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Local Enterprise Office Cork City (LEO)

Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.

Operates in Cork · 14 listed services

What they do

Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.

Local Enterprise Office Cork City lists 14 services on Irish Resource Hub in Cork. The listed provision covers advisory support, training, expert consultancy, programme, service, information and guidance, and mentoring. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 8 distinct eligibility conditions are recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes advisory support, training, expert consultancy, programme, service, information and guidance, mentoring.

Who the support is for

Business stages
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.

The same conditions also apply to 6 further services listed below.

Check access with Local Enterprise Office Cork City

Support offered (14)

  • Advisory support

    Business advice - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    General business information and advisory services from LEO Cork City covering local authority processes, procurement, energy efficiency, and connections to training, mentoring and Enterprise Ireland progression routes.

  • Advisory support

    Business Advice Clinic - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    Free remote business advice clinics from LEO Cork City for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with under 10 employees based in the Cork City region, delivered by phone or web app.

  • Service

    Food business support - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    Food Academy Programme support promoted by LEO Cork City, a food business development programme run with SuperValu offering training, mentoring and the chance to trial products on SuperValu shelves for 12 weeks.

  • Programme

    Get Exporting - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    An export development programme available to LEO Cork City clients, offering workshops, digital content and one-to-one advisor support to help Irish manufacturing and internationally traded services firms achieve initial export sales.

  • Information and guidance

    Knowledge Centre - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    A resource library on LEO Cork City's website offering downloadable guides on starting a business, writing a business plan, financing, marketing, protecting ideas and starting a food business in Cork.

  • Mentoring

    Mentoring - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    LEO Cork City's Business Mentor Programme matches owner-managers of businesses with under 10 employees, registered in Cork City, with experienced mentors for up to three one-to-one sessions of three hours each.

  • Programme

    Third Level Enterprise Programme - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    LEO Cork City's Third Level Enterprise Programme supports entrepreneurship initiatives at Cork's third-level institutions, including MTU's SHED hub and Prize for Innovation, MTU's Student Inc. Programme, and UCC's Entrepreneurial Society and Ignite Programme.

  • Training

    Training and events catalogue - LEO Cork City

    Local Enterprise Office Cork City

    Cork

    LEO Cork City's Training & Events section, where businesses can browse training programmes such as tax readiness, LinkedIn branding, public procurement and Start Your Own Business, and book a place online.

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