Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, paid a visit to the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Westmeath, where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the council chambers by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Liam McDaniel of […]
‘Empowering Business Together’ was the theme of the LEO Midwest conference for female entrepreneurs who took part in Ireland’s National Women’s Enterprise Day in Limerick City. 140 women from the Region spent the day networking and learning from leading industry experts while tapping into the extensive supports available from their Local Enterprise Office
With the National Women’s Enterprise Day planned for October 19th, Local Enterprise Office Waterford, in collaboration with Network Ireland, Dungarvan West Waterford Chamber and Waterford Chamber will host a networking event at the Mount Congreve House, that promises to inspire and educate the next generation of female entrepreneurs. This year’s “Empowering Business
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, was in Clare Local Enterprise Office (LEO), where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Joe Cooney of Clare County Council, […]
Minister of State Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, was in Longford Local Enterprise Office (LEO) where he met with council officials, members of the LEO team and some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Longford LEO by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Colm Murray of Longford County Council, Chief Executive, Paddy Mahon, Head […]
Minister of State for Employment Affairs and Retail Business, Neale Richmond, was in the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Limerick where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies. The Minister was greeted at the Limerick LEO by Olivia O’Sullivan, Cathaoirleach of the Metropolitan District […]
Scale-X, a Local Enterprise Office Donegal Accelerator programme, returns on April 19th 2023, targeted at high potential start-ups and business expansions in the county. This exciting programme is unique to Donegal and is built by investors for entrepreneurs. Applications are now open for entrepreneurs or businesses located anywhere in the world, who demonstrate a
The best of Clare’s artisan food and crafts will enjoy a unique shop window next month at the inaugural Cliffs of Moher and Clare Retail Expo. Clare food and artisan suppliers will come together with consumers and retail buyers for the event which takes place over two days on February 19th and 20th. Supported by the Clare […]
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney, announced the annual results for the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2022, which showed that LEO supported companies created 7,870 new jobs in 2022. This was the third highest year of job creation by the LEOs since their inception in 2014 and meant a net employment gain […]
Over 100 of Ireland’s best up and coming craft and design businesses will get a chance to meet with buyers from across the world as part of the Local Enterprise Showcase at the 2023 Showcase event in the RDS, running from the 22-24th January. An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, the Local Enterprise Showcase, […]
Thousands more small Irish companies will now be eligible for government export grants in a move that Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said will fill a crucial gap and help strengthen Ireland’s indigenous SMEs. The government has decided to extend the mandate of the Local Enterprise Offices to target new exporters by providing direct grants to firms […]
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English, visited the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Donegal, marking the end of a series of visits by the Minister to all 31 LEOs countrywide. The Minister was greeted at the Donegal Enterprise Fund Business Centre in Letterkenny by the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr […]
Female entrepreneurs and budding businesswomen from across Cork and Kerry are being encouraged to register for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day. Now in its 16th year, the annual Local Enterprise Office (LEO) initiative is due to take place on Thursday, 13th October 2022. This year’s theme ‘Our future, Our Way’ aims to celebrate the successes […]
Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that the team from TU Dublin has come first in the ENFUSE finals to support a local enterprise in Dublin by sharing ideas, knowledge and creating a bespoke plan to help the enterprise innovate. 11 student teams competed at this year’s ENFUSE Finals last night by pitching to […]
Meath students from St. Patrick’s Classical School have taken a national award in the Senior Category at this year’s Student Enterprise Programme National Finals. The Finals of the Local Enterprise Office initiative were held physically for the first time in three years at the Helix in Dublin with An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and host RTE’s […]
Since the very early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, several financial business supports have been provided by Donegal County Council to many businesses in the county. These supports included several grant schemes and initiatives delivered through the Council’s Finance Directorate and Local Enterprise Office (LEO). Within months of the pandemic in 2020, the Finance
The Local Enterprise Offices’ ‘Look for Local’ campaign was launched by An Tánaiste, Leo Varadkar along with Damien English T.D. Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Robert Troy, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation and several client companies from across the country who will be
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD, visited the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Cavan as part of a series of nationwide engagements by the Minister, who is keen to meet the Local Enterprise Office teams and some of their client companies. Minister English was joined by Brendan Smith TD and […]
Local Enterprise Offices in Clare, Limerick and Tipperary have hosted called ‘Beyond Local’. The event aims to highlight opportunities in key overseas markets so as Irish enterprises can explore the possibility of internationalising their businesses. On Tuesday Limerick held an export event where business owners could discuss opportunities to internationalise, the pitfalls
Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City will host a ‘Build Your Business’ summit on Thursday 14th May in the Wood Quay Venue from 9am to 4pm. The summit includes key expert speakers that will advise emerging Dublin businesses currently operating in the Irish market, how best to grow their business and increase their sales online […]