Business information and advice - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Confidential one-to-one business advisory service run by LEO Kilkenny for anyone exploring self-employment or already running a small business in the county.
County support
Business support in Kilkenny
County-linked support shown together with Ireland-wide support. Eligibility is not inferred — check each provider's own conditions.
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Business support based in Kilkenny
Locally recorded support in County Kilkenny comes from Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny, Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board and Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet, with the South East Regional Skills Forum covering the wider region. Training, hiring and mentoring make up most of the county-linked services. Recorded workspace reaches well beyond Kilkenny city, including Castlecomer Enterprise Centre, Piltown Enterprise Centre, Pembroke Business Centre and community hubs in Glenmore, Galmoy, Crosspatrick and Ballyouskill. Check each operator's own terms for access, availability and cost.
The sections below list support recorded as delivered in County Kilkenny. Ireland-wide support, available to businesses in every county, is listed separately further down the page.
Starting a business
View all in KilkennyAdvisory support Service Self-employment support for people with disabilities - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Dedicated LEO Kilkenny webpage signposting persons with disabilities to a self-paced eLearning course and resources for starting or running a business.
Advisory support Speak to an Advisor - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Online request form for LEO Kilkenny business support, used to gather information before the team arranges a meeting with a business advisor.
Training Start Your Own Business programme - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny's 'Start a Business' hub acts as a first stop shop for people considering self-employment, linking to its Starting a Business Programme and planning resources.
Growing your business
View all in KilkennyAdvisory support Business information and advice - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Confidential one-to-one business advisory service run by LEO Kilkenny for anyone exploring self-employment or already running a small business in the county.
Programme Food Academy Programme - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Food business development programme run by the Local Enterprise Offices with SuperValu, helping Kilkenny food producers progress toward SuperValu retail shelves.
Programme Get Exporting - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Export development programme for Kilkenny manufacturing and internationally traded services companies, combining workshops, digital content and one-to-one export advisor support.
Mentoring Mentoring and business advice - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Business Mentoring matches Kilkenny owner-managers with an experienced practitioner from the LEO Mentor Panel, plus free monthly one-hour mentoring clinics.
Advisory support Speak to an Advisor - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Online request form for LEO Kilkenny business support, used to gather information before the team arranges a meeting with a business advisor.
Training Training and events catalogue - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny's Training and Events section provides a range of business training supports and events tailored to specific business requirements across the county.
Training & skills
View all in KilkennyTraining Start Your Own Business programme - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny's 'Start a Business' hub acts as a first stop shop for people considering self-employment, linking to its Starting a Business Programme and planning resources.
Training Training and events catalogue - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny's Training and Events section provides a range of business training supports and events tailored to specific business requirements across the county.
Mentoring & advice
View all in KilkennyAdvisory support Business information and advice - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Confidential one-to-one business advisory service run by LEO Kilkenny for anyone exploring self-employment or already running a small business in the county.
Expert consultancy Green for Business - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Free consultancy support helping Kilkenny businesses with 1-50 employees become more sustainable, delivered through up to two days with a specialist Green Consultant.
Mentoring Mentoring and business advice - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Business Mentoring matches Kilkenny owner-managers with an experienced practitioner from the LEO Mentor Panel, plus free monthly one-hour mentoring clinics.
Service Self-employment support for people with disabilities - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Dedicated LEO Kilkenny webpage signposting persons with disabilities to a self-paced eLearning course and resources for starting or running a business.
Advisory support Speak to an Advisor - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Online request form for LEO Kilkenny business support, used to gather information before the team arranges a meeting with a business advisor.
Workspaces & specialist facilities
View all in KilkennyService Remote Working Hubs directory - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Directory of remote working and co-working hubs across Kilkenny city and county, offering up to 150 individual working spaces signposted through the LEO.
Training Training and events catalogue - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny's Training and Events section provides a range of business training supports and events tailored to specific business requirements across the county.
Workspace or facility Castlecomer Enterprise Centre
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Castlecomer, Kilkenny
A town-centre Kilkenny Road enterprise centre two minutes from local shops, used by Castlecomer's self-employed and remote workers.
Confirmed external-business access
Workspace or facility Connolly's of Dunbell Hub
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Kilkenny
Connolly's of Dunbell Hub is published by the relevant LEO as business-accessible infrastructure.
Confirmed external-business access
Workspace or facility Glenmore Community Centre Hub
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Glenmore, Kilkenny
A Graiguenakill community centre in Glenmore combining a free public broadband connection point with a listed remote-working hub.
Confirmed external-business access
Workspace or facility New Work Junction
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Kilkenny
A former bank building beside Kilkenny's MacDonagh Station running month-by-month desks, with the old vault repurposed as a locker room.
