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 Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet
Carlow, Kilkenny
A multi-sector training network for the Carlow and Kilkenny area, providing locally delivered, subsidised training for over 500 businesses.
Education and Training Board Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB supports local employers through FET Training Solutions for Business and apprenticeship training at its Kilkenny and Carlow centres.
Local Development Company Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Community-led not-for-profit body delivering local social inclusion, employment, enterprise, rural development and related supports.
Local Enterprise Office Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Local first-stop shop providing information and support for people starting or growing a business.
Network South East Regional Skills Forum
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Waterford and South Tipperary employers work with manager Edmond Connolly, based in Carlow, to reach SETU.
Research centre ADAPT SFI Research Centre
Ireland-wide, Dublin
ADAPT SFI Research Centre provides research expertise, collaboration and industry-facing innovation capability in its published specialist domains.
Other Apprenticeship Ireland
Ireland-wide
National apprenticeship portal where employers apply for approval to train registered apprentices across craft and newer apprenticeship programmes.
Technology Gateway APT Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Westmeath
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Polymers; materials; prototyping; processing.
Sector body Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland
Ireland-wide
Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland is a national sector or specialist organisation with potential business-facing information, networks, training or referrals.
Skillnet Ireland network Aviation Skillnet
Ireland-wide
A specialised training network for Ireland's aviation and aerospace sector, run by ICBE, covering MRO, leasing and engineering skills.
Sector body BioPharmaChem Ireland
Ireland-wide
Ibec trade association for over 90 biopharma, pharmaceutical and chemical companies, running working groups, member forums and industry-led training.
Skillnet Ireland network Biopharmachem Skillnet
Ireland-wide
A biopharma, pharmaceutical, chemical and medical device sector training network, promoted by Ibec's BioPharmaChem Ireland since 2006.
State agency Bord Bia
Ireland-wide
Bord Bia provides national information, capability, regulatory, market or business-support services relevant to Irish enterprises.
Technology Gateway CABR Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Kerry, Limerick
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Biotechnology; food; life sciences.
Technology Gateway CAPPA Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Cork
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Photonics; optics; imaging; sensing.
Research centre CeADAR Applied AI Centre
Ireland-wide, Dublin
CeADAR Applied AI Centre provides research expertise, collaboration and industry-facing innovation capability in its published specialist domains.
Skillnet Ireland network Chartered Accountants Ireland Skillnet
Ireland-wide
Since 2010, this network has run CPD courses in accountancy, law, taxation and personal development for the profession and industry.
Skillnet Ireland network CILT Mobility & Supply Chain Skillnet
Ireland-wide
Skillnet network promoted by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, offering subsidised transport, logistics and supply chain training nationally.
Skillnet Ireland network CitA Skillnet
Ireland-wide
An ICT-focused training network for the Irish construction sector run by the Construction IT Alliance, offering up to 40% training discounts.
Technology Gateway COMAND Technology Gateway
Ireland-wide, Westmeath
Industry-facing gateway specialising in Connected media; software; AI; data.
State agency Companies Registration Office
Ireland-wide
Companies Registration Office provides national information, capability, regulatory, market or business-support services relevant to Irish enterprises.
Research centre CONFIRM Smart Manufacturing Research Centre
Ireland-wide, Limerick
CONFIRM Smart Manufacturing Research Centre provides research expertise, collaboration and industry-facing innovation capability in its published specialist domains.
Network ConnectedHubs.ie
Ireland-wide
National platform listing more than 400 Irish coworking hubs where anyone can create a free account and book desks or meeting rooms per use.
Sector body Construction Industry Federation
Ireland-wide
National representative body for Irish construction contractors, offering Safe-T-Cert certification, CIF Training courses and regional branch networks.