10 STEPS TO HELP YOU GET START YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Kerry County Council Local Enterprise Office (LEO Kerry) advises 10 steps to help you get started on the way to starting your own business. Step 1 Know Yourself It is only when you have assessed yourself can you properly assess the potential of your business idea. It is important to think about who will […]
WHAT IS A BUSINESS PLAN
A business plan is a document that outlines your business idea, your objectives and how you plan to achieve them. It will serve as a guide during the lifetime of your business. You need to get your ideas and thoughts in relation to your new business on paper. A business plan has many functions; It […]
FINANCIAL SUPPORT CRITERIA
Kerry Local Enterprise Office provides a range of financial supports to qualifying small businesses based in Kerry employing 10 or less employees. To qualify for the support the enterprise: • must not employ more than ten people (including the promoter) (i.e. if there are ten people employed full time in the enterprise, it is eligible […]
GRANT APPLICATION FORMS
For grant application forms please click here Below are copies of the application forms for our main supports in eForm/PDF format (Application forms with the eForm format can easily be edited on your computer and saved) For Mentoring Support please complete the online application form: Online Mentoring Application Form To Apply for a Feasibility Grant please go to […]
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION SUPPORTS
The Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) and the application of knowledge are critical drivers for the future success of Irish industry. The Enterprise Ireland RD&I Fund is designed to provide support for research, development, and technological innovation relevant at all stages of company development, and which will enable companies to progress from undertaking an initial research project […]
JIGSAW
The Irish youth mental health charity Jigsaw helps young people aged 12-25 who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems before they become more serious and require longer and more intensive support. You get free one to one support with a mental health professional either in person, online or over the phone, whichever suits […]
PRE-SCHOOL
Pre-school helps children: by supporting children as they develop the important skills they need to be independent learners; improve their language, communication and social skills through playing and interacting with other children and adults; make new friends and develop new relationships with adults; develop well-being skills – for example, children learn to balance on play […]
EARLY START PROGRAMME
What the Early Start Programme is The Early Start Programme is a pre-school project which targets some areas of urban disadvantage. The programme is a one-year scheme to meet the needs of children, aged between 3 and 5, who are at risk of not reaching their potential in school. The project involves: enhancing the child’s […]
PREPARING FOR PRE-SCHOOL
This summer leading up to September you can support your child’s transition to pre-school by ensuring they can: wash their hands (this one is essential) put on and take off their coat (also a handy skill for dressing up) use the bathroom (pre-school staff know that accidents happen) put on their shoes (think about getting […]
HOW TO APPLY FOR A PLACE
Children have been able to start ECCE when they reached 3 years of age and continue until they transfer to primary school (provided that they are not older than 5 years and 6 months at the end of the pre-school year). To avail of the scheme as soon as possible once your child reaches 3 […]
