Local Enterprise Office
Monaghan's LEO runs the Monaghan Tourism Business Network and Monaghan Women in Business network, with a craft, design and jewellery enterprise programme.
Operates in Monaghan · 15 listed services
LEO Monaghan serves the Monaghan County Council area, covering Monaghan town, Carrickmacross, Clones and Castleblayney, contactable at 047 71818 or info@leo.monaghancoco.ie. Distinctively, its own site lists two named local networks not shared with neighbouring counties: the Monaghan Tourism Business Network and Monaghan Women in Business, alongside membership of the North East Lean Network and Enterprise Europe Network. Its Building Craft and Design Enterprise programme reflects a long-standing local base of jewellery, gift and design manufacturers, categorised on its Look for Monaghan pages under Craft, Design, Jewellery and Gifts alongside Beauty, Furniture and Homeware and Engineering. Recent news highlights Monaghan students at the Student Enterprise Awards. Businesses engage via Business Advice and one-to-one Mentoring booked through the office, training and networking events, and online bookings for programmes such as the LEAN Business Programme and Food Academy.
Local Enterprise Office Monaghan lists 15 services on Irish Resource Hub in Monaghan. The listed provision covers advisory support, service, expert consultancy, programme, mentoring, network, and training. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 13 distinct eligibility conditions are recorded across those services.
Business support informationRecorded coverage for the following areas.
Listed provision includes advisory support, service, expert consultancy, programme, mentoring, network, training.
Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.
Available to businesses and promoters based in County Monaghan; sector-specific networks such as Monaghan Women in Business and the Tourism Business Network are open to relevant local businesses on request.
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 and micro-enterprises in County Monaghan; direct financial supports are limited to businesses with 10 or fewer employees. Eligibility criteria apply to specific supports.
Local-area business or promoter; programme rules may add criteria
Small enterprises with 1-50 paid employees, trading at least 6 months, registered and operating in the LEO area, solvent, tax-compliant and not currently Enterprise Ireland or IDA clients.
Services are tailored to SMEs but also available to other businesses, universities and research centres; contact the local EEN advisor to establish suitability.
Aimed at those in the early to mid-stages of developing a food or drink business; selection criteria apply.
For Irish manufacturing and internationally traded services companies with less than EUR 10,000 in export sales per annum outside the Republic of Ireland; CEO or senior leadership commitment required.
Enterprises with 1-50 employees, established and registered in the LEO area, trading over 6 months, turnover above EUR 30,000; one application per group of linked companies.
Entrepreneurs, pre-starts, micro businesses and small businesses in the Monaghan LEO service area; programme-specific criteria may apply
Open to new and existing registered businesses with no more than 10 employees based in County Monaghan.
Aimed at commercial entities in the craft and tourism sector operating in County Monaghan; specific entry criteria are not published.
Open to women running a business at any stage, based in County Monaghan and surrounding areas; free to join, register as a community member.
Unknown — eligibility is not published on the office's page; contact the office to confirm.
For those considering starting a business and for early-stage micro businesses trading less than nine months.
The same conditions also apply to 2 further services listed below.
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General business information, advisory and enterprise support delivered by LEO Monaghan covering funding options, training, mentoring, local authority regulations and connections to State agencies for small and micro enterprises in the county.
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Craft and Design Enterprise support available through or promoted by LEO Monaghan.
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A consultancy service giving LEO Monaghan clients expert digital advice, analysing existing digital systems, identifying gaps and guiding implementation of new or improved digital solutions for the business.
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Access to the Enterprise Europe Network through LEO Monaghan's local advisor, helping companies find international business partners, source EU funding information and get intellectual property advice.
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A training programme run with Bord Bia and SuperValu helping early to mid-stage Monaghan food businesses develop marketing and technical skills, ending in a pitch to SuperValu for a possible shop trial.
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Monaghan
A national export development programme, accessed through LEO Monaghan, offering workshops, on-demand digital content and one-to-one support from export advisors to help companies achieve first export sales.
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Monaghan
A free consultancy giving Monaghan businesses up to two days of expert advice from a Green Consultant to identify practical, tailored ways to become more sustainable and cut costs.
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Monaghan
Expert support to identify and implement operational and competitiveness improvements.
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Monaghan
One-to-one mentoring matching Monaghan business owners with experienced practitioners for independent, confidential advice on strategy, finance, marketing and other business challenges, following a needs assessment.
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Monaghan
A three-phase enterprise support programme for Monaghan's craft and tourism businesses combining assessment, structured training, mentoring and business branding support to drive innovation and competitiveness.
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Monaghan
A free-to-join networking community for women running businesses at any stage in County Monaghan and surrounding areas, running pay-as-you-go events focused on confidence, connections and business growth.
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Monaghan
North East Lean Network available through or promoted by LEO Monaghan.
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Monaghan
A dedicated webpage directing people with disabilities who are starting or already running a business to a self-paced eLearning course and further self-employment resources developed with TU Dublin.
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Monaghan
A practical workshop-based course for people considering starting a business, or early-stage micro businesses under nine months old, covering tax, costing, pricing, cash management and business planning.
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The central listing of LEO Monaghan's training and networking events, including the 2026 Mentoring Programme and self-employment supports for persons with disabilities, updated as new events are scheduled.