National Enterprise Awards 2020

National Enterprise Awards will take place in Dublin on May 28th 2020

2019 Winners were Carlow Toolmaking.

Carlow Toolmaking NEA 2019 Winners

The National Enterprise Awards will take place in Dublin on May 28th 2020 and the Local Enterprise Office Carlow is now organising the county competition to identify Carlow’s best micro enterprise. The county winner will go forward to represent Carlow in the National Finals and compete against 31 winning businesses from around the country.

The National Enterprise Awards was introduced in 1997 and recognises the contribution that small businesses make to the Irish economy. The National Enterprise Awards is a national competition run by the former County & City Enterprise Boards since 1998, now the Local Enterprise Offices, and is open to any LEO client that has availed of Measure 1 / other grant aid supports or completed a LEAN programme. The competition is open to manufacturing and internationally traded services businesses in all sectors, structured at local or county level and culminates in a prestigious national final.

Eligible businesses will employ ten or less staff and previous county winners may re-enter.

The county competition will take place in early March at a Business Networking Event as part of Enterprise Week 2020 and this years County Final winner will be awarded a Euro 2500 prize fund. A change for 2020 is that the awards ceremony will be for your business , last years winner and supporters of the Enterprise Community in County Carlow.

The application process is as follows:

 

Expression of Interest by 24th January 2020

Expression of Interest should contain:

• Business Name

• Address

• Year Started

• Current Level of Staff

• 100 Word Description

 

  • Appointment of Mentor to provide assistance with your application by 27th January 2020
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  • Application Preparation Stage: 27th January to 14th February 2020
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  • Submission of Application deadline: 17th February 2020
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  • In Premises Judging: Week beginning 24th February
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  • Awards Ceremony: 2nd March 2020

Applicants must complete an application form and forward together with a current Business Plan and set of up to date financial statements to Local Enterprise Office, Carlow County Council, Enterprise House, O’Brien Road, Carlow.

If you would like more information or an entry form for the National Enterprise Awards please contact Pauline Hoctor via e-mail phoctor@carlowcoco.ie or Tel: 057 9129784.