44 new jobs announced for Fingal-based small businesses

44 new jobs announced for Fingal-based small businesses

Fingal Local Enterprise Office today announced the creation of forty-four new jobs in Fingal by start-ups and growing small businesses recently approved for grant assistance.

During the first quarter of this year some 14 applicants were approved for funding totalling €225,500. As a direct result of this funding, twenty new jobs will be created immediately with a further twenty-four jobs expected within the next twelve months.

Of the fourteen enterprises approved for a portion of the €225,500 investment, ten are start-up businesses while four are small growing businesses creating further employment. Grant amounts varied between €5,000 and €38,000.

Speaking at the announcement of the new jobs, Oisin Geoghegan Head of Enterprise in Fingal County Council commented that the businesses approved for funding are well poised to grow and create further employment over the coming three years:

“With every new business there is an element of risk involved. However all of the businesses and start-ups approved for funding have demonstrated strong potential to succeed and continue to grow. Importantly we have assessed these businesses as holding real potential to exploit opportunities in overseas markets for their growth.”

The fourteen new companies are geographically spread across Fingal and cover a wide range of industry sectors as follows:

Balbriggan: Manufacturing;

Blanchardstown: Food processing (x2), Healthcare; Manufacturing;

Castleknock: Energy conservation;

Swords: Jewellery manufacturing; Engineering;

Malahide: Healthcare; Software;

Portmarnock: Food processing;

Baldoyle: Food processing;

Finglas: Tourism;

Lusk: Engineering.

Chief Executive at Fingal County Council, Paul Reid, welcomed the latest jobs announcement:

“In the two years since the Local Enterprise Office was established in Fingal, it has approved grant assistance totalling almost €1.5M to 73 small and start-up businesses. This support will provide the stimulus to create hundreds of much-needed new jobs in the region. In addition to this, the Enterprise Office continues to provide an excellent range of management development supports to entrepreneurs. I would encourage anyone who wishes to set up their own business to get in touch with our Enterprise office in Swords”.

To contact the Fingal Local Enterprise Office visit www.localenterprise.ie/fingal.