!

Activity workshop arranged by the Business Society and Economics Society.

Participants will be given a business problem scenario and put into groups to work together and come up with a solution. The solutions are then judged by the committee members and the team with the best solution will be given a prize.

Annual Business Ball for members and staff of the society and Business department. Taking place in the Westgrove hotel in Clane. Be at the bus at 5:10pm departing at 5:30.

Selling the remainder of the business ball tickets. Limited tickets. In the arts building table 1 at 11:30

Selling fast!!!

Selling tickets for the annual business ball, in the Arts Building at table 1. All members welcome!!!

J1 informational talk with USA summer jobs specialist. Giving tips and tricks for your J1 journey. How to start with visa applications, finding jobs and accommodation etc. 

Briefing on the CFA Program with speakers; Thomas Plunkett, Firdaus Ahmad and Schirosi Marco. This meeting is online through the app Teams the link for the meeting is above and access will be available on Wednesday the 21st of February at 1pm. The speakers will discuss the areas of  investment guidelines and fund services. 

Quiz night for members, end of semester meet up in TSI 0.39, with treat's and prizes to win for example one for all and vouchers. 

Social Night, O'Neills Bar this coming Tuesday! All Members Welcome! :)

It is a great chance for our members to socialize and have fun! The great beginning of the new year for the Society!

AGM of Business Soc to elect a new committee.

All positions will be available.

The event will start at 6:30 PM with a brief presentation before the voting will take place.

How to succeed in your first job with Colman Collins.

Colman Collins is an HR specialist and author of 'How to succeed in your first job', with over 40 years of professional experience and experience in HR this is an event aspiring graduates won't want to miss. 

You have a story. Whether you're just out in your career, taking it to the next level or simply pivoting to something new. Your LinkedIn profile can help you bring your story to life. In this workshop, I'll help you explore how to build a LinkedIn profile and a personal brand to succeed in your career journey. We will look at how to optimize your profile for visibility, gain knowledge & insights, build thought leadership, discover new features and much more!

You'll walk away from this workshop feeling energized and empowered to build a LinkedIn profile and personal brand that represents the incredible professional that is YOU.

As a Rock Your Profile Ambassador, I am excited to deliver this workshop next week and look forward to connecting with all of you. See you soon

Hi everyone! Nice e-meeting you all. I am Gustavo Llopis and soon I will be your LinkedIn workshop host.

LinkedIn Rock Your Profile is a global program designed to educate, inspire and empower people, to build their professional profile and connect to opportunities using LinkedIn.

Jamie Barry, former student and Business society member, will discuss the Jameson Graduate programme and the importance of building your personal brand. 

The Drop-in event is again for business students to explore activities that can enhance their university experience. 

This event is run alongside the School of Business and other societies such as Enactus.

At the event, there will be other groups you can meet!

Pizza and drinks will be available.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet the Business and Finance Society and become a member. 

The Business & Finance society presents our Speed Networking event!

A grand social event to share ideas, chat and make friends. 

You'll break the ice and meet new people every 2 minutes!

This is a great chance to meet people with the same interests, hobbies, and modules as you.

There will be pizza and drinks at the event for everyone to enjoy!

We will be hosting our annual CV Workshop on Wednesday 19th October at 6:30pm in JHL1!

Dr Eddie O'Connor from the School of Business will be there to talk through how to create the perfect CV!

It's time for our EGM!

Come and meet your committee and join us!

We will be filling three committee positions-if you've already expressed interest then remember to show up! (or submit a written proposal if you will be unavailable to attend)

The EGM will be held on Tuesday October 11th in John Hume Lecture Hall 3 at 6:30pm

We will be filling our 3 committee positions
Discussing and assembling CPD teams and projects
Appointing reps

Bring any questions you have and most importantly, enjoy yerself!

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

The business and finance society is holding the AGM where a brand new committee will be formed and will take charge over the coming semester of 22/23.

Interested in learning more about Marketing? 


Join PeerGrid and MU Business & Finance Society on Tuesday the 12th of April at 7 pm BST and hear from Sheila Bugal about the application of marketing in real-life, the available opportunities in the field, and her career path.

You can register for the event here: https://www.peergrid.net/event-details/how-to-get-into-marketing

#career #marketing #networking #interviewtips

"Ambition 2 Action: Transforming innovation and industry" is part of the upcoming Maynooth Social Justice Week events organized by the Business and finance society.  Social Justice Week this year is themed on the UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

We welcome you to join our fireside style event where leaders in academia and industry discuss challenges and rising to face the issues of UN sustainable development goal 9: Innovation, Industry and Infrastructure .

