About New

The Network for Enterprising Women 

Welcome to the website for the Network for Enterprising Women (NEW). 

NEW is a networking group for women the Counties of Fermanagh and Tyrone, Northern Ireland, who:  

ð      Run their own business;  

ð      Support a partner in business  

ð      Aspire to be in business  

ð      Work in the corporate, voluntary or community sectors  

ð      Work for an organisation in the area that supports enterprise development  

What we do 

NEW provides networking opportunities in the Fermanagh/Tyrone area and collaborates with other business women’s networks across Northern Ireland to provide joint networking events. 

NEW also maintains a line of communication with members providing regular updates on networking events, training opportunities and other relevant business news. 

Essentially NEW brings like-minded women together for encouragement, support and stimulation.  In addition to offering support for business establishment and development, the NEW community also offers a forum to for social interaction with people who share similar values, are seeking to rise to the challenge of entrepreneurship, enrich their business acumen and develop new skills.

So what ever title you are comfortable with: 

ð      business woman

ð      self employed

ð      entrepreneur

ð      Partner

ð      Owner/manager

ð      Proprietor

ð      Professional – i.e. doctor, dentist, hairdresser, vet, chiropodist etc.  

You will find value in the Network for Enterprising Women. 

Our networking partners: 

We work in conjunction with three other businesswomen’s networks from across Northern Ireland under the banner of Business Women’s Networks NI.

Our other network partners in BWN NI are:  

Enterprising Women’s Network – covering Armagh & Down

www.enterprising-women.net


Women in Enterprise – covering the Northwest

www.womeninenterprise.org.uk


Women on the Move – covering the Northeast

www.womenonthemove.org.uk 

NEW’s Committee Members 

NEW was originally established in 2001, by a group of business women who identified the benefit to their businesses of networking with like-minded peers. NEW has a constituted committee currently with eight active committee members elected October 2010:

Ciara Callan - Co-ordinator & Secretary
Halo Marketing - providing marketing expertise to grow your business

Shelly McCaughey – Chair
Happy Wrappers: Gifts, gift hampers & personalised chocolate

Brenda O’Hare - Treasurer
FPM Chartered Accountants

Teresa O’Loughlin – Press Officer
Think6 Marketing Solutions: Providing Strategic & Tactical Marketing Solutions

Margaret McCrossan – Committee member
Nutrimetics

Mary Gervin – Committee member
Chocolate Fountains: Service available for any occasion

Michelle Clarke – Committee member
Clarke Road Enterprises

Amanda Boyd – IT Officer
Fast Buy NI Property Solutions

Below shows the NEW Committee for the previous year of  09/10.

NEW Committee (2009 / 2010)

Back: Shelly McCaughey, Brenda O'Hare, Ciara Callan
Front: Gabriele Tottenham, Amanda Boyd, Teresa O'Loughlin, Kathryn Hughes, Mary Girven.
Absent from picture: Margaret McCrossan & Michelle Clarke