Additional LEO Services
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Agile Innovation Fund Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to innovative small businesses and/or micro enterprises who are aiming to undertake research and development and/or new business processes to expand and grow their business model.
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Brexit Business Support
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide support to small businesses such as one-to-one mentoring, business scorecard analysis and planning, specialist training and consultancy and financial support to assist them to ready themselves for the possible effects of Brexit on their business.
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Business Advice Clinics
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can run one-to-one business advice clinics to assist those who are thinking about starting out in business or those who have an existing business and are at a stage where they need some direction and advice to grow their business.
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Business and Enterprise Initiatives
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can run business and enterprise initiatives to support and promote business start-ups, expansion, promotion and training for business as part of their business development activities.
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Business and Enterprise Training
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide a range of training supports to businesses which are tailored to meet specific business requirements such as starting your own business, management development or business expansion and growth.
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Business Expansion Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to businesses operating as sole traders, partnerships or limited companies to assist their business in its growth phase after the initial 18 month start-up period.
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Business Feasibility Study and Innovation Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to people who are researching the market demand for a new product or service and examining the feasibility of developing it.
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Business Mentoring
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide one-to-one mentoring to business owners/managers in areas such as general management, business strategy, financial planning, market research, marketing and promotion and website planning.
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Business Skills Training
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can run a range of training programmes to assist existing businesses and new potential start-ups in areas such as business ideas, digital marketing, taxation, financial and records management.
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Enterprise Europe Network Support
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO), in partnership with the Enterprise Europe Network, can provide support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to avail of business and technology opportunities in the European Union (EU) and other major global markets.
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Food Academy Start Programme
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO), in conjunction with relevant sponsors, can support the development of Ireland's artisan food industry by giving early-stage food business owners an opportunity to pitch their business to the retail sector, get expert feedback and advice, avail of mentoring and to trial their product in a local retail store.
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Food Starter Business Programme
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can run a two day programme to help those with a food idea, or those at a very early stage of starting up a food business, to understand a base knowledge of what is involved in setting up a food or drink manufacturing business.
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Fuelling Ambition Steps to Success Roadshow
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO), in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, Network Ireland and the Entrepreneurs Academy run a nationwide roadshow to encourage and support female entrepreneurs by showcasing Irish business women and entrepreneurs who are either Enterprise Ireland or LEO client companies.
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Insight PR Business Training Toolkit
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide a free training toolkit magazine for businesses to provide business owners with templates, tips and expert advice such as how to promote your business, build a media database, manage social media and online visibility and advice on presentation and business photography.
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Ireland's Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) Initiative
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can award funding to new and existing young entrepreneurs to advance their business ideas.
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Microfinance Ireland
Small businesses operating as sole traders, partnerships or limited companies can apply through Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for financial assistance to assist them with overheads such as start-up costs, working capital, purchase of stock, equipment, machinery and business expansion.
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Network Ireland Initiative
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can operate the Network Ireland Initiative to encourage and support women who are starting a business or already have a business up and running.
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Primary Schools Enterprise Programme
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide enterprise education support and training to primary school students wishing to undertake entrepreneurial projects and stimulate business skills within their schools curriculum.
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Priming Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to small start-up businesses and/or micro enterprises within the first 18 months after start-up.
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Secondary Schools Enterprise Programme
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide enterprise education support and training to second level schools wishing to undertake entrepreneurial projects and stimulate business skills within their schools curriculum.
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Showcase Ireland Support
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can offer support to the gift, craft, design and homewares sector by offering limited subsidised exhibition spaces to businesses to exhibit at the annual Showcase Ireland event.
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Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to businesses who wish to explore and develop new market opportunities, exhibit at trade fairs, prepare marketing material and developing websites specifically targeting overseas markets.
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Third Level Enterprise Programme
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide enterprise education support and training to third level institutions wishing to undertake entrepreneurial projects and stimulate business skills within their curriculums.
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Trading Online Voucher Scheme Grant
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can provide financial assistance to small businesses to help them to trade online, develop their websites and digital marketing strategies.
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Women in STEM Enterprise (WISE) Initiative
Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can support women in enterprise to help increase the number of female entrepreneurs in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by improving access to and the quality of education and training received from educational institutions.