How can we help?
This iconic sector showcases Ireland's rich cultural heritage, while fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. As designers and craftspeople, you're global ambassadors for Ireland, but we know you face big challenges too; like dealing with the impact of the pandemic, and the growing need to become more efficient, digital and sustainable.
Contact our Hub today to get connected with the support you need to grow and develop your Arts, Crafts and Design business.
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Help leadership teams in multinational companies to build new talent within their organisation
The Strategic Talent Development Programme is a collaborative partnership between Skillnet Ireland and IDA Ireland designed to support leaders and leadership teams in multinational companies based in Ireland.
You may be eligible if:
Assistance and guidance to improve innovation within your MNC
IDA Ireland’s Innovate Programme helps companies improve their innovation by giving them a roadmap and assigning an advisor to guide them. This advisor helps implement best practices and utilise tools for generating creative ideas and validating them. Ultimately, the program aims to make these companies more innovative and successful.
You may be eligible if:
You are an existing IDA client company.
A short, self-assessment tool, giving you direct insights into how to improve your skills and capabilities as an owner-manager of a small to medium-sized business.
The Skills for Better Business Online Assessment is a free resource offered by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) specifically for small and medium-sized business (SME) owner-managers. It's a self-assessment tool designed to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses in various business competency areas.
You may be eligible if:
You are an owner-manager of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ireland. While others can take it, the focus is on those who lead and manage a team of people within an SME.
This Toolkit provides you with practical ways to start taking action to tackling carbon emissions and become more sustainable.
The Department of Enterprise's Climate Toolkit for Business is an Irish government initiative designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) on their journey to becoming more sustainable and reducing their carbon footprint.
You may be eligible if:
Start your sustainability journey
This is an entry-level sustainability grant. It helps you to introduce ways to be more sustainable in your day-to-day operations. It aims to improve your operational performance through better efficiency so you can lower your costs and be more competitive.
Businesses looking to make the first step to introduce sustainability awareness and practices.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Track energy use and reduce your carbon footprint
This fund supports your business in putting the systems in place to lower your energy bills and improve energy efficiency. It helps businesses see how much energy they are using and understand where they can cut back and become more sustainable.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Get flexible funding for vehicles and machinery
Flexible funding schemes, like hire purchase agreements, allow you to own the asset at the end of the contract. While a finance lease allows you to rent the asset for as long as you need it, then return it.
You might be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Boost innovation and growth with the help of an academic expert
Enterprise Ireland's Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) connects businesses with research institutes (universities, institutes of technology) to collaborate on research projects. Businesses can take advantage of professional research capabilities to drive innovation in their products, processes or services.
Businesses looking to develop new or improved products, processes, services through collaboration and knowledge-sharing with Irish research institutes.
You may be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Cover the cost of expert advice on business development
You might be eligible if:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.
Identify and address critical skills needed for growth
The Spotlight on Skills programme is a collaboration between Enterprise Ireland, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Irish Management Institute (IMI). The programme has been developed to help businesses create a company skills plan.The initiative is run online and will support your company to identify and address critical skills needs, to build capability and achieve strategic growth. As part of the process your company has a focused engagement with their local Regional Skills Manager to get a response from the Educational and Training Providers in your region to address your critical skills needs.
You may be eligible if:
Participants should include two team members of your companys senior executive team who are:
Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.