Including the main supports available from Cavan Local Enterprise Office, the following is an overview of some key supports that can help you to grow your business:

Supports towards Employment of Additional Staff

• Grant assistance for manufacturing and internationally traded services businesses that can show potential to grow without displacing other existing enterprises - LEO Cavan
• Acumen Programme – assistance to recruit a sales person targeting business in Northern Ireland - www.acumenprogramme.com
• JobsPlus Scheme – employer financial incentive for hiring people who have been out of work for some time – www.jobsplus.ie
• Wage Subsidy scheme – incentive for taking on a new staff member who may have a disability – www.welfare.ie  

Supports/Guidance for New Product Development

• Innovation voucher scheme – www.innovationvouchers.ie
• Feasibility study grants for businesses looking to investigate potential for developing a new product for manufacture – Cavan LEO or if you are a client of Enterprise Ireland see their R&D schemes www.enterprise-ireland.com
• Patenting or registering a new design www.patentsoffice.ie
• R&D tax credit – expenditure on R&D tax deductible at a higher rate www.revenue.ie     
• Fusion Programme – assistance to take on a technology graduate to help with new product development or innovation in the business. www.intertradeireland.com
• Programmes to match entrepreneurs with new idea generators like www.vitalforideas.com     
• Crest Programme - development of sustainable technologies www.cavanitc.ie/crest

Getting your business on-line

• Trading Online Voucher scheme run by Local Enterprise offices - 50% of cost of new e-commerce website - Trading Online Voucher
• Google initiate that provides guidance for building your own website using a free template – www.gettingbusinessonline.ie
• E-commerce grant scheme from Cavan LEO. Grant towards part of cost of new website - replaced by online trading voucher scheme as above
• Irish Internet Association – www.iia.ie
• Registering a new .ie website - www.iedr.ie

Exporting

• Get export ready – workshops and supports from Enterprise Ireland http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/Export-Assistance/Get-Export-Ready/
• First Flight programme from Enterprise Ireland http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/Funding-Supports/Company/HPSU-Funding/First-Flight-Initiative.html
• Tradelinks Mentoring Programme – to encourage businesses focus on trading with Northern Ireland as first step into UK market. www.tradelinks2.com     
• Intertrade Ireland – advisory state body for those looking to export to Northern Ireland including support for market research and selling into the region - www.intertradeireland.com
• Irish Exporters Association –  information and advice for first time exporters and supports for existing exporters  www.irishexporters.ie
• Export marketing support scheme – small grant scheme from Cavan LEO to help with trade shows costs in export markets

Raising Finance

• Loan scheme for businesses refused credit from one of main banks – www.microfinanceireland.ie     
• Venture capital for high growth industry sector – www.businessangels.ie     
• Employment and Investment Incentive (EIIS) – tax relief for investors in new manufacturing and ITS companies www.revenue.ie
• Start Up Relief for Entrepreneurs -  'SURE'  (formerly called - Seed Capital scheme ) to reclaim past PAYE tax paid for those setting up a new company www.revenue.ie
• Back to work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) – supports for unemployed individuals setting up a new business. www.welfare.ie
• Three year tax exemption for new limited companies being established www.revenue.ie     
• Partial Loan Guarantee scheme – government support to reduce risk for banks lending to small business www.djei.ie

Enterprise related training

• Range of short practical courses for those in business in Cavan – Cavan LEO - Online Bookings
• Management development programmes – Accelerate Programme, and Food Academy Programme -  LEO Cavan, and New Frontiers programme from Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-ireland.com
• Cavan Innovation and Technology centre - custom training for corporates in Cavan and surrounding counties   www.cavanitc.ie
• Cavan Institute – courses in computer skills and website design www.cavaninstitute.ie
• Small Firms Association and ISME also provide training courses to members www.sfa.ie and www.isme.ie

Networks

• Chambers of Commerce - Cavan town and Cootehill www.chambers.ie
• Business Network International – www.bni.eu/ireland
• Plato www.plato.ie     
• Cavan Business Women's Club - CBWC  - LEO Cavan
• SFA www.sfa.ie and ISME www.isme.ie

Enterprise Space in County Cavan

• Enterprise Centres - Cavan town (Killygarry), Cootehill, Killeshandra, Bailieborough, Kingscourt, Blacklion.
• Business Parks – Cavan town includes - IDA Business Park, Killygarry,  Kilmore Business Park, Dublin Road, Century Business Park, Dublin Road, and Corlurgan business Park on Ballinagh Road; Cornacarrow, Cootehill; Creeney Business Park, Belturbet; Annagh Industrial estate, Ballyconnell; Erne Business Park, Swanlinbar.

Tendering for New Business

• Government portal website to assist businesses getting established for tendering for new business www.etenders.gov.ie .

Sector Specific Supports

Depending on what sector you are operating in there may be sector specific supports available particularly in the food and tourism sectors.