Business Advice Clinics - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
A free community outreach roadshow bringing LEO Waterford advisors to towns across the county for confidential 45-minute one-to-one business advice sessions.
Local Enterprise Office
Local Enterprise Office Waterford (LEO)
Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Operates in Waterford · 15 listed services
What they do
Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Local Enterprise Office Waterford lists 15 services on Irish Resource Hub in Waterford. The listed provision covers advisory support, training, network, expert consultancy, service, programme, and mentoring. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 12 distinct eligibility conditions are recorded across those services.
Business support informationWhere they operate
Recorded coverage for the following areas.
Types of support available
Listed provision includes advisory support, training, network, expert consultancy, service, programme, 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.
- Business Advice Clinics - LEO Waterford
Open to local business owners and people with a business idea across County Waterford; booking required for an allocated time slot.
- Self-employment support for people with disabilities - LEO Waterford
Local-area business or promoter; programme rules may add criteria
- Training and events catalogue - LEO Waterford
Entrepreneurs, pre-starts, micro businesses and small businesses in the Waterford LEO service area; programme-specific criteria may apply
- Crystal Valley Tech network - LEO Waterford
Open to companies in the ICT industry in Waterford and the South East; join via the network's own website.
- Digital for Business - LEO Waterford
Small enterprises with 1-50 employees, trading over 6 months, registered and operating in the LEO Waterford area, solvent, not Enterprise Ireland/IDA clients, with current tax clearance.
- Enterprise Europe Network route - LEO Waterford
Aimed at SMEs with international ambitions; contact LEO Waterford directly to engage with the Enterprise Europe Network.
- Food Starter and Food Academy - LEO Waterford
Open to those with a food idea or in the first 24 months of trading; Food Starter is a prerequisite for Food Academy Start; not for cafes, restaurants, foodservice or near-foods.
- Green for Business - LEO Waterford
Enterprises with 1-50 employees, trading over 6 months, turnover over EUR 30,000, registered in the LEO Waterford area, excluding farms and reputationally ineligible sectors; requires tax clearance.
- Lean for Business - LEO Waterford
Unknown — eligibility is not published on the office's page; contact the office to confirm.
- Mentoring and business advice - LEO Waterford
Businesses with fewer than 10 employees in any general area of business, subject to individual assessment of viability and market potential.
- Start Your Own Business programme - LEO Waterford
Open to those with a business idea who are unemployed or in employment; no prior business knowledge is necessary.
- Waterford Micro Business Network - LEO Waterford
Open to sole traders and micro business owners in the Waterford City area; join via the network's own website or Facebook page.
The same conditions also apply to 3 further services listed below.
Check access with Local Enterprise Office WaterfordSupport offered (15)
Advisory support Training Business guides and webinar library - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Business guides and webinar library available through or promoted by LEO Waterford.
Advisory support Business information and advice - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Practical guidance for starting, developing or growing a business.
Network Crystal Valley Tech network - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Crystal Valley Tech is a Waterford and South East ICT industry network promoting tech development, growth and policy, signposted by LEO Waterford to its own website for members.
Expert consultancy Digital for Business - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Expert digital consultants review a Waterford business's existing digital systems and guide implementation of new or improved digital solutions to give it a digital edge.
Service Enterprise Europe Network route - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
LEO Waterford is the local access point to the Enterprise Europe Network, connecting Waterford SMEs to international partners, markets and EU funding advice.
Service Food Starter and Food Academy - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
A two-stage food business pathway from LEO Waterford: a two-day Food Starter programme for early-stage ideas, feeding into the 5-month Food Academy Start retail-readiness programme with SuperValu.
Programme Get Exporting - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Guidance and development support helping businesses build export knowledge, confidence and strategy.
Expert consultancy Green for Business - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Free consultancy giving Waterford small businesses up to two days with a specialist Green Consultant to identify practical, tailored steps toward becoming more sustainable.
Expert consultancy Lean for Business - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
LEO Waterford'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.
Mentoring Mentoring and business advice - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
LEO Waterford hires experienced business specialists to give small business owner-managers practical, one-to-one mentoring on management, finance, HR, marketing and strategy.
Service Self-employment support for people with disabilities - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Information and tailored support for people with disabilities considering or developing self-employment.
Training Start Your Own Business programme - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
LEO Waterford's Start Your Own Business Programme guides people with a business idea, unemployed or employed, through business planning modules including legal structures and market research.
Training Training and events catalogue - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Courses, workshops, webinars and business-development events offered or promoted by the office.
Network Waterford Micro Business Network - LEO Waterford
Local Enterprise Office Waterford
Waterford
Waterford Micro Business Network helps sole traders overcome isolation by meeting monthly in Waterford City to share business topics and support entrepreneurs at various stages.