Clare County Council has announced that the proposed new Clare Local Enterprise Office will be up and running at Áras Contae and Chláir in Ennis by the end of 2013.
The establishment of the LEO is based on a Framework Service Level Agreement (SLA) between local authorities and Enterprise Ireland and represents a major restructuring of State support for small and micro-sized businesses, which was previously delivered by County and City Enterprise Boards.
According to Gerard Dollard, Director of Services Planning & Enterprise Clare County Council: “The LEOs are a new initiative to further support local economies and entrepreneurship with high level support delivered at local level. The ultimate aim is to create a range of enhanced, integrated and tailored supports for small and micro-sized businesses, benchmarked by Enterprise Ireland and delivered in partnership with Clare Local Authorities.”
“The LEOs will be part of the broad range of support given by the Council for economic development but it will have a clear focus on local enterprise development. The main services provided by LEOs include; business information and advisory services, enterprise support services, entrepreneurship support services and local enterprise development services,” added Mr. Dollard.
The establishment of the LEO is based on a Framework Service Level Agreement (SLA) between local authorities and Enterprise Ireland and represents a major restructuring of State support for small and micro-sized businesses, which was previously delivered by County and City Enterprise Boards.
According to Gerard Dollard, Director of Services Planning & Enterprise Clare County Council: “The LEOs are a new initiative to further support local economies and entrepreneurship with high level support delivered at local level. The ultimate aim is to create a range of enhanced, integrated and tailored supports for small and micro-sized businesses, benchmarked by Enterprise Ireland and delivered in partnership with Clare Local Authorities.”
“The LEOs will be part of the broad range of support given by the Council for economic development but it will have a clear focus on local enterprise development. The main services provided by LEOs include; business information and advisory services, enterprise support services, entrepreneurship support services and local enterprise development services,” added Mr. Dollard.
