3 projects in the Mid East receive funding through Enterprise Ireland's €2m LEO Competitive Fund
1st June 2016
Enterprise Ireland today (Wednesday 1 June) announced the allocation of €2m in funding for local and regional initiatives to support new businesses and jobs across the country under the LEO Competitive Fund. An additional €3m was awarded through the Community Enterprise Initiative.
This funding is the beginning of a new approach to supporting job creation initiatives at local and regional level in support of the Regional Acton Plans for Jobs. In line with the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to create jobs in every region of the country, this €2m allocation will support ‘bottom up’ projects where the Local Enterprise Offices will group together to create collaborative projects in their region
Welcoming the funding allocation, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, said: “Every parish, county and region knows it has particular strengths that can create jobs. The Government is committed to supporting that effort. In my first few weeks as Minister, I am impressed by the commitment of everyone involved in the Regional Action Plans for Jobs. Local and regional organisations, public and private, have committed to work together in the drive for jobs and to create the opportunities for people to live and work in their local communities. I am determined to support these regions to help them to achieve their potential and their ambition. In that regard, I am particularly pleased that Enterprise Ireland will issue a 2nd call later this year and work with interested groups to deliver quality projects in their regions.”
Funded Projects involving Local Enterprise Offices in the Mid East are detailed below:
LEO Wicklow, LEO Tipperary, LEO Wexford, LEO Carlow, LEO Kilkenny
Consolidate a creative hub in the South Eastern region through an extensive networking and training programme for established SMEs and Start Ups servicing the creative industries.
LEO Wicklow, LEO Kilkenny, LEO Carlow
The EMBARK Programme will proactively prepare small businesses, identified by the LEOs as having potential for growth and export, to exploit new export opportunities.
LEO Wicklow, LEO Kildare, LEO Wexford, LEO Tipperary, LEO Waterford, LEO Kilkenny, LEO Carlow, LEO Laois
A pilot programme that will offer carefully selected micro-enterprises with growth ambitions the opportunity to benefit from concentrated support from the dedicated advisory panel of 3 experts per enterprise.
