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Are you Galway's next best young Entrepreneur?
If you are aged between 18 and 35 and either have a business idea or have already started a business, enter #IBYE today for your chance to win a share of a €50,000 investment fund
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Prepare for Brext
Utilise the LEO Brexit SME Scorecard in order to gauge your exposure to Brexit
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme
Are you planning on creating or developing a website? Or perhaps you have a digital marketing strategy in mind you would like to implement? Then you should contact us today to apply for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme
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Start Your Own Business Training
Learn the elements of running our own business through our Business Start Up Programme. Early booking is essential. Book your place on our September Business Start Up Programme today
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Crafts and Trades
Ambrose O’Halloran and Brid O’Halloran have been woodturning in their studio in Cregboy, Claregalway for the past twenty years and share their passion for working with wood.
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Welcome to Local Enterprise Office Galway

We are here to help you to start your new business, expand an existing business or help you to reach new markets.

We are your first stop shop for your business needs.

Training Courses

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The Local Enterprise Office Galway provides a range of training courses that give small business owners practical skills for their business development.

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance is one of many ways that Local Enterprise Office Galway tries to help businesses grow in the county. The Trading Online Voucher scheme is but one of many of these supports available to businesses.

Growing Entrepreneurship

Fostering and growing entrepreneurship in Galway is one of the main objectives of Local Enterprise Office Galway. Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur competition is but one of a range of initiatives aimed at helping entrepreneurs reach their goals.

Latest News

20/07/2017
New Entrepreneurial Skills Development Progamme now taking applications...
NUI Galway, in collaboration with 14 company partners, is offering places on its new entrepreneurial skills development programme, the Postgraduate Diploma in TechInnovation (Entrepreneurship Development). This programme was recently established by serial entrepreneur and NUI Galway academic Dr John Breslin....
14/07/2017
Local companies meets Head of Ploughing Association
Anna May McHugh meets Local Enterprise Office clients in Tullamore, ahead of National Ploughing Championships in September....
09/06/2017
LEO Galway to host a Brexit Information Evening & Free 1 to 1 Brexit Health Check...
The Local Enterprise Office is hosting a Brexit information evening on June 14th from 6pm-8pm in the Portershed with Thomas Hunter McGowan, CEO of InterTradeIreland and John Havel, Business Consultant and Brexit Mentor....
01/06/2017
Local Enterprise Office Innovation Investment Fund now open for Innovative Micro-enterprises...
The LEOs will have an overall investment fund of €1.5m to target investor ready LEO clients who wish to start, grow, or develop innovative Micro Enterprises....
30/05/2017
BREXIT Scorecard now available for LEO Clients
Minister Breen urges LEO clients to be Brexit ready and announces suite of Brexit supports for micro and small businesses totalling €3.4 million ...
30/05/2017
Local Company Wins Regional Award for Enterprise...
Local company, 9th Impact, supported by Local Enterprise Office Galway, wins Regional Award at gala event in Dublin’s Mansion House ...
11/05/2017
Competitive Start Up Fund for Female Entrepreneurs is now open...
The Competitive Start Fund (CSF) aims to support early stage start ups....
02/05/2017
Galway Students ready for Croke Park National Final
06/04/2017
LEAN Launch, A new "Start Up Business Model" initiative from LEO Galway...
LEAN Launch will allow participants to establish whether there is a real business in their idea.
31/03/2017
Winners announced at the 2017 Irish Fashion Innovation Awards...
Local Enterprise Office Galway are proud to sponsor the Student Designer of the year as part of the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards 2017....
08/03/2017
Building Craft and Design Enterprise Galway
We are looking for ambitious creative enterprises that want to inject new ideas and approaches to product development into their practice. Boost your product into the market through a series of design led workshops....
16/11/2016
Ireland West Food Producer Meeting
Local Enterprise Office Galway, Mayo and Roscommon would like to invite you at attend a producer meeting on the morning of 24th November from 10:30am-12:00pm at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris to discuss the Ireland West Food project....
15/11/2016
Local Food & Craft Gift Fair
The 5th LOCAL Food & Craft Gift Fair which showcases Galway designers, handcrafted goods and artisan produce will take place on the weekend of: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of November in the Blackbox Theatre....
28/10/2016
Press Release
50% rise in IBYE entries welcomed by Head of Enterprise, Breda Fox....
13/10/2016
Growing Small Businesses Through Online Trading...
28/09/2016
Local Enterprise Office Galway launches local programme for National Women’s Enterprise Day...
Local Enterprise Office Galway is organising the Western region event in the g hotel to celebrate the success stories of Irish female entrepreneurs and to encourage more women across the region to access enterprise supports for starting or growing a business...
17/08/2015
September Start Your Own Business Training
Start Your Own Business Workshops 4th September 2017 to 26th September 2017
06/06/2014
Are you Galway’s Best Young Entrepreneur?...
New competition to find Galway’s Best Young Entrepreneur with investment of up to €50,000 available for winners. ...
23/04/2014
OMiG Awards
Categories included Best Blog, best website, email, social media, best start up, online marketing leadership and the people’s choice award....
24/04/2014
Galway Food Festival 2014
Celebrating Galway as a good food destination and with a strong a focus on artisan, seasonal and local produce, the best that Galway city & county has to offer....
04/04/2014
BIG 2014 Start for six Small Local Craft Producers...
Six small craft businesses from Galway are taking a big step showcasing their products to international buyers within the ‘Enterprise Zone’ at this year’s Showcase event,...
04/04/2014
DiaNia Medi-tech products spark worldwide interest...
A former design engineer with the Galway-based medical technology firm Creganna, decided to take a leap of faith and start her own business....
04/04/2014
Element Software wins €50,000 as the ‘Best New Start’...
Element Software wins €50,000 as the ‘Best New Start’ company at InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition...
04/04/2014
Solaris WINS at the National Enterprise Awards...
Galway-based Solaris Botanicals has won the ‘Best Start Up Business’ award at this year’s National Enterprise Awards, organised by the County and City Enterprise Boards....
04/04/2014
Featured Craft Maker of the Week - Lynsey de Burca...
We are doing a weekly double whammy promo with My Granny Likes It and first up is Lynsey de Burca......
04/04/2014
UPDATE-Photography for presenting your product to its best potential...
UPDATE - ***This course is now booked out but we are running a cancellation list - email networking@galwayenterprise.ie***...

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Case Studies

26/04/2016
Jethro Sheen – A Passion for Stone
Jethro Sheen has created an oasis of calm and beauty in his showrooms in the old fever hospital in Gort....
08/12/2015
Local Food & Craft Gift Fair 2015
Coverage of the local food and craft gift fair at the Blackbox theatre on 14/15 Nov...
20/01/2015
ExOrdo - A Galway Success Story
Ex Ordo is a technology company that helps academics to manage research events....
05/02/2015
Curry & Spice - A food study in Galway city...
Shoba Thyarala produces delicious homemade curry and spice dishes and teaches Indian cookery classes at Curry & Spice...
13/05/2015
O'Halloran Wood Turners
Ambrose O’Halloran and Brid O’Halloran have been woodturning in their studio in Cregboy, Claregalway for the past twenty years and share their passion for working with wood. ...
03/04/2015
The Friendly Farmer
The Friendly Farmer aka Ronan Byrne produces his free range meat and especially poultry from the families 35 acre farm outside Athenry...