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Local Enterprise Office Wicklow (LEO)

Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.

Operates in Wicklow · 15 listed services

What they do

Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.

Local Enterprise Office Wicklow lists 15 services on Irish Resource Hub in Wicklow. The listed provision covers advisory support, expert consultancy, service, programme, mentoring, information and guidance, training, and network. 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.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes advisory support, expert consultancy, service, programme, mentoring, information and guidance, training, network.

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.

  • Women in Business Network - LEO Wicklow

    Unknown — eligibility is not published on the office's page; contact the office to confirm.

  • Business information and advice - LEO Wicklow

    Manufacturing, internationally traded services, or unique/export-potential local service businesses based in County Wicklow employing 10 or fewer people; contact the office to confirm.

  • Green for Business - LEO Wicklow

    Entrepreneurs, pre-starts, micro businesses and small businesses in the Wicklow LEO service area; programme-specific criteria may apply

  • Enterprise Europe Network route - LEO Wicklow

    Services are tailored to SMEs but also available to other businesses, universities and research centres.

  • Export Development Programme - LEO Wicklow

    Businesses based in Wicklow, established and trading for more than 2 years, engaged in manufacturing or a tradeable service with potential to trade internationally.

  • Get Exporting - LEO Wicklow

    Irish manufacturing and internationally traded services companies with less than EUR10,000 in export sales per annum in Northern Ireland or elsewhere; commitment required from CEO or senior leadership; food and drink businesses not currently eligible.

  • Lean for Business - LEO Wicklow

    Open to micro-enterprises with up to 10 employees and, on a limited basis in consultation with the LEO, non-Enterprise Ireland/IDA clients with 10-50 employees; excludes primary agriculture, fishery, aquaculture, coal, steel, gambling, adult entertainment, tobacco and unauthorised cannabis products; start-ups need at least 6 months trading and over EUR30k revenue.

  • Mentoring and business advice - LEO Wicklow

    Open to both new and existing businesses located within County Wicklow, subject to an eligibility discussion with LEO Wicklow.

  • Owner Manager development - LEO Wicklow

    Owner-managers of established businesses based in County Wicklow.

The same conditions also apply to 6 further services listed below.

Check access with Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

Support offered (15)

  • Advisory support

    Business Advice Clinics - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    One-to-one advisory clinics run online by LEO Wicklow for people starting or already running a business, with weekly appointment slots including evening and morning times.

  • Advisory support

    Business information and advice - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    General business information and advisory guidance provided directly by LEO Wicklow staff, covering eligibility checks for financial aid and signposting to the office's training and support programmes.

  • Service

    Enterprise Europe Network route - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    LEO Wicklow's route into the Enterprise Europe Network, the EU-wide support network that helps Wicklow SMEs find international business partners, EU funding leads and export opportunities across more than 60 countries.

  • Programme

    Export Development Programme - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    A 12-week, cohort-based export capability programme for Wicklow businesses, delivered in person in Rathnew by Full Circle Management Solutions with 1:1 mentoring and bespoke market research.

  • Programme

    Get Exporting - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    A blended, rolling export-readiness programme available to Wicklow manufacturing and internationally traded services companies, combining on-demand digital content, in-person workshops and one-to-one advisor support.

  • Expert consultancy

    Lean for Business - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    LEO Wicklow's route into the national Lean for Business programme, funding up to 90% of a Lean Service Provider's work with a Wicklow company to cut waste and improve productivity through on-site visits and mentoring.

  • Mentoring

    Mentoring and business advice - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    A one-to-one mentoring service matching Wicklow business owner-managers with experienced practitioners for independent, practical advice, arranged after a business needs analysis by the LEO.

  • Programme

    Owner Manager development - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    A management development programme for owner-managers of established Wicklow businesses, delivered by trainer Blaise Brosnan and covering strategy, marketing, finance and people-management modules.

  • Information and guidance

    Procurement and manufacturing guides - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    A downloadable brochure published by LEO Wicklow setting out general government and agency supports available to manufacturing businesses, alongside the office's separate public procurement information pages.

  • Training

    Start Your Own Business programme - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    LEO Wicklow's subsidised Start Your Own Business course, one of the training topics offered under its twice-yearly training brochure covering business planning, financial management and IT skills.

  • Training

    Training and events catalogue - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    LEO Wicklow's online events calendar for browsing and booking its training courses, workshops and seminars, with filtering by category and date and an online shopping-cart style checkout.

  • Network

    Women in Business Network - LEO Wicklow

    Local Enterprise Office Wicklow

    Wicklow

    LEO Wicklow's link to the Wicklow branch of Network Ireland, a not-for-profit peer network for businesswomen founded in the county in 2016, offering mentoring, events and the Businesswoman of the Year Awards.

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