Confirmed external-business access
Workspace or facility Pembroke Business Centre
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Kilkenny
Pembroke Business Centre is published by the relevant LEO as business-accessible infrastructure.
Confirmed external-business access
Workspace or facility Piltown Enterprise Centre
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Piltown, Kilkenny
A restored 1828 Market House in Piltown, once a Garda station, now a community-run remote-working hub with virtual office and postbox services.
Confirmed external-business access
Support providers in Kilkenny
Support recorded in County Kilkenny
- 39 services delivered locally
- 11 facilities located in the county
- 5 organisations operating here
- 17 support needs covered locally
A further 0 Ireland-wide services are available to businesses in County Kilkenny. Ireland-wide support is delivered nationally and is not located in the county.
143 published results for Kilkenny, including Ireland-wide support.
Support providers
143Skillnet Ireland network Next Level Skillnet
Ireland-wide
National multi-sector network promoted by Supply Network Shannon Ltd, providing subsidised upskilling and management/leadership programmes for companies of all sizes.
Technology Gateway Nimbus Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Cork
Industry-facing gateway specialising in IoT; embedded systems; cyber physical systems.
State agency Office of Government Procurement
Ireland-wide
Office of Government Procurement provides national information, capability, regulatory, market or business-support services relevant to Irish enterprises.
Technology Gateway PEM Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Sligo
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Precision engineering; manufacturing; metrology.
Technology Gateway PMBRC Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Waterford
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Pharmaceuticals; healthcare; formulation; analysis.
Business Innovation Centre PorterShed
Ireland-wide, Galway
PorterShed provides startup, founder, innovation, mentoring, workspace or investment-readiness support through programmes and communities.
Skillnet Ireland network Positive2work Skillnet
Ireland-wide, Cavan, Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan
Multi-sector network for companies in Dublin and the North East offering subsidised training in resilience, management development, IT and health and safety.
Business Innovation Centre RDI Hub
Ireland-wide, Kerry
RDI Hub provides startup, founder, innovation, mentoring, workspace or investment-readiness support through programmes and communities.
Business Innovation Centre Republic of Work
Ireland-wide, Cork
Republic of Work provides startup, founder, innovation, mentoring, workspace or investment-readiness support through programmes and communities.
Skillnet Ireland network Restaurant Hospitality Skillnet
Ireland-wide, Dublin
Established by the Restaurants Association of Ireland in 2017, this network trains restaurant and hospitality staff from commis chefs to owners.
Sector body Restaurants Association of Ireland
Ireland-wide
Restaurants Association of Ireland is a national sector or specialist organisation with potential business-facing information, networks, training or referrals.
Skillnet Ireland network Retail Ireland Skillnet
Ireland-wide
Founded in 2000 and partnered with Ibec and Retail Ireland, this national network runs the Apprenticeship in Retail Supervision and other retail training.
State agency Revenue Commissioners Business
Ireland-wide
Revenue Commissioners Business provides national information, capability, regulatory, market or business-support services relevant to Irish enterprises.
Skillnet Ireland network Rural Food Skillnet
Ireland-wide
Nationwide network for food, drink and hospitality companies, run by the Rural Food Company Training Network, covering technical and craft skills.
Sector body Screen Producers Ireland
Ireland-wide
Representative body for independent Irish production companies, negotiating broadcaster trading terms and offering a discounted emerging producers membership rate.
Technology Gateway SEAM Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Waterford
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Materials engineering; failure analysis; additive manufacturing.
Skillnet Ireland network SIMI Skillnet
Ireland-wide
Training network for the motor industry, run by SIMI, offering qualifications and career-path programmes for all grades of staff.
Technology Gateway Smarter Factory Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Limerick
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Industry 4.0; automation; digital manufacturing.
Other Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland
Ireland-wide
Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland is a national sector or specialist organisation with potential business-facing information, networks, training or referrals.
Other SOLAS
Ireland-wide
State further education and training authority delivering Skills to Advance workforce upskilling, free online courses and apprenticeship oversight through the ETBs.
Business Innovation Centre South East BIC
Ireland-wide, Waterford
South East BIC, now trading as Propelor, provides business consultancy, incubation offices and the Prep4Seed accelerator to entrepreneurs across the south east.
Skillnet Ireland network South West Gnó Skillnet
Ireland-wide, Kerry
Not-for-profit training network for companies in the South West and Gaeltacht areas, run by Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne.
Skillnet Ireland network Space Industry Skillnet
Ireland-wide
National training network for companies working in the space sector, run by G & L Technology, based at TUS in Athlone.
State agency Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Ireland-wide
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland provides national information, capability, regulatory, market or business-support services relevant to Irish enterprises.