We will cover topics on; the role of higher education in inclusive innovation, increasing financial accessibility and sustainable industry.  

MU Business and Finance Society are delighted to launch the MU Business and Finance Society Innovation Challenge, kindly supported by Enterprise Ireland.

This is an innovation challenge for all Maynooth University students to participate in! Simply submit your idea, individually or as part of a group (Maximum 4 members per group), before the deadline (23rd February 2022) to be within the chance of winning One4All vouchers worth a combined €400 at the Final Pitch Event on campus on the 3rd March 2022. This is an opportunity not to be missed, so what are you waiting for? Enter now via the google forms link below:

https://forms.gle/QLG1vVArTZNhdY6N9

Key Dates to note:

13th February 2022 – Launch of the Innovation Challenge

23rd February 2022 – Closing Date for Entries at 11.59pm

25th February 2022 – Shortlist of Entries Announced

3rd March 2022 – Final Pitch Event

This event is a great incubator opportunity to put forward your idea and receive feedback on how you can improve your innovation. If you do not get through to the final stages or feel that you want to go further with your innovation, keep your answers, improve your idea, and enter Enterprise Ireland’s Student Entrepreneur Awards (Please note that this is a separate competition to the MU Business and Finance Society Innovation Challenge). Full details for this competition can be found below:

https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/student-entrepreneur-awards/

For all the latest events, news and updates, follow MU Business and Finance Society’s social media platforms: LinkedIn; Instagram; mulife.

Dr. Charles Larkin, Director of Research at the University of Bath for Policy research and an adjunct assistant professor at Trinity College Dublin, Johns Hopkins University and the Institute of Public Administration (Dublin) will be joining us for a hybrid event where Dr.Larkin will discuss CBDC and Stable Coin.

For joining us on MS teams, follow the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzFhYTUwNGEtNTRlMi00NTI0LTk4YWEtODZlZmQ3NDIzZGQ3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%221454f5cc-bb35-4685-bbd9-8621fd8055c9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ae1e03b7-265e-4527-b068-8779fcd0b562%22%7d 

Again, the event will take place at February 16th at 7pm

LinkedIn Workshop & Photoshoot

Members can learn how to use LinkedIn and get their profile picture taken by a student photographer. 

Great opportunity for members to network in person and learn how to network using LinkedIn.

The event will take place in John Hume Lecture Hall 1 on Wednesday 1st December from 6pm to 8pm. 

Annual CV Workshop with Dr Edward O’Connor!

Also included this year will be LinkedIn tips and opportunity for networking!

Event will run from 6pm to 8pm in JHL3.

Register on MULife to attend, limited 50 spots available!

Business and Finance Society Annual General Meeting 

Tuesday 2nd November 2021 

7pm

Microsoft Teams - All Members Welcome

Committee Position of 'Competitions Officer' to be elected

Join our Business Speed Networking Event!

Whether you are just expanding your network or thinking of your next big idea, this is the place for you. Make new connections through the Business & Finance society; promote your business or brand and find new opportunities through collaboration!

RedBull will also be in attendance to share their competition: The RedBull Basement: Innovate at university today, disrupt the world tomorrow! Check out their website for full details!

Join Us on Monday, the 18th October 2021at 7pm!

Seminar with Founder and CEO of Spin-Up Science

Collaboration Event between MU Business & Finance Society, Maynooth Works and the MU Women in STEM Society.

Event will run from 5pm to 6pm in JHL1.

It will also be live streamed through a Microsoft Teams Webinar to allow more members to see it.

Register on MULife to attend in person, limited spots available! Check out our Instagram page to get the link for the live stream!

Our EGM is taking place on Wednesday the 2nd of June where we will be electing a new committee for the next academic year. 

You don't need to have been on the committee before to run for ANY position  

The positions available are as follows:

1. President 

2. Secretary (VP)

3. PRO

4. Treasurer

5. Networking officer

6. Events officer

7. Competitions officer

There is more information available on what each role involves on our Instagram 

If you wish to run for a position please fill out the form HERE

Please note if you want to run for more than one position than please fill out a new form for each position. 

On the night you will be asked to speak on why you want to run for the position, you will have 1 minute of speaking time.

