Business and Enterprise Support

Local Enterprise Office Laois can help you manage your Brexit response by taking simple steps to protect your small business from any impact arising from Brexit.

This free service gives you the opportunity to discuss your idea/business confidentially with a business advisor and seek further information on LEO supports and services.

Our confidential business advisory service gives you the opportunity to discuss your idea/business confidentially with a business advisor and seek further information on LEO supports and services. .

Laois County Council supports businesses to carry out upgrade works to the exterior of their premises. These works include boundary treatment, wall repair, painting, landscaping and other works that improve the appearance of their premises.

Laois offers a vibrant network of remote working hubs, designed with flexibility and connectivity at their core. These state-of-the-art facilities cater to freelancers, entrepreneurs, and remote employees seeking a productive and collaborative work environment.

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the world's largest support network for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions.

The Food Academy programme available through the Local Enterprise Office collaborates with small businesses on their journey from beyond the start-up phase right through to getting their product on Supervalu shelves

The Food Starter programme is a programme designed to help those with a food idea, or those at a very early stage of starting up a food business. It will cover everything from an overview of the Irish food sector to the specifics of starting a food production business. 

Microfinance Ireland (MFI), is a not-for-profit lender, set up by the government that provides loans to small businesses from €2,000 up to €50,000.

The aim of the “Enterprise Awareness in- school workshops” is to show the students that the very things they learn at school every day and their inherent abilities can make them a successful businessperson.

The Student Enterprise Programme is an enterprise education programme run by the Network of Local Enterprise Office of Ireland (LEOs) and runs from September to May each year.

Local Enterprise Offices may provide financially supported exhibition spaces to gift, craft, design and homewares businesses to exhibit at the annual Showcase Ireland event.