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BREXIT - make sure your business is ready Free Brexit mentoring for Carlow businesses - discover how to unlock new markets and protect your supply chains
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Did you know that you can now get assistance for Translation, e.g. of existing material (booklets, webpages, etc. for export markets;
Learn about assistance in Export Markets
Does your business need Brexit advice?? If so Local Enterprise Office Carlow is here to help.........
Take advantage of the opportunites posed by Brexit
Would you like more people to know about the story of your business ? The Local Enterprise Office Carlow hosts Networking Events , Exhibitions and Awards so people can celebrate your business achievements............
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Ambition, Innovation & Success key to County Carlow’s economic future
in Carlow Business Brand
Enterprise Ireland's new Agile Innovation Fund, is open to Clients of Local Enterprise Offices, allows companies to access up to 50% in support for product process or service development pro9jects with a total cost of up to €300,000 with fast track approval.
Learn more about how to engage in Innovation
Under a partnership between Microfinance Ireland (MFI) and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), Business Loans are available through the LEOs..........
Small businesses throughout Ireland can now apply to the government for digital vouchers to the system in helping their businesses trade online............
To learn more about Vouchers for trading online
The Local Enterprise Office Carlow works in partnership with a variety of organisations to host events with your business in mind.................
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Local Enterprise Office Carlow is open Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Make an appointment today to speak with one of our business advisers.........
18/04/2019
“Making it Happen” 5 years of the Local Enterprise Office...
Since 2014 the Local Enterprise Offices across the country have approved and contributed funding to over 5,000 business and entrepreneurial projects. The LEOs have distributed €81.5million worth of direct financial assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs, stimulating job creation in communities across the country. In those 5 years, 40,577 people have received mentoring support through the LEO network, while over 17,500 have taken a Start Your Own Business course....
Design & Craft to the fore with Form supported program unveiled for 2019 ...
FORM is a group of designer makers and craftspeople living and working in the Carlow region of Ireland. The aim of the group is to raise the profile of designer makers and craftspeople producing high quality work in County Carlow ...
04/04/2019
County Carlow signs International Friendship agreement designed for economic , social , educational and cultural exchange and partnership...
The programme commenced with a formal introduction lead by Cathaoirleach of Carlow County Council Cllr. Brian O'Donoghue and signing of a friendship agreement by Kathleen Holohan , Chief Executive & Wang Qun Secretary General Hunan Provincial People’s Government witnessed by Xu Dazhe Governor Hunan Provincial People’s Government. ...
02/04/2019
Applications open for County Carlow companies to be part of inCarlow Pavilion for the 2019 National Ploughing Championships ...
County Carlow companies can apply to be part of this showcase which is highly subsidized with support from Carlow County Council which includes a programme in order to prepare companies to make the most of the show which includes Exhibition Training , PR Support & Photography for all clients who participate. The project is in partnership with IT Carlow & County Carlow Chamber....
01/04/2019
Friendship agreement to be signed between County Carlow & Hunan Province , China ...
The friendship was developed with the support of Yue Xianoyong, Chinese Ambassador to Ireland who has visited County Carlow on a number of occasions in order to assist County Carlow in promoting it as a location of opportunity for all....
28/03/2019
Countdown to Croke Park kicks off for Carlow’s most enterprising students...
Student Enterprise Awards 2018-2019 Local Enterprise Offices, entrepreneurial secondary school students begin their business journey as they are encouraged to research, set-up and run their own real-world businesses....
22/03/2019
Retail Event to Focus on Inspiration, Sharing of Ideas and implementation ...
Retail Excellence Ireland networking, information and sharing event on Tuesday 2nd April 2019 www.retailexcellence.ie ...
19/03/2019
Skills to Advance Training – National Training Fund
Skills to Advance Training Fund is aimed at the upskilling/reskilling needs of employees working for the SME sector and/or those in vulnerable employment e.g. 0 hour contracts. ...
Carlow-based Butler’s Organic Eggs to expand to meet growing national demand...
Butler’s Organic Eggs was established in 2007 when David Butler took over the family farm at Hacketstown in Carlow, just over an hour outside Dublin. What started off as a 250 bird enterprise has grown slowly and strategically over the years into a 2,500 bird organic egg farm set back from the roadside in lush, green fields. It’s where laying hens roam freely, scratch at their leisure across a large open area and feast on specially produced organic pellets....
13/03/2019
Cathaoirleach leads the way in promoting Carlow’s International Economic Links ...
Visit to New York as part of the St. Patrick’s Day Programme to develop stronger links with the US Diaspora, contacts and connections in an effort to promote Carlow...
12/03/2019
Council approves €104,250 support package for community led festivals , events & venues ...
The community, festival , event and tourism venue grant scheme aims to promote and support local festivals and to support and assist those events that have a tourism focus which feature a cultural/artistic or community ethos. ...
Companies celebrate Management Excellence...
The Local Enterprise Office Carlow & Kilkenny organise the prestigious 'Management Development Programme (MDP)' each year which gives experienced business owners the chance to rethink their business strategies, examine their pricing and profitability, and discover how to grow their businesses. ...
08/03/2019
Carlow Toolmaking Services are Carlow’s National Enterprise Award Winners for 2019 ...
Carlow Tooling Making Services Ltd took the top prize of €2,000 and will now represent Carlow County Council’s - Local Enterprise Office at the 21st National Enterprise Awards on Wednesday 29th May in the Mansion House in Dublin....
