Our Services

Business Information & Advisory Services

  • General business advice & information
  • Information & access to other enterprise related government agencies
  • Advice & information on accessing public procurement processes
  • Advice on energy efficiency, sustainable development & alternative renewable energy sources

Enterprise Support Services

  • Provide financial support for start-up & business development
  • Provide training supports
  • Mentoring
  • Marketing
  • Access to business networks
  • Product & Service development
  • Supports for businesses to trade online 
  • Community Enterprise Centres in South Cork area
  • Microfinance Ireland Loan Fund
  • Progression for high potential start-ups & high growth companies to Enterprise Ireland
  • Promotional Space

Entrepreneurship Support Services

  • Education 
  • Female entrepreneurship
  • Senior entrepreneurship
  • Development of clusters
  • Enterprise Awards
  • Enterprise promotional activities

Local Enterprise Development Services

  • Development & implementation of local enterprise plan
  • Input into County Development Plan
  • Development of partnerships with relevant agencies 
  • Promotion & marketing of local areas as location for investment in conjunction with the appropriate national body e.g. IDA
  • Identifying & developing projects & programmes including leveraging resources to implement these programmes and those funded from non-core resources
  • Development of appropriate enterprise infrastructure at county/city level
  • To support the management of local authority enterprise infrastructure or assets e.g. enterprise parks
  • Acting as an enhanced resource for Government to undertake one-off initiatives
  • Assisting in development of County/City Economic Strategies as proposed in the Local Government Reform Programme
  • Supporting Local Authority colleagues who may be engaging with businesses in difficulty in order to develop payment plans e.g. commercial rates