How can we help?
This iconic sector showcases Ireland's rich cultural heritage, while fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. As designers and craftspeople, you're global ambassadors for Ireland, but we know you face big challenges too; like dealing with the impact of the pandemic, and the growing need to become more efficient, digital and sustainable.
Contact our Hub today to get connected with the support you need to grow and develop your Arts, Crafts and Design business.
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96 supports based on your selections
Invest in carbon-reducing technologies
This grant is designed to help businesses pay for the changes needed to reduce their carbon emissions, making their operations more environmentally friendly. Investing in new tools, research, ideas, and green technology can help your company reach its goal of zero carbon emissions faster.
Businesses working to make their manufacturing processes less polluting.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Develop a digital plan and introduce new technologies
To be competitive in today’s market, businesses need to understand what digital technology can offer. This grant incentivises and supports companies to introduce new digital technologies and solutions into their operations. Leading to greater efficiency, improved customer experiences, better decision-making, and an enhanced ability to bring better and more diverse products to market
Companies looking to introduce new digital technologies to their business to boost efficiency, improve services and create a better customer experience.
You may be eligible if:
You are an Údarás Na Gaeltachta client
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Create more value with fewer resources through Lean Practices
Further Education and Training (FET) micro-qualifications are short, accredited, and highly subsidised upskilling programmes, developed under the Skills to Advance initiative. Improve your business’s productivity, processes and resource efficiency with the Lean Practice for Sustainable Business FET micro-qualifications.
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Employers and employees looking to access bite-sized, accredited upskilling programmes to develop lean business practices. Lean practices help you create value with fewer resources and less waste.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Low-cost loans for growth, resilience and sustainability
This support offers loans of up to €3 million. These loans can be used to make long-term investments in equipment, premises, process innovation or research and development.
You might be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Solve problems in products and services.
The voucher can be used to purchase academic support from one of the registered knowledge providers, on IDA’s approved list. They can aid IDA clients with new product or process development; new business model development, new service delivery model or new service development model.
You may be eligible if:
Are you a high potential start up (HPSU) interested in bringing your innovative product or service to an international market?
This Study Grant assists a new start-up company or individual entrepreneur to investigate the viability of a new export orientated business or proposition.
You may be eligible if you are:
Join the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme
Horizon Europe provides Irish businesses with funding and expertise to develop and launch innovative products and services that address global challenges.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions
Support for Large Energy Users in Ireland
The SEAI Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN) is a program in Ireland that supports large energy users in improving their energy efficiency and reducing their carbon emissions.
The SEAI Large Industry Energy Network (LIEN) is for large energy users in Ireland. This specifically refers to companies with an annual energy spend of €1 million or more. These companies can be from any industry sector, but some examples include:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Take the first or next step to improving your company’s cyber security in a fluid world
Enterprise Ireland, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre, offers the Cyber Security Review. This initiative provides companies like yours access to cyber security experts who will conduct an independent review of your company’s cyber security status, identify vulnerabilities, and develop a clear roadmap for you to enhance your security measures.
You may be eligible if:
This Toolkit provides you with practical ways to start taking action to tackling carbon emissions and become more sustainable.
The Department of Enterprise's Climate Toolkit for Business is an Irish government initiative designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) on their journey to becoming more sustainable and reducing their carbon footprint.
You may be eligible if: