The total national figures for Local Enterprise Offices (LEO) across the country were announced on Tuesday, showing that LEOs now financially support 38,726 jobs across 7,167 companies.
In 2023 there were 6,640 new jobs created by LEO client companies with a net jobs creation figure of 2,131. This was up 6% nationally on 2022 and represents the most jobs the Local Enterprise Offices have supported nationally since their inception in 2014. From the jobs created, 82% were outside of the Dublin region.
The LEOs also provide substantial funded supports to thousands of other small businesses across the country with programmes such as the Trading Online Voucher, Lean for Business and Green for Business along with training and mentoring.
The Local Enterprise Offices were to the fore in supporting small businesses across the country in 2023, helping thousands to pivot online or adapt their products and services through a large suite of supports. Local Enterprise Offices offer training and mentoring in a range of areas from financial skills and product innovation to starting your own business and maximising your presence online.
They also run key initiatives to foster entrepreneurship across the country, including Local Enterprise Week, National Women’s Enterprise Day, the Student Enterprise Programme and the National Enterprise Awards. The Local Enterprise Offices are also running a campaign encouraging small businesses to save time, money and energy by availing of their competitiveness and productivity supports including Green, Lean and Digital for Business – www.AllInADaysWork.ie
For more information on the Local Enterprise Offices go to www.LocalEnterprise.ie/
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