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Shop County Kildare!
Support Kildare businesses this Christmas with Shop County Kildare.
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Kildare Food Network Targets Fresh Growth for Food Entrepreneurs
Join other local food entrepreneurs to create Kildare’s first food network.
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Brexit is coming
Analyse your exposure to Brexit and mitigate business-specific risk with our free of charge expert Brexit mentoring and Customs training.
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All COVID-19 Business Supports
Ireland will be moving to Level 5 at midnight on Wednesday 21st Oct. See the full range of Government business supports and measures announced in Budget 2021 to support businesses through the Covid Crisis here.
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Start Your Own Business: The Blueway Programme
For potential new businesses in the tourism, recreation and hospitality sectors along the Barrow Canal Blueway.
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09/12/2020	Paid Ad Campaign Settings and Structure	Book online
10/12/2020	Prepare your business for Brexit: Customs Export and Import Training...	Book online
16/12/2020	Sales Funnel Strategies for Social Media	Book online
17/12/2020	BREXIT Mentoring Clinic - 17th Dec	Book online
12/01/2021	Start your own Business Programme: Equine Sector	Book online
19/01/2021	Register Interest: Start Your Own Business Course	Book online

Latest News

20/11/2020
MERITS: The Workplace of the Future Webinar
You are invited to the upcoming MERITS webinar: The Workplace of the Future.
19/11/2020
Look for Local this Christmas
Shop Local, Spend Local, Enjoy Local - While doing your part to support County Kildare based businesses and save local jobs ...
19/11/2020
Best of Luck to QPQLtd: National Enterprise Awards 2020
QPQ Ltd. a tech software business from Leixlip will be competing for the title of National Enterprise Awards Winner 2020....
06/11/2020
Drive your Retail Business in Covid times
Drive sales throughout the Christmas season and to create a strategy for a successful 2021.
06/11/2020
Are You Brexit Ready? Meet the Expert Online Event
Enterprise Europe Network, in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Offices in Ireland, is bringing Brexit experts direct to your screens with our first-ever virtual Meet the Expert event, ...
03/11/2020
Retail Survive and Thrive
Survive and Thrive is a powerful system for retailers that want to succeed over the next three months.
28/10/2020
Kildare Food Network Targets Fresh Growth for Food Entrepreneurs...
Join other food entrepreneurs to create Kildare's first food network.
20/10/2020
Covid 19 Business Supports - National Lockdown October 2020 ...
Ireland will be moving to Level 5 at midnight on Wednesday 21st October. See what new business supports are available.
20/10/2020
Kildare Student Entrepreneurs Begin Online Road to National Success...
The Student Enterprise Programme 2020-2021 has been launched, with the National Final taking place virtually on 14th May 2021....
16/10/2020
Invitation to Attend Virtual Brexit Event
Kildare Local Enterprise Office invites you to attend Brexit event. With less than 100 days to Brexit, you should now be taking the necessary preparations and actions for the substantial changes that will arise on 1st January 2021. The purpose of the “Are You Brexit Ready?” event is to reinforce the need for your business to take action now to prepare for Brexit. ...
15/10/2020
Government Announces Measures in Budget 2021 to Support Businesses through Covid Crisis...
The government announced a range of measures in Budget 2021 to help businesses deal with the current crises.
15/10/2020
Amazon brings Academy business event for SMEs to Ireland for the first time...
The Amazon Academy Ireland will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland grow revenues, enhance productivity and develop digital skills....
07/10/2020
Avail of a dedicated Expert Retail Mentor for your Retail Business : Driving Sales in the Covid Impacted Golden Quarter - Delivered by Conrad Digan...
Kildare Local Enterprise Office Launches new bespoke retail programme 'Driving Sales in the Covid Impacted Golden Quarter' led by renowned retail expert Conrad Digan....
06/10/2020
The Role of Digital Technology in Climate Action
MERITS to host webinar as part of Climate Reality’s Global Programme of events
06/10/2020
Restart Grant Plus for B&Bs
As part of the July Jobs Stimulus Package, the Government announced funding of up to €8m in Grants to support B&B's impacted by COVID-19. ...

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Case Studies

09/08/2020
The Nude Wine Company - Wine as Nature Intended
The Nude Wine Company specialises in award winning organic, natural and vegan wines, and provides an engaging and dynamic experience for those who buy wine online and want to learn more. ...
14/06/2020
Digital-Motorsports.com - Kildare Good News - Covid 19
Digital-Motorsports.com build world-class racing simulators and provide the best online racing services in Ireland. The seriousness of COVID-19 has resulted in nearly every Motorsport event being postponed globally. Digital-Motorsports.com was on hand and ready to provide a solution which enables drivers to stay home and race without breaching any social distancing. ...
31/05/2020
Prokulture Kombucha - Kildare Good News - Covid 19
Based in Sallins, County Kildare, Barry Flanagan and Rob Rainsford hand craft small batch Organic Kombuchas and have recently been accepted to the Aldi Grow Programme 2020, with two products from ProKulture Organic Kombucha. ...
25/05/2020
Babogue Sleep Solutions - Kildare Good News - Covid 19
Babogue Sleep Solutions is a Sleep Consultancy service provided by Certified Child Sleep Consultant Erica Hargaden.
17/04/2020
PS Coffee Roasters - Kildare Good News - Covid 19
Our next good news story comes from brothers Peter and Simon from PS Coffee Roasters. Winner of the Gold standard Going Plastic Free award 2020. The company imports and roasts high speciality grade coffee that is bagged into Ireland's first fully customised compostable bags. PS Coffee Roasters supply to wholesale and retail customers and operate two cafes in Kildare. ...
17/04/2020
Lonergan Group - Kildare Good News - Covid 19
Lonergan Group are specialists in strategic gifting, based in Celbridge, County Kildare. In response to Covid-19, CEO Louise Lonergan has acted fast and diversified her business. She is now supplying Health & Safety products to support her clients in looking after their staff and customers. ...
16/12/2019
Equine MediRecord
Kildare leads the way with global innovations in the equine industry ...
11/12/2019
SAR Consultancy
Startup Success: Sheelagh Brady of SAR Consultancy....
19/07/2019
Pestle & Mortar
LEO Kildare helps skincare company glow – and grow...
24/04/2019
CarveOn: Q&A with Alan McCormack creative director and co-founder of CarveOn...
CarveOn design and make premium personalised leather accessories. ...
12/03/2019
Odyssey Validation Consultants
Oisín Curran co-founder of OVC who provide innovative fully integrated GxP Cloud & Computerised System Lifecycle Management Services to regulated companies discusses his business start up , challenges faced and how the Local Enterprise Office Kildare has helped them. ...
13/10/2015
SweetSpot Sourcing
Video Q&A with Sue Dempsey and Fiona Craul Directors of Sweet Spot Sourcing in Naas, who came from humble beginnings to providing marketing solutions for some of the worlds biggest brands all from there HQ in Naas. ...
21/05/2015
Seachange Ltd: Q&A with Paul Cummins...
We chat with Dr Paul Cummins Managing Director of Seachange about the journey from start up to successfull established business. ...
21/05/2015
Fabucci: Trading Online Voucher
Q&A with Deirdre O’Hara, owner and chief buyer for Fabucci Footwear about the Online Trading Voucher...
21/05/2015
Ecokem: Trading Online Voucher
Seamus Brady MD of Ecokem discusses his experience of the Online Trading Voucher...