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National Women's Enterprise Day
This year's theme is from Local to Global. The event in Waterford is in Faithlegg House Hotel on Thursday 18th October.
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Brexit SME Scorecard now available to LEO clients. Start planning today.
Brexit SME Scorecard now available to LEO clients. Start planning today.
Agile Innovation Fund
Investing in R&D in your micro enterprise, consider the Agile Innovation Fund.
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BREXIT Loan Scheme
Addressing Challenges posed by BREXIT.
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Trading online Vouchers
Voucher up to €2,500 are available to micro-enterprises who want to develop an online trading presence
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Starting a Business
Thinking of starting a business, we are your first stop shop
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Growing a Business
We are ready if you are
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MicroFinance Ireland
Under a Partnership between Micro Finance Ireland (MFI) and Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), Business Loans are available through the LEOs
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Welcome to Waterford Local Enterprise Office

What is the Local Enterprise Office?

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

We provide advice, information and support to you in starting up or growing your business as part of a network of 31 Local Enterprise Offices across Ireland.

In Waterford we have offices in 35 The Mall, Waterford and in the Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

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Upcoming Events

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17/10/2018	General Business Advice Clinic - Oct 17th 2018	Book online
18/10/2018	National Women’s Enterprise Day 2018 - From Local to Global...	Book online
23/10/2018	Trading Online Voucher Seminar - October 2018	Book online
24/10/2018	How to Compete, Attract, Win & Retain Customers - Waterford City Oct 2018...	Book online
31/10/2018	General Business Advice Clinic - Dungarvan Oct 31st 2018...	Book online
31/10/2018	Marketing on a Shoestring - Waterford City	Book online
08/11/2018	Start Your Own Business Bootcamp - Dungarvan Nov 2018...	Book online

Latest News

04/10/2018
Brexit Loan Scheme: Addressing Challenges posed by Brexit...
Brexit Loan Scheme: Addressing the Challenges that are posed by Brexit
02/10/2018
Local Enterprise Office is delighted to sponsor the Start-Up Arena at Amplitude...
Disruptive Innovation is the theme of a new conference aimed at businesses and innovators which will demonstrate how availing of Government funding to collaborate with researchers....
18/09/2018
Ploughing’s Local Enterprise Village Showcases Ireland’s Small Businesses...
Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Pat Breen T.D. has officially opened the Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships....
14/09/2018
Minister Humphreys launches largest National Women’s Enterprise Day...
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, T.D., has launched the programme of events for National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) 2018 taking place on Thursday 18th October with 16 major female entrepreneurial events planned across the country....
12/09/2018
The Waterford Local Enterprise Office Nurturing a New Generation of Craft Skills with Waterford VTOS, WWETB...
Waterford VTOS has a long partnership with the Waterford Local Enterprise Office in nurturing the skills and talents of adult learners especially in the Craft and Fashion Design programmes....
10/09/2018
Minor Works Contracts Worth €100million...
Building contractors, especially SMES, are being urged to register for minor works contracts worth €100m...
20/08/2018
SMALL BUSINESSES CAN NOW EVALUATE THEIR EXPORT POTENTIAL ...
14/08/2018
Waterford Local Enterprise office to host 7th annual Love Local Business Networking Lunch...
13/08/2018
Free Places up for Grabs on Expert led Start Your Own Business Programme...
Expert led 3 day Start Your Own Business Bootcamp in association with Work Matters in your local Library & Local Enterprise Office Waterford...
07/08/2018
€1million in start-up funding announced
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced two new Competitive Start Funds (CSF) totalling up to €1 million to support overseas entrepreneurs and start-ups led by experienced business professionals. The funds, which will run simultaneously, will be administered by Enterprise Ireland. ...
07/08/2018
Waterford Local Enterprise Office announces new Entrepreneur Retreat...
Local Enterprise Office Waterford are offering 8 business owners the opportunity to work on their business at the Entrepreneurs Retreat in Sept 2018....
31/07/2018
Waterford Local Enterprise Office ‘Business Growth Fund’ now open for applications from the IT Sector...
Funding call for Waterford based IT businesses with less than 10 Employees under the Business Growth Fund....
24/07/2018
Local Enterprise Offices: Making a Nationwide Impact
The 2017 Local Enterprise Office Impact Report has just been published and highlights the breadth of job creation, enterprise support and training that is being delivered by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) across the country. ...
22/06/2018
Small businesses get ‘ploughing-ready’ as Minister Breen announces Local Enterprise Village plans...
In thirteen weeks’ time, the National Ploughing Championships (September 18th – 20th), Europe’s largest outdoor event, returns to Offaly and small businesses from all over the country are getting ‘ploughing-ready’ thanks to the Local Enterprise Offices....
15/06/2018
€300 million Brexit Loan Scheme: open for applications
Eligible businesses can now apply for the €300 million Brexit Loan Scheme – click here to download a copy of the Information Pack....