Business Case Study & Career Guidance

Business Case Study & Career Guidance - Summary

• A study of the business model used by SOLAS Garden Centre and eCommerce site www.TheGardenShop.ie, Hands on experience processing online orders, Coffee & Pizza making and recycling. This course is by far the most popular offered by SOLAS Education as it gives a great variety of hands on experience in Ecommerce and Food industries along with Career advice from an experienced entrepreneur.

Module #1 Business Case Study and Career Guidance Classroom (45 Minutes)

• Key Question: Which business to be in & what career to choose?
• How to grow quickly and how to measure success – The steps involved. The talk is given by David Maher, who is founder of a number of multi-million companies including TheGardenshop.ie (Ireland's largest online garden centre), FreeTV.ie, SOLAS Eco Garden Centre and eCom Park (a commercial property business).

Module #2 Business Case Study - working in eCommerce warehouse (45 Minutes)

• How eCommerce works: from receiving an order, picking, packing & shipping based in 20,000 sq. ft online warehouse. This warehouse at peak times ships 2,500 parcels a week.

Module #3 Business Case Study - working in SOLAS Food Court (45 Minutes)

• Hands on experience of making great coffee and tasty pizza
• Waste Management: Interactive recycling games

Lunch (45 Minutes)

• Finish with Lunch in the SOLAS Food Court with pizza for students and a choice from menu for school teachers included as part of the course package

Business Case Study course Key points

• Group Size: We can cater for group sizes from 25 to 120 (Under 25 on request)
• Cost: Course costs from €20 per student depending on Group size

Format of the Day

• See below typical timetable for the running of courses depending on whether students are attending 1 or 2 courses in a single day. Note we are flexible on start and finish times and can start courses from 8.30am onwards to suit bus pickup times.
• Single Course: Arrive 10:50am, Course 11-1.15pm, Lunch, Depart 2.00pm
• 2 Courses: Arrive 9am, Course 1 9-11.15am, Lunch, Course 2 12-2.15pm, Depart

Relevant 2nd Level Subjects

• This course is relevant to a number of Second Level subjects including
  • Business Studies
  • Career Guidance
  • Home Economics

Transport Options

SOLAS Education is easily accessible by road or rail

• BUS: Just 8km from Junction 14 on M7 Dublin to Cork & Limerick Motorway
• Train: is an easy and safe 1km walk from the Portarlington train station and has links to:
  • Dublin: 42 minutes, 34 trains daily each way, Return €6 per student
  • Roscommon: 69 minutes: 6 trains daily each way, Return €7.50 per student
  • Limerick: 92 minutes, 14 trains daily each way, Return €8 per student
  • Cork: 2 hours 9 minutes, 15 trains daily each way, Return €8 per student
  • Thurles: 48 minutes, 14 trains daily each way, Return €7 per student
  • Newbridge: 23 minutes, 29 trains daily each way, Return €5 per student
  • Athlone: 41 minutes, 18 trains daily each way, Return €6 per student