GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS FOR SMEs

Grants and other financial supports provided by various agencies of the Irish Government, are in the aftermath of COVID-19, very widely available to ‘start ups’, small and large businesses across all sectors of the economy. 

However it remains surprising how many business owners are frankly unaware, of the opportunities that exist to obtain specific grant(s), as well as to the extensive training, mentoring and development support which agencies such as Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and Enterprise Ireland among others, can provide now and in ‘normal times’ to their business(es). AND in many cases, to access these supports there is only a very small or minimal financial investment required by the business itself !

WHAT SUPPORT(S) ARE AVAILABLE AND WHERE?

International businesses that invest into Ireland have access to a range of grants and other financial
and ‘non financial’ supports through the IDA, however it should NOT be forgotten that existing local
businesses as well as ‘start ups’, also have access to an extraordinary range of financial supports
through:

1. Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs)
2. Enterprise Ireland (EI)
3. Other agencies such as InterTrade Ireland, Udaras na Gaeilge etc.

See our simple Sakura guide to Grants and other financial supports for Irish businesses, and feel free to contact us directly for more advice or assistance.

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