Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Operates in Carlow · 13 listed services · 2 facilities
What they do
Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Local Enterprise Office Carlow lists 13 services and 2 facilities on Irish Resource Hub in Carlow. The listed provision covers advisory support, toolkit, expert consultancy, service, programme, mentoring, network, and training. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 9 distinct eligibility conditions are recorded across those services.
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established, Scaling
Company sizes
1–9 people, 10–49 people, Sole traders, 50–249 people
Sectors
All sectors
Audiences
Startups, SMEs
Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.
Access and eligibility
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.
Open to small enterprises with 1-50 paid employees that are not currently clients of Enterprise Ireland or IDA, are established and trading for at least 6 months, registered and operating within the LEO Carlow area, and solvent per their financial statements; must be a company, self-employed individual or partnership (or certain sporting bodies) chargeable to tax under Case I or II of Schedule D.
Open to enterprises with 1-50 employees, turnover over EUR 30,000, trading over 6 months, registered and operating in the LEO area, excluding farms, gambling, adult entertainment, tobacco and cannabis-based products.
Open to people with a business idea and draft business plan, and to existing businesses facing challenges, in the Carlow LEO area; all applicants go through a screening meeting first.
The provider does not publish eligibility conditions for downloading this guide; it is presented as a general resource for LEO Carlow's local business audience.
The same conditions also apply to 4 further services listed below.
Confidential one-to-one advisory service for anyone exploring self-employment or currently running a business in County Carlow, provided by a Local Enterprise Office Business Adviser.
Downloadable business planning resources published by LEO Carlow, including a 10 Step Guide to Starting Your Own Business and an overview of LEO supports and services.
Blended export readiness programme for Carlow businesses combining digital content, in-person workshops and one-to-one support from an export adviser and market specialist.
Free consultancy support giving Carlow businesses up to two days with a specialist Green Consultant to identify practical sustainability changes tailored to the business.
Structured enterprise programmes delivered at Station House in Hacketstown offering workshops, mentoring and training in business planning, finance, marketing, digital skills and legal compliance.
Networking programme for Carlow-based businesswomen run by LEO Carlow, offering paid events, business breaks and a newsletter, operating on a pay-as-you-go membership model.