07/03/2019
“Millennial motivates business and student community to Find the Whitespace & Scale”...
seminar on making it online to the County Carlow business and student community in two events as part of Local Enterprise Week #makingithappen and encouraged people to find the whitespace and scale using online....
Focus on Growth via Innovation key focus for Business Networking Event ...
The panel discussed the challenges and opportunities of innovation for SMEs and also discussed innovation in a wider context as part of society....
04/09/2014
Local Enterprise Office Launches New Loan Partnership
The Local Enterprise Office Carlow is teaming up with Microfinance Ireland, to launch a new type of loan support aimed at the small business community in the region....
18/08/2014
Showcase 2015
Local Enterprise Office –Carlow is seeking expressions of interest from clients engaged in the craft, design and gift sector interested in taking a stand in the Enterprise Zone at Showcase 18th – 21st January 2015. ...
14/08/2014
New Frontiers Programme 2014
Waterford Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology Carlow are currently recruiting for their next New Frontiers Programme....
25/07/2014
Form Group to Exhibit at Kilkenny Arts Festival...
FORM is a group of designer makers and craftspeople living and working in the Carlow region of Ireland...
03/07/2014
Applications open for national scheme to help Small Businesses trade online...
From today, 1 July 2014, small businesses throughout Ireland can apply to the government for digital vouchers to the system in helping their businesses trade online....
30/06/2014
Gothic Castle stages Business Picnic to make connections happen...
Duckett’s Grove Castle just outside Carlow Town will be the venue for the second Business Picnic being held on Wednesday 23rd July 2014 hosted by Carlow & Wexford Local Enterprise Offices and partners....
13/06/2014
Time to GROW your Business
ManagementWorks is an initiative from the State Company Skillnets, under the Governments Action Plan for Jobs, aimed at providing Owners Managers/Managers of Small and Medium size Businesses with practical, impactful programmes that will make a real difference to them and to that of their business....
Minister Rabbitte rolls out whole of Government scheme to support local businesses trading online...
Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte T.D., this evening brought together Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) from around the country for the first time to upskill their Staff, Mentors and Business Advisors on the important aspects of small business trading online....
23/05/2014
New craft network launched in Carlow...
A new craft network, called FORM, was launched this week (14/05/2014) at a reception at VISUAL, Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow. The network consists of 12 established designer makers, who create high quality home ware, gifts and wearable pieces. ...
14/04/2014
Local Enterprise Office opened for business...
The Local Enterprise Office is a new national resource, staffed with professional people with business training, to assist budding entrepreneurs and existing businesses in every county in Ireland....
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21/12/2017
Smyth and O'Reilly
Silver Spear Gin is the inaugural product by Artisan Irish Distillers Smyth & O’Reilly which they launched to market in 2017. The distillery is located at Ballydarton House in Carlow and it is run by Gavin O’Reilly and husband and wife team Charles and Dawn Smyth. The brand is built on an extremely interesting and unique history which adds authenticity, prov- idence and heritage to their brand story and with the support of Local Enterprise Off ice Carlow and others along the way they are now successfully exporting this fantastic artisan product internationally from their base here in Carlow....
Valg Studio
Valg Studio is the brainchild of Liga Valge who first began working with polymer clay in 2011, quickly becoming fascinated by the possibilities that this versatile medium had to offer. Since then Liga has set up Valg Studio and designs jewellery and homeware pieces, each designed and made by hand. Liga Valge is a member of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland and the International Polymer Clay Association while also being a member of FORM Carlow. FORM Carlow promotes Carlow as a destination for high-quality design and craft and provides a forum for the exchange of views, common objectives, collective activities, constructive criticism and feedback amongst highly skilled designer-makers and craftspeople. This is a really interesting profile for anyone interested in design, crafts or indeed anyone with a family to care for who is thinking about returning to work and...
20/12/2017
Payzaar
Payzaar is a new, revolutionary approach to global payroll. Their philosophy is simple; allow customers to leverage what works (i.e. the existing local payroll expertise) and augment it with what is lacking (i.e. the integration and harmonisation across the local payrolls). Rather than forcing customers to rip and replace their local payroll solution in order to benefi t from an integrated global solution, they decided to leverage those existing local solutions and build around them. It is a powerful platform that helps to streamline global payroll operations and gain unparal- leled insights into your organisation’s global employee bases and payroll data. No matter how far reaching your business operating territories are, Payzaar brings it all together for you. This is an interesting Q&A with Trevor Townsend, Co-Founder and COO of a relatively new company, this is certainly a company to watch and one we can all learn from....
CGL - Bringing brands to life
CGL Retail Solutions formerly Carlow Graphics is a really exciting business that provides fi tting, printing, sign making, display and creative design solutions and they are based here in Carlow for over 23 years. CGL Retail is a superb company to read about as they started out as a small printing and sign making business back in 1994 and through hard work, adapt- ability and exceptional standards CGL Retail Solutions has grown to the exciting entity it is today. We love their mantra “Dream Big” and we hope you enjoy this Q&A with company owner Mark Dowling....
BioLogiq Solutions
BioLogiQ provides expert, up-to-the-minute and customised management system consultancy, auditing services and training courses that are both comprehensive and practical. They work with public and private sectors to assist them in meeting their environmental, health and safety, laboratory, quality, energy management, social responsibility and sustainability requirements as well as ecological studies and screening reports....
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