Digital Businesses Supports

Local Enterprise Office – Digital Supports

Digital for Business

Is an initiative from the Local Enterprise Office designed to give clients the digital edge. Our expert digital consultants assist you in the:

  • Analysis of existing digital systems in the business to identify potential gaps in meeting business needs.
  • Exploration of opportunities to optimise existing systems and to integrate with new solutions to enhance business operations.
  • Guidance on the implementation of new or enhanced digital solutions.

It will result in:

  • Reducing stress in running your business.
  • Improve business results.
  • Eliminate paperwork and reduce time spent on administrative tasks.
  • Integrate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems to enhance customer experiences.
  • Enhance insights into business performance.

Once you have completed the Digital for Business programme you may be eligible to apply for a Grow Digital Voucher should any of the eligible costs below have been identified by the consultant during the programme. The Grow Digital Voucher provides funding of up to €5,000 to businesses (with between 1 and 50 paid employees) to leverage digital tools to improve efficiency, expand reach, and compete effectively. Allowable expenditure is aimed towards supporting the Digitalisation progression of the applicant.

Eligible costs include:

  • Software subscription fees. Eligible software examples include:
  • Website Development
  • E-commerce software
  • Software for customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Online booking, payments or appointments

Training

We have many training courses on offer across the digital sphere such as:

Website health checks, Canva for business, Social Media Marketing, AI tools for business & content creation, Digital Marketing Clinics

Mentoring

The mentoring programme is designed to assign a professional consultant to your business to address any gaps that may present themselves within your business structure. The mentor

contributes independent, informed observation and advice to aid decision making, including but not limited to the areas of:

  • Business & Finance
  • Social Media and Digital Marketing
  • Sales and Marketing