Tipperary's LEO runs two offices, Nenagh and Clonmel, and is distinguished by named local networks including the Tipperary Food Producer's Network and South Tipperary Women's Network.
Operates in Tipperary · 15 listed services
What they do
LEO Tipperary is unusual in operating from two contact points, LEO Nenagh on 0818 06 5000 and LEO Clonmel at Ballingarrane House, Cahir Road, Clonmel on 052 616 6200, reflecting the county's split administrative history, with a shared email address leo@tipperarycoco.ie. Its Networks page names four groups not found together elsewhere: the South Tipperary Women's Network, Network Ireland Tipperary, the Owner Manager Network and the Tipperary Green Business Network, alongside a Tipperary Food Producer's Network. It also produces an SME Community Podcast hosted on its own site and ran a Mid-West Regional Food Starter Programme booking. Businesses engage through Business Advice Clinics, training and mentoring programmes booked online, and direct contact with either the Nenagh or Clonmel office depending on location.
Local Enterprise Office Tipperary lists 15 services on Irish Resource Hub in Tipperary. The listed provision covers advisory support, expert consultancy, service, programme, network, mentoring, training, and toolkit. 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.
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 Tipperary; clients are directed to either the Nenagh or Clonmel office depending on their local area within the county.
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 employees, trading over 6 months, registered and operating in the LEO Tipperary area, solvent, not Enterprise Ireland/IDA clients, with current tax clearance.
Enterprises with 1-50 employees, trading over 6 months, turnover over EUR 30,000, registered in the LEO Tipperary area, excluding farms and reputationally ineligible sectors; requires tax clearance.
Free, confidential one-to-one appointments with LEO Tipperary advisors for anyone running or starting a business in County Tipperary, covering business ideas and issues.
A free Business Information and Advisory Session with a LEO Tipperary staff member for people planning to start a business, to discuss ideas and requirements.
Expert digital consultants review a Tipperary business's existing digital systems and guide implementation of new or improved digital solutions to give it a digital edge.
LEO Tipperary is the local access point to the Enterprise Europe Network, connecting Tipperary SMEs with international business and technology opportunities across the EU.
Tipperary Green Business Network, established 2012, supports businesses marketing green products and services and building Tipperary's reputation as a leading green county.
Free consultancy giving Tipperary small businesses up to two days with a specialist Green Consultant to identify practical, tailored steps toward becoming more sustainable.
LEO Tipperary's Lean for Business page directs clients to What is Lean, case study videos and How to Apply sections covering its Lean business-improvement consultancy support.
One-to-one mentoring matching experienced business practitioners with Tipperary owner-managers who need practical, independent advice on strategy, finance, marketing or planning.
A practical Start Your Own Business course from LEO Tipperary covering business planning, legal issues, sales and marketing strategy and technology for first-time founders.
Tipperary Food Producers Network is a community of Tipperary food and beverage businesses that LEO Tipperary promotes and showcases, including linking to the Great Taste Awards.
LEO Tipperary's Training page lists its current courses and one-to-one Business Advice and Information sessions, including named clinic towns held weekly or monthly across the county.