If you cannot make the EGM and still wish to run fill out the form and let the committee know, we will read your application out for you.

The link to the EGM can be found HERE

Meeting ID: 943 8951 4115

Passcode: shf4Q7 

We are excited to announce our webinar event happening on the 25th of March at 7pm called "Maynooth Talks".
The purpose of the event is to allow students to meet inspiring mentors, leaders, entrepreneurs that they wouldn't normally have the opportunity to meet, building a connection between the two. The event will focus on the theme "The world of work and how to succeed in it", we have been lucky to have four panelists that are taking part 

1. Devan Hughes - CEO and Co-founder of Buymie
2. Carol Gavin - Maynooth Alumni who is director of business development at salesforce  
3. Pete Smith - Entrepreneur and Founder of Broadlake 
4. Caoimhe Cleere - Assurance Associate with PwC 

The event is free for students and the link to register is below. We will be giving away prizes at the event for anyone who attends to win and are currently running a competition on our Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mubusinessandfinancesoc/). 

Due to all our events being free this year, we would appreciate anyone attending our events to donate to the charity of the year, MS Ireland 

www.paypal.me/busandfinsoc21

Registration link:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e1NQDk2qSCmJJALo3adNxA

This week we are pleased to announce our networking event with ??SYNCIFY ??
The co-founder of Syncify Jack Hughes will be joining us this Wednesday, the 17th of February at 6pm
This is a great opportunity for students to build their network, learn about the startup company syncify , and get the chance to ask an entrepreneur like Jack any questions you may have !
??There will also be vouchers up for grabs at the event ??
??BOOK VIA MULIFE ??

This week we are excited to welcome JAMESON to our society

Learn about their super exciting International Graduate Programme where you have the opportunity to become a global brand ambassador for Jameson Whiskey.

We recommend you joining even if your aren't in final year as it is never to early to be thinking about your application and how you plan on showing your serious character (a key component to getting in)

We are pleased to announce that Dell Technologies will be hosting an Career Essentials workshop on the 4th of Feb

This is a great opportunity for students to learn about internships and graduate programmes in Dell, and ask the Dell team any questions they might have or ask for tips and advice. 

Start your February off right and join us on the  4th of Feb at 4pm!

*IMPORTANT*

CLICK LINK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

https://Dell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mJTRKWQnT7WHJbZzahSgmg

Investor Talk with co founder of Green Chi Academy Emile!! 

He will be talking about his own experience and letting us take a look at the way he analyses stocks!! Will also be giving us an insight into this Academy 

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/8919501769?pwd=aU9NaVJpem5aVFRmMHpwTWpSN09YZz09

Join us for a Career Workshop with Philip Coffey Executive Career and Leadership coach on December 10th at 6pm

Covering topics such as; Career plans, CV's, Interviews, Networking and LinkedIn.

Perfect opportunity for you to ask questions and start preparing for your future.

Not an event to be missed!

We are pleased to announce that PWC will be hosting an Employability skills session on the 1st of December 

This is a great opportunity for students to ask the PWC team any questions they might have or ask for tips and advice. 

Start your December off right and join us on the  1st of December at 5pm. 

We have been pleased to be picked as one of Syncify's universities partnerships this year. 

Syncify are a start-up company that have created a platform to share your ideas and thoughts on your favorite podcasts and auido books 

The founders of Syncify are joining us this Thursday at 7pm to tell us all about Syncify.

They want to have your feedback before their app goes live. This is your chance to have hands on experience with a start up company 

GET AHEAD OF THE GAME AND GET INVOLVED!!

College work getting stressful ?

Back getting sore from studying at home ?

We have the solution for you ?

We are collaborating with @muyogasociety to bring you a yoga class on the 17th of November at 6pm to destress you from college life ?

?Book via MUlife ?

Look forward to seeing you all there

Our first event of the year is here??

A free CV workshop for members will take place on Friday the 13th of November at 2pm on Microsoft Teams!

This event will be hosted by one of Maynooth University’s HRM lecturers, Doctor Edward O’Connor!!

This is a great opportunities for students to improve and make their CV stand out to employers !!

We can’t wait to see you all there!??

