Offaly's office at Áras an Chontae, Tullamore, distinguished by regional network memberships including the Engenuity Midlands Engineering Network and Midlands ICT Cluster Action Plan.
Operates in Offaly · 15 listed services
What they do
LEO Offaly is based at Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, serving Tullamore, Birr, Edenderry and the rest of County Offaly. Its Networks page lists memberships distinct to the midlands region: the ONE Network, Engenuity Midlands Engineering Network, the Advanced Manufacturing Action Plan, a Regional Food and Drink Strategy and the Midlands ICT Cluster Action Plan, reflecting a local emphasis on engineering, manufacturing and food. A recurring LEO Offaly Lunch and Learn Series and named clinics such as a Free Website Review and Analysis online mentoring clinic and a Business Breakfast appear on its booking calendar. It also runs primary and secondary schools enterprise programmes and lists coworking hubs and enterprise space through a property database. Engagement routes include phone or email booking of business mentoring and workshops and clinics, and online bookings for training. Contact 057 9357480 or LocalEnterprise@offalycoco.ie.
Local Enterprise Office Offaly lists 15 services on Irish Resource Hub in Offaly. The listed provision covers advisory support, expert consultancy, network, service, programme, training, mentoring, and toolkit. 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
Open to businesses located in County Offaly; regional network participation such as Engenuity and the Midlands ICT Cluster is generally aimed at manufacturing and technology firms in the midlands.
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 at least 6 months, registered and operating in the LEO area, solvent, tax-compliant and not currently Enterprise Ireland or IDA clients.
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.
General information and advisory support from LEO Offaly, based at Aras an Chontae in Tullamore, helping businesses start, run and expand, and pointing to the office's full range of financial and training supports.
A consultancy service giving LEO Offaly clients expert digital advice, analysing existing digital systems, identifying gaps and guiding implementation of new or improved digital solutions for the business.
A member-led engineering cluster for Offaly and surrounding Midlands counties, set up in 2017, running fortnightly meetings, workshops and peer-learning events on industry challenges facing engineering firms.
Access to the Enterprise Europe Network through LEO Offaly, helping companies with international ambitions find EU trade partners, licence new technologies, and get advice on regulation and funding.
A national export development programme, accessed through LEO Offaly, offering workshops, on-demand digital content and one-to-one support from export advisors to help companies achieve first export sales.
A free consultancy giving Offaly businesses up to two days of expert advice from a Green Consultant to identify practical, tailored ways to become more sustainable and cut costs.
A mentoring service pairing Offaly business owner-managers with an experienced advisor from the office's mentor panel for confidential guidance on production, costing, marketing, distribution, finance and IP.
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.
LEO Offaly's Start a Business page directing new entrepreneurs to its Start Your Own Business training courses, business networks, mentoring and a free Fáilte Ireland tourism learning course.
The central listing of LEO Offaly's training and networking events, including business advice clinics held in local venues such as Edenderry Library, updated as new events are scheduled.