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Naas Wild Food Festival Returns
Opportunity for food and craft businesses to showcase products at two-day Naas Wild Food Festival.
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Green for Micro Programme
The Green for Micro programme will help small businesses CUT COSTS and prepare for the more resource-efficient economy of the future. This is a FREE programme, available to companies with up to ten employees.
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All COVID-19 Business Supports
See the full range of Government business supports and measures to support businesses through the Covid Crisis here.
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Free Energy Audit
Opportunity for cost-saving improvements with this free of charge audit of energy, waste and water practices. Open to all sectors and companies with less than 10 employee.
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Change is Here - Act Now
#ChangeisHere and we are providing ‘Prepare Your Business for Customs’ workshops throughout the year for business which are directly impacted by this change. We also provide expert Brexit mentoring.
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Upcoming Events

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10/08/2021	Preparing Financial Projections for Funding Opportunities...	Book online
17/08/2021	Start Your Own Business - Online Course	Book online
18/08/2021	Trading Online Voucher Seminar - 18th Aug	Book online
07/09/2021	Register Interest for LEAN Management Programme - September 7th...	Book online
08/09/2021	Start Your Own Business - Online Course	Book online
13/09/2021	The Blueway & Greenway - Start Your Own Business Programme...	Book online
14/09/2021	Register Interest for Management Development Programme...	Book online

Latest News

16/07/2021
Naas Wild Food Festival
Showcase your food or craft business at Naas Wild Food Festival
13/07/2021
ECommerce Bootcamp for Craft & Design with DCCI
Applications are now open for the DCCI/Local Enterprise Office eCommerce Bootcamp – a new three-part business training series for Irish designers and makers, focused on increasing online sales by optimising eCommerce and digital platforms. The series is presented by Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI), in association with Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) nationwide. ...
06/07/2021
Launch of Kildare 2025 Economic Development Strategy
5-year vision for economic growth and development. Investment in People & Place and Strengthening Bidding Capacity
01/07/2021
The Circular Economy Business Opportunities Webinar - Recording ...
Find information on Green for Micro and a recording of the session here.
16/06/2021
Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid (SBASC) - Phase 2 Announced...
Phase 2 of this scheme has been expanded to include those that had previously been ineligible.
16/06/2021
Invitation to Tender: Kildare Hub Development Strategy
Provision of Services for the delivery of a strategy to develop Kildare’s Hub Network
14/06/2021
#LookForLocal - Google Digital Garage
Local Enterprise Offices Look for Local training partnership with Google Digital Garage.
28/05/2021
Kildare LEO Encourages Companies to Avail of Mentoring to Support their Business...
Kildare Local Enterprise Office has appointed a new specialist team of 39 mentors and advisors who are available to companies in County Kildare...
28/05/2021
Building Craft and Enterprise Design Programme 2021
New Craft Supports Announced - Design Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) and National Local Enterprise Office (LEO) initiative supporting the Craft and Design sector. ...
25/05/2021
Finance Options for StartUps & SMEs *WEBINAR*
MERITS are back with a brand new event. Showcasing the various financing options available to startups and small businesses and featuring expert guest speakers. ...
05/05/2021
Kildare Students to Compete in National Entrepreneurship Final ...
Roshana Houlihan from Newbridge College will represent Kildare at the Student Enterprise National Final next Friday 14th May, in the Senior Category of the competition....
29/04/2021
Immediate Covid-19 Supports: April 2021
Following Government Announcement on 29th April 2021, see immediate Covid-19 Supports available to Kildare businesses.
28/04/2021
Business Restart 2021
Avail of 1 hour or more one-to-one business advice with an experienced business adviser either by Mobile or a Video Call on challenges facing you with reopening your business in Summer 2021, post the Covid Pandemic....
27/04/2021
#TECHHATCH Pre-Accelerator Programme for Tech and Digital StartUps...
The #TECHHATCH - Pre-accelerator Programme for Tech and Digital StartUps is developed by Kildare Local Enterprise Office and MERITS, the new Digital Innovation Hub opening in Naas later this year. The high potential start-up programme is aimed at early-stage Digital and Tech businesses in Kildare. ...
16/04/2021
Evaluation and Approvals Committee Recruitment
Evaluation and Approvals Committee Recruitment Public Call for expression of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to serve on the Evaluation and Approvals Committee of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Kildare...

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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...