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County Kildare LEADER Partnership (LDC)

County Kildare LEADER Partnership runs an Enterprise Skills Programme and the Kildare Social Enterprise Supports Initiative from its Kildare Town base, alongside SICAP and LEADER.

Operates in Kildare · 8 listed services

What they do

County Kildare LEADER Partnership CLG, based at Kildare Community Development Centre, Meadow Road, Kildare Town, is the local development company for County Kildare. It delivers SICAP 2021-2027, the 2023-2027 LEADER Programme, TÚS, the Rural Social Scheme, an Enterprise Skills Programme and the Kildare Social Enterprise Supports Initiative, alongside a Youth Employment Service and the Kildare Small Jobs property-maintenance service. Would-be founders can submit LEADER expressions of interest for compatible rural enterprise ideas to leader@countykildarelp.ie, first checking the Kildare Local Development Strategy 2023-2027, while the SICAP enterprise skills strand supports disadvantaged individuals to build self-employment skills. The organisation operates county-wide across Kildare. General queries go to info@countykildarelp.ie or 045 895450.

County Kildare LEADER Partnership lists 8 services on Irish Resource Hub in Kildare. The listed provision covers service, training, advisory support, mentoring, and network. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes service, training, advisory support, mentoring, network.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established
Company sizes
1–9 people, 10–49 people, Sole traders
Sectors
All sectors
Audiences
Startups, SMEs, Community and social enterprises

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

LEADER enterprise ideas must be compatible with the Kildare Local Development Strategy 2023-2027; SICAP Enterprise Skills targets disadvantaged individuals within County Kildare.

No organisation-wide eligibility rule is recorded. Eligibility is set by each individual service, so conditions vary by service and some support may not be open to every business.

Each distinct eligibility condition recorded for this organisation's services — check the service page for the full conditions.

The same conditions also apply to 7 further services listed below.

Check access with County Kildare LEADER Partnership

Support offered (8)

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