Four entrepreneurs recently took up their desk space at Boxworks Co. Work. Space as part of a Local Enterprise Office Waterford scholarship programme.

The LEO Desk programme was created to facilitate those with a business idea or in start-up phase.  By providing a creative coworking and networking environment, the businesses will be well positioned to put their specific goals in place with the aid of monthly meetings with a LEO business advisor.

The four businesses to take up their desk spaces at Boxworks Co. Work. Space are:

• Maurice Deevy - Edison Recruitment 
• Karen Whelan - The Solution Therapist 
• Dylan Hennessy - Slim Cocktails
• Martin Cullinane - Five pillars

Jim “Flash” Gordan, Director, Boxworks added, “The Coworking environment is the ideal creative environment for startups and emerging entrepreneurs. To date, this Scholarship programme has supported 40 + entrepreneurs since its launch which included funding, mentoring, networking, collaboration with other in-house coworkers, work placements, employment and setting up in business.  Several recipients of this scholarship award remained in Boxworks after finishing the programme, renting an office space for their business until they outgrew our space. Others remain and run their business from Boxworks. It has been fully subscribed since its launch and highly successful.”

David Walsh, Local Enterprise Office Waterford, said, “While providing mentoring and supports along with the chance to work with other businesses the aim is to assist these businesses to develop and grow in the future”. “The dedicated workspaces are a hub for productivity, creativity and connectivity, so we’re confident that this new cohort of start-ups will benefit hugely from their placements.”

If your business in pre-start, start-up or established business phase and would like to find out more about what business support services are available from LEO Waterford, call 0761 110 2905 or visit us here.