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Local Enterprise Office

The Local Enterprise Offices are your local first-stop shop for seeking information and support on starting or growing a business in Ireland. Whether you are a new entrepreneur or an existing small business owner, we provide advice, information, and support to help you succeed.

Who we are?

The Local Enterprise Office provides advice, information, and support to you in starting up or growing your business. With 31 dedicated teams across the Local Authority network in Ireland, Local Enterprise Offices offer you a wide range of experience, skills, and services. 

Who we service?

We serve: 

  • New entrepreneurs
  • Existing small business owners 
  • Micro and small businesses 
  • Businesses with export potential

What we do?

The Local Enterprise Office provides comprehensive support to local businesses. 

  • Drive the development of local enterprise 
  • Support business start-ups 
  • Promote a ‘can-do’ business culture 
  • Increase job potential of businesses 
  • Foster innovation and export potential 
  • Proactively respond to client needs

At a glance

Focus
  • Business support 
  • Job creation 
  • Innovation
Sectors
  • All sectors
Network
  • Across Ireland 
  • 39 Offices Worldwide
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Food Starter Programme

Specifics of starting a Food Production Business

The LEO SYOB Programme offers in-depth training, expert guidance, networking support, and resource access to aspiring entrepreneurs. Anyone with a business idea can join. Apply through local LEO office. Benefits: business knowledge, skills, confidence, networking, and success odds.

  • Those at a very early stage of starting up a food business

Advice & Mentoring

Training & Programmes

Market Explorer Grant

Support for first time and small-scale exporters

The Market Explorer Grant aims to support eligible companies seeking to explore either a new geographic market for an existing product/service, or an existing geographic market for a new product/service.

You might be eligible if:

  • You are a small enterprise (with between 1 and 50 full time employees)
  • Operate as Manufacturing or eligible internationally traded services businesses and are solvent as demonstrated in the financial statements supplied and have current tax clearance from Revenue.
  • Are not currently clients of Enterprise Ireland or IDA.
  • Operate commercially and are established and trading for at least 12 months, registered, and carrying on activity within the area of the Local Enterprise Office.

Have demonstrated intention to internationalise i.e:

  • have completed Export Accelerator or
  • similar LEO Exporter Programme or
  • have developed an internationalisation plan or
  • have initial small-scale exports that can be increased (suggestion is <10K).

Grow Digital Voucher

Financial support to embrace digital technology

Grow Digital Voucher offers financial support so your business can embrace digital technology

You may be eligible if: 

  • Established and trading for at least 6 months, registered, and operate within the area of the Local Enterprise Office

Grants & Funding

Lean for Business

Make your small business more efficient with Lean principles

With this support, find out how Lean principles can transform your business by helping your staff find new ways of working and identifying inefficient practices to increase productivity.

Businesses that want to improve their performance, reduce their costs and be more competitive.

You might be eligible if: 

  • You are a small to medium business
  • You employ up to 50 people 
  • You have been operating for at least 6 months
  • You have generated revenues of at least €30k 

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Grants & Funding

Start Your Own Business Programme

Assessing your business idea and business planning

The LEO SYOB Programme offers in-depth training, expert guidance, networking support, and resource access to aspiring entrepreneurs. Anyone with a business idea can join. Apply through local LEO office. Benefits: business knowledge, skills, confidence, networking, and success odds.

you may be eligible if:

  • Anyone with a business idea they want to develop
  • Anyone looking at self-employment as a realistic career option
  • Anyone who has recently started a business

 

Advice & Mentoring

Training & Programmes

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