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Local Enterprise Office Wexford Clients Top The Charts With Job Creation Numbers In Ireland In 2021

An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD, announced the annual results of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) for 2021 which showed that Local Enterprise Office supported companies created 7,440 jobs in 2021. In 2021, LEO Wexford clients created 465 new which was the highest figure recorded for LEOs nationwide. The new figures show that the LEO Wexford financially supported 231 small businesses in their portfolio across the county, these companies in turn employ 1,630 people.

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 Micro and Green for Micro along with training and mentoring. The Local Enterprise Offices were to the fore in supporting small businesses across the country in 2021, helping thousands to pivot online or adapt their products and services through a large suite of supports.

Tom Enright, Chief Executive, Wexford County Council paid tribute to the staff in LEO and said, "the resilience and adaptability of businesses is indeed reflected in the positive employment results announced today. Wexford has led the way nationally achieving top net job gains. This is in no small part a direct result of all stakeholders working together to ensure that businesses received timely and appropriate supports to ensure their survival and growth during the last two years. This year will be no different and as we continue to work closely with Enterprise Ireland to ensure our small businesses get the best possible supports and there are certainly green shoots emerging across the county.”

Breege Cosgrave, Acting Head of Enterprise, LEO Wexford highlighted; “The results announced today are a testament to Ireland’s small business community. When faced with adversity, they have adapted, pivoted, upskilled and did whatever it took to sustain themselves. The figures show that companies have seen the opportunities in the challenging trading conditions they have faced. The Local Enterprise Offices have risen to the challenges presented and are optimistic for future. We are seeing new opportunities for existing Irish businesses here and as always with tough economic periods we see new ideas and companies emerge and flourish.” Local Wexford success stories that have contributed to the job creation numbers in 2021 included businesses such as Bodibro, Natural Ice Cream Company, Hoop Medical and Pure Oil Ltd".

Business Supports

The objective of the Green for Micro programme is to help prepare small businesses for the low carbon, more resource efficient economy of the future. This is a FREE programme, available to companies with up to ten employees.

Developing a ‘greener’ policy can offer many benefits to your business, including:

Increased cost savings
Increased resilience to climate change impacts
Increased access to customers, improved corporate image
Opportunities for higher and additional value on products and services
Reduced environmental footprint and greenhouse gas emissions
Improved resource efficiency (for example: using less energy, water and materials)

Click here to download the Green for Micro brochure

Upcoming Online Courses

Trading Online Voucher Seminar

This seminar will give participants ideas on creating or developing an e-commerce website or digital marketing strategy by using the Trading Online Voucher to establish their online presence with the view to trading successfully online. The seminar is a prerequisite to apply for a TOV.

Date: 01/02/2022
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Cost: Free

To sign up please click here.

For more information on our upcoming courses in 2022 please click here

Local Community

The Wexford Campus of the Institute of Technology Carlow is promoting a funded Masters by Research project in Business focused on Local Food

This research project will investigate the evolving dimensions of what constitutes local food from the multiple perspectives of consumers, food producers and retailers.

The research forms part of a Masters by Research in Business (MB). The Masters research project is fully funded as part of the Institute of Carlow’s President’s Research Fellowship Programme 2022-23.

This is a two year Fellowship for a Masters by Research and provides the following benefits:

Payment of Tuition, capitation and examination fees valued at up to €10,000
A stipend of 10,000 Euro paid in four instalments
An allowance for necessary materials/consumables associated with the project
An allowance of 1,000 Euro for travel associated with conferences / dissemination of research outputs
Access to Post Graduate Conference support of up to €1500
Office space and facilities valued at €3000

Please find an application at: www.itcarlow.ie/research/post-graduate-studies/graduate

or email tomas.dwyer@itcarlow.ie for more details.

Wellbeing

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