Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Operates in Laois · 17 listed services · 8 facilities
What they do
Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Local Enterprise Office Laois lists 17 services and 8 facilities on Irish Resource Hub in Laois. The listed provision covers service, advisory support, expert consultancy, programme, diagnostic or assessment, mentoring, and training. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 10 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.
Small enterprises with 1-50 paid employees, trading over 6 months, not Enterprise Ireland/IDA clients, solvent and holding current Revenue tax clearance.
For Irish manufacturing and internationally traded services companies with under EUR 10,000 in export sales per annum; requires CEO or senior leadership commitment; excludes food and drink businesses.
Enterprises with 1-50 employees, trading over 6 months, turnover above EUR 30,000, current tax clearance; excludes farms, gambling, adult entertainment and unauthorised tobacco/cannabis businesses; one application per group.
LEO Laois hub page bringing together digital assessment, training, mentoring and lean supports to help Laois businesses adopt AI, automation and other technology.
Directory of nine named co-working hubs and enterprise spaces across County Laois, listing hot desks, meeting rooms and office space with direct contact details.
Confidential business advisory sessions from LEO Laois, delivered in person, by phone or video call, to help people considering or already running a business.
Free consultancy support for Laois businesses with 1-50 employees to identify digital gaps and improve systems, delivered by expert digital consultants.
LEO Laois signposts SMEs with international ambitions to the Enterprise Europe Network, the world's largest SME support network for EU and global market opportunities.
Capability-building export programme delivered in Laois with Full Circle Management Solutions, combining workshops, one-to-one mentoring and two arranged buyer meetings.
LEO Laois runs a calendar of events for women in business, including National Women's Enterprise Day, promoting and celebrating female entrepreneurship in the county.
LEO Laois's Food Supports page signposts food producers to the national Food Academy Programme, run with SuperValu to help small producers reach retail shelves.
Export development programme for Laois manufacturing and internationally traded services companies, combining workshops, digital content and one-to-one export advisor support.
Free consultancy support helping Laois businesses with 1-50 employees become more sustainable, delivered through up to two days with a specialist Green Consultant.
LEO Laois signposts businesses to four regional industry clusters covering advanced manufacturing, food and drink, engineering and ICT, aiding collaboration across the Midlands.
One-to-one Business Mentoring Programme in Laois matching new and existing business owners with an experienced mentor from the LEO panel for practical, strategic advice.
LEO Laois's Start a Business page positions the office as a first-stop shop for people in Laois considering entrepreneurship, offering enterprise advice and support.
LEO Laois's Training and Events page signposts to Sustainability Kickstarter Workshops and a full events schedule bookable through the office's online bookings system.