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South West Mayo Development Company CLG (LDC)

Community-owned development company founded in 1991 in Castlebar, with offices in Balla and Westport serving south-west Mayo.

Operates in Mayo · 8 listed services

What they do

South West Mayo Development Company, founded in 1991 to run the pilot LEADER programme, is registered at the IPI Centre, Breaffy Road, Castlebar, with offices also in Balla and Westport. Originally focused on south-west Mayo, its remit for some programmes now extends across the whole of County Mayo and into parts of Roscommon and Galway. It delivers the LEADER Rural Development Programme, the Rural Social Scheme, TÚS, Community Employment, and administers the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance on behalf of the Department of Social Protection for qualifying jobseekers moving into self-employment. It provides free one-to-one confidential business advice for people setting up a business, plus training and capacity-building for community and social enterprises. Contact 098 41950 or info@southmayo.com.

South West Mayo Development Company CLG lists 8 services on Irish Resource Hub in Mayo. The listed provision covers service, training, advisory support, mentoring, and network. Its support includes Start a business, Grow and scale, Mentoring and advice, Digital and AI, and Skills and training. 1 distinct eligibility condition is recorded across those services.

Business support information

Where they operate

Recorded coverage for the following areas.

Types of support available

Listed provision includes service, training, advisory support, mentoring, network.

Who the support is for

Business stages
Thinking about starting, Startups, Established
Company sizes
1–9 people, 10–49 people, Sole traders
Sectors
All sectors
Audiences
Startups, SMEs, Community and social enterprises

Taken from this organisation's record and its published services.

Access and eligibility

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance requires eligibility for specified social welfare payments; LEADER activity is confined to the south Mayo area, with some services extending into Roscommon and Galway.

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.

The same conditions also apply to 7 further services listed below.

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Support offered (8)

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