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COVID-19 Government Supports
Government Supports for COVID-19 impacted businesses
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LEO Clare, Clare County Council Building closed to the public until further notice
LEO Clare and Clare County Council Building is closed to the public until further notice due to COVID19 precautions. Staff can be contacted by emailing localenterprise@leo.clarecoco.ie

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07/04/2020	Safe Food to Go during COVID-19 FREE Webinar 7 April...	Book online
09/04/2020	Practical Steps for Business in Challenging Times Free Webinar 9th April...	Book online
27/04/2020	Instagram For Your Business FREE Online Workshop 27 April...	Book online
11/05/2020	Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) FREE Online Workshop 11th May 2020...	Book online
31/08/2020	COVID 19 Mentoring	Book online

Latest News

25/03/2020
€50k Competitive Start Fund, Call Now Open
€50k Competitive Start Fund, Call Now Open. Open to start-ups, active in the Manufacturing & Internationally Traded Services sectors...
16/03/2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment - How to claim the Emergency Payment...
Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment has been introduced for anyone whose employer is unable to conti nue to pay them. The payment is available to all employees and the self-employed who have lost employment due to the pandemic. You will get a payment of €203 per week for up to 6 weeks (as applicable). To receive the payment follow these steps;...
13/03/2020
COVID–19 Business Supports
Businesses which are seeking support to assist with business continuity and preparedness connected to the COVID-19 outbreak, may be provided with a Business Continuity Voucher subject to certain conditions and criteria. This offer is in addition to the current range of business supports for microenterprises....
12/03/2020
LEAN
06/03/2020
WowWee winner of County Final of National Enterprise Awards 2020...
A personalised gift business from Ennis has won the County Enterprise Award for 2020 and has been named as Clare’s Best Enterprise....
06/03/2020
Checklist of preparatory actions in responding to COVID-19...
Business Continuity Planning – Checklist of preparatory actions in responding to COVID-19
06/03/2020
CLARE’S MOST ENTERPRISING STUDENTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CROKE PARK...
CLARE’S MOST ENTERPRISING STUDENTS ARE ON THE ROAD TO CROKE PARK
02/03/2020
Enterprises Supported by LEO Clare create 120 jobs in 2019...
Enterprises supported by Local Enterprise Office Clare create 120 net jobs in 2019
02/03/2020
LIT OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS TO NEW FRONTIERS PHASE 1
LIT Open for Applications to New Frontiers Phase 1
21/02/2020
Local Enterprise Week 2020
CLARE’S SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOCAL ENTERPRISE WEEK 2020...
05/02/2020
First Women in Business Networking Event for 2020
Women in Business Event with Guest Speaker Monica Forde The Bookkeeper
23/01/2020
Social Enterprise Development Fund 2020 open for applications....
22/01/2020
CLARE BUSINESSES GET INTERNATIONAL SHOT AT LOCAL ENTERPRISE SHOWCASE...
CLARE BUSINESSES GET INTERNATIONAL SHOT AT LOCAL ENTERPRISE SHOWCASE
02/01/2020
Student Enterprise Programme 2020 Launched...
Student Enterprise Programme 2020 launched by Minister Breen and Josh Van Der Flier...
18/10/2019
Clare celebrates National Womens Enterprise Day...
The largest-ever programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day in Dromoland Castle....

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Case Studies

24/01/2017
Goldfish
Ireland's growing reputation as a destination for customer service contact centres has opened up a gap in the market for local suppliers. Gordon O'Neill, co-founder of cloud-based telecoms provider Goldfish in County Wicklow, tells us how this industry is providing new opportunities for SMEs ...
23/01/2017
Applied Concepts
We meet National Enterprise Award winner, Mark Clendennen of Applied Concepts in Offaly, to hear how he became the country's only manufacturer of blasting machinery and is now exporting Irish-made industrial equipment around the world from his base in the Midlands ...
08/06/2016
Áine Hand Made Chocolate
Áine Hand Made Chocolate: Right Recipe for Business Success We talk tactics, taste and truffles with entrepreneur and LEO client, Ann Rudden, as she takes us on a tour of Aíne Hand Made Chocolate ...