Our AGM is happening this Friday the 23rd of October at 7:30pm

The meeting will happen via Zoom at the following link - 

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99678992239?pwd=NG02SFZXancxenV5bldaS3VCZzZPQT09

Meeting ID: 996 7899 2239 Passcode: tFC7Ef 

We will be electing two committee positions during the AGM

1. Events Officer - Planning and organizing events throughout the year

2. Networking officer - Making connections for the society with business, people other societies etc.

If you wish to apply for either of these roles (or both) please fill out the following form HERE. Fill out a separate form for each position you wish to run for. Kindly prepare a 1-2 minute speech for the meeting if you are running for a position.

It is a fantastic opportunity to get more involved in the society, plan and attend events during the year and to make friends!

We will also be having competitions through out the AGM to win MU goodies

If you have any questions don't hesitate to email us or message any of the social media platforms

We look forward to meeting you all and discussing our ideas for the year!

Áine Keenan,

President,

Maynooth University Business and Finance Society

The final of the Goodbody SMF Student Managed Fund Challenge will be taking place on Thursday 12th March in the Goodbody offices in Dublin. There will be a bus leaving from the Students Union at 12:15pm on the day. 

SOLD OUT! - The 10th Annual Business Ball in aid of Ataxia Foundation Ireland will be taking place on Monday 9th of March in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth. There will be a sparkling wine reception starting at 7.30pm with doors opening at 7pm.There will be a live band and Bradys resident DJ Craig Manning on the night. There will be a photobooth and raffle on the night. Tickets are €35 which includes your wine reception and a two course meal. Limited afters tickets are available at €15 with doors opening at 10pm for afters ticket holders, just in time for entertainment. There will be drink promotions on the night. Tickets go on sale on Thursday 13th February at 10am in the clubs and societies hub (Mary's office) Tickets sold out in 20 minutes last year so get down early to avoid dissapointment. ?

Come along, if your interested in joining Maynooth University's SMF team. We have 3 teams competing this year!

PWC Summer Internships Seminar at 12:30 on Wednesday 11th of December in CB 5. All welcome! It is a great opportunity for all students. 

How to Thrive in a world of Busy event in collaboration with the Mental Health Society with TED X speaker John Doran. 

We are holding a pizza social night in JHL2 at 6pm with students who have done placement year and those students who wish to do placement. Come along to have any of your questions answered or just to make new friends. 

Put the roast on, we are #live! Delighted to announce Maynooth’s biggest ball - MU Business Ball '19 in aid of Barretstown

- Monday 11th March, Glenroyal Hotel
- Sparkling Wine Reception
- Stunning 2 Course Meal
- Photobooth
- Photographers
- Live Music by Arthur Cover Band followed by DJ
- Raffle on night with amazing prizes in aid of Barretstown

Tickets €35 - Sale date coming soon, click "going" for updates
Doors: 7:30pm Meal: 8pm - Open to all!

https://www.facebook.com/events/391160091688692/

We're delighted to offer a free CV workshop led by School of Business lecturer Eddie O'Connor on Tuesday 23rd October at 4pm in John Hume L7. Join us for great CV do's and don'ts. Oh and we'll also have free pizza! Open to all students.

Sign up to the Business Society at our stand at the Placement Jamboree in Iontas

Sign up to the Business Society at our stand in the SU

Free pizza and meet your lecturers in the School of Business - open to all Business & Management students

First impressions count! So make sure your LinkedIn profile looks great with our FREE professional headshots this Thursday in collaboration with Media Soc - book your slot here: https://goo.gl/forms/yBYIYxXT8mftJyq22

Calling all final year students!

Learn all about the opportunities awaiting you upon graduation with PwC Ireland Careers

Our pizza information evening is open to MU students of all disciplines that want to learn more about PwC's graduate offerings.

Of course we'll also have the Business Soc essentials; FREE pizza and FREE refreshments!

This event is open to all but you can sign up to Maynooth University Business Society to avail of amazing discounts in Roost, Mischief, Captain Americas, Wowburger, Nightlife Ireland and much more on MSU Life

PwC is Ireland's largest professional services firm with offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Wexford and Kilkenny. They're offering Graduate opportunities across all service lines to students of any discipline. Attend our pizza evening to find out more!

Join Maynooth University Business Society at Clubs & Socs Day this Wednesday! We are one of MU's leading societies providing social and career events. We are open to all MU Students from all years and faculties.

Our exclusive members discount card is back for 2018/19 with some amazing deals with big brands including The Roost, Mischief, Captain Americas, Wowburger,  Everleigh, Wagamamma, Opium Rooms, D Two, Xico and OB1 Hair Salon Maynooth! It costs just €2 to join and we will have lots of treats on our stand on the day!