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Local Enterprise Office

It's one thing to have a good business idea, and it's another thing entirely to bring it to life. Yet, every year, thousands of Irish people start, grow and successfully expand businesses.

Your Local Enterprise Office plays a major role in this, offering expertise, know-how and financial support to Irish businesses, enabling them to grow and thrive. If you have a good idea, for a start-up or an existing business, talk to us. 

Here in the Local Enterprise Office Mayo we serve as a 'first stop shop', providing entrepreneurs in County Mayo with advice on starting and growing a small business, high-quality business training and financial support.

  • We provide direct financial supports to micro businesses (Micro Enterprises are businesses with 10 or less employees).
  • We advise on a range of alternative funding options available.
  • We offer business information, advisory services and enterprise support.
  • We deliver high-quality training to meet the needs of your business including; Starting Your Own Business, Managing Your Business e.g. Marketing, Sales, Financial Management, Strategy and Business Planning.
  • We mentor you and your business with experienced experts.
  • We guide you to the services most relevant to support the growth and development of your business.
  • We connect you with appropriate State resources for your business including relevant agencies
  • We create progression pathways for high-potential companies to Enterprise Ireland.
  • We organise key enterprise events.
  • We facilitate effective business networking.
  • We promote entrepreneurship education in the local community.

View our video to learn more about LEO Mayo and how we work together with clients to help them grow their business idea into an established company.

Contact Us

Mayo Local Enterprise Office, Mayo House, Moneen Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo F23 N504

Phone: 094 9064299
Email: info@leo.mayococo.ie

Website: https://www.localenterprise.ie/Mayo/

Additional LEO Services

More information about services available through your Local Enterprise Office

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Mayo Local Enterprise Office (LEO) can award funding to new and existing young entrepreneurs to advance their business ideas.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.



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