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Agile Innovation Fund
The Agile Innovation Fund is a great fit for companies that need to rapidly develop solutions or are planning a first new product, process or service development project. Join our info session on June 22nd
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FOCUS ON RETAIL - Staying Profitable with Higher Costs and Increasing Competition
We are inviting our retail and e-commerce clients to MERITS on Monday 26th June 11am - 2pm as we focus on maximising commercial success in retail.
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Energy Efficiency Grant
NEXT STEPS IN YOUR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
Shopfront Improvement, Accessibility and Age Friendly Grant Scheme
Kildare County Council has established the Shop Front Improvement, Accessibility and Age Friendly Grant Scheme to financially assist and support independent business owners to improve the appearance of their shop fronts or commercial properties.
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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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Digital Start
Want to give your small business the digital edge?
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Agile Innovation Fund
Enterprise Ireland's Agile Innovation Fund is open to Local Enterprise Office clients. It could allow your business to access up to 50% in support for product, process or service development projects with a total cost of up to €300,000 - with fast track approval.
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Lean for Micro
This is a new initiative from the Local Enterprise Offices, to help prepare small businesses for the low carbon, more resource efficient economy of the future
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Upcoming Events

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06/06/2023	Create your own Podcast - June 6th	Book online
08/06/2023	Trading Online Voucher - Information Webinar - 8th June...	Book online
08/06/2023	Understanding the Grant Process - 8th June	Book online
13/06/2023	FOCUS ON CRAFT AND CREATIVE: Winning on Etsy – A formula for Marketing your Wares on Etsy...	Book online
13/06/2023	Marketing your Product or Service - 13th June	Book online
14/06/2023	Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme - Information Briefing - 14th June...	Book online
15/06/2023	Start Your Own Business - Online Course starts 15th June...	Book online

Latest News

29/05/2023
Enhancements to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme...
A number of enhancements have been made to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) as of May 2023
29/05/2023
INVITE - Agile Innovation Supports information event, June 22nd...
29/05/2023
MINISTER COVENEY ANNOUNCES NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES...
23/05/2023
Client Spotlight - Bríd óg Norrby Art at the Craft Café May 2023 ...
26/04/2023
Student Enterprise Programme
25/04/2023
Apply for a stand at Naas Farmers Market
20/04/2023
EuroCommerce Report - Living with and responding to uncertainty – The State of Grocery Retail 2023...
17/04/2023
Naas Bealtaine Festival 2023
14/04/2023
Online Retail Scheme open for applications
14/04/2023
Apply for a stand at the 2023 National Ploughing Championships...
30/03/2023
Ministers Donohoe and Smyth announces update to guidance to support SME participation in public procurement...
29/03/2023
Kildare County Council announces 2023 Commercial Incentive Grant Scheme...
13/03/2023
Kildare County Council to Host Pride of Premises Awards...
Kildare County Council is delighted once again to host the Kildare Pride of Premises Awards. The awards will be presented to winners on Tuesday 28th March in the MERITS Building adjacent to Aras Chill Dara, Naas, Co. Kildare....
13/03/2023
LEO Kildare launches season of Digital Marketing workshops...
08/03/2023
Now recruiting - Local Enterprise Office Graduate Programme...
The LEO Graduate Programme is an 18 month programme which offers business graduates the opportunity to be part of the LEO team...

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Case Studies

17/05/2023
Kildare Brewing Company - Award winning local beer...
19/04/2023
SIÓG Botanicals - The Flower Preservation Specialists...
'Be sustainable - or forget about it!'
17/08/2022
Faerly - Irish eCommerce Website of The Year...
The online shop for sustainable living had a superb night at the Irish Ecommerce Awards - winning 3 categories and named Irish eCommerce Website of the Year ...
17/08/2022
Lynam Painting - Lean for Micro
See how LEAN helped Lynam Painting Ltd renovate their systems....
14/03/2022
Duck Blue - Creating 'Cards you want to keep'...
Creating 'Cards you want to keep' sold in retail up and down the country....
11/03/2022
Vanessa Ree - Contemporary Fine Jewellery Design ...
Vanessa's mantra for business and for life is 'everything is workable-outable!'...
01/07/2021
Meet the Craft Businesses of Kildare
Kildare Local Enterprise Office works closely with the craft and design sector in county Kildare, providing practical business support to new and existing makers, creators and artists. ...
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....