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.
572 published results for Kilkenny, including Ireland-wide support.
Support for your business
572Service Apprenticeship and traineeship guidance - South East Regional Skills Forum
South East Regional Skills Forum
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
Guidance connecting employers to apprenticeship, traineeship and institutional work-placement routes.
Service Apprenticeship employer service - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Guidance on employer registration, apprentice recruitment and work-based training.
Service Back to Work Enterprise pathway - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Guidance for eligible social-welfare recipients considering the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance or related progression routes.
Training Bespoke employer training - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Tailored course design and delivery aligned with an employer's operational needs.
Advisory 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.
Service Business plan and compliance guidance - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Support developing a viable business plan and navigating practical startup, governance and compliance requirements.
Information and guidance Cyber Security for Small Business - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny publishes national cyber security guidance for small businesses, giving practical measures to help firms protect against common cyber threats.
Expert consultancy Digital for Business - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Expert review and guidance to help small businesses plan and adopt appropriate digital technology.
Service Economic and Community Monitor - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
County economic and community information supporting business decisions.
Training Education and enterprise training - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Local learning and upskilling provision, including enterprise, digital, employability and programme-specific training.
Service Education and research introductions - South East Regional Skills Forum
South East Regional Skills Forum
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
Introductions to further and higher education contacts so employers can shape courses and explore research collaboration.
Advisory support Employer engagement service - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Single contact route helping employers identify workforce and training requirements.
Service Employment and progression support - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Guidance, activation and progression support connecting eligible participants with education, training, work experience and employment.
Advisory support Enterprise and self-employment advice - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
Tailored guidance for eligible individuals, community enterprises or local promoters exploring self-employment or enterprise.
Mentoring Enterprise mentoring - Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny LEADER Partnership
Kilkenny
One-to-one mentoring for eligible entrepreneurs, small businesses or social-enterprise teams.
Information and guidance European IPR Helpdesk route - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
LEO Kilkenny signposts businesses to the European IPR Helpdesk, an EU information and helpline service on intellectual property matters for SMEs.
Training Flexible course provision - KCETB
Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board
Carlow, Kilkenny
Accredited and non-accredited provision through online, blended, evening and campus delivery.
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.
Diagnostic or assessment Free business skills audit - South East Regional Skills Forum
South East Regional Skills Forum
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
A 30 to 60 minute assessment identifying skills needs, critical vacancies and a roadmap of regional and online solutions.
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.
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.
Programme Industry skills programme co-development - South East Regional Skills Forum
South East Regional Skills Forum
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
Facilitation of new skills programmes with peer companies and regional education providers in response to evidenced gaps.
Programme Kilkenny Design Makers Academy - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Business-development programme for makers and creative brands.
Expert consultancy Lean for Business - LEO Kilkenny
Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Expert support to identify and implement operational and competitiveness improvements.