More than 200 virtual events are planned by the Local Enterprise Offices for Local Enterprise Week, which is taking place online from Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 5.
National Enterprise Award finalists announced
Updated / Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021
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Sonia Deasy, co-founder of Pestle & Mortar, won the National Enterprise Award in 2019
The finalists for the National Enterprise Awards have been announced and represent a diverse range of businesses that are supported by Local Enterprise Offices across the country.
The National Enterprise Awards Final will take place virtually on February 11.
Now in their 21st year, the awards celebrate small businesses and includes awards that recognise excellence in exporting, sustainability and innovation along with eight regional awards and an overall National Enterprise Awards winner.
The finalists are competing for a €40,000 prize fund.
The include businesses involved in Virtual Reality training (VRAI), Artisan pizza production (Pizza DaPiero), international TV and film design and production technology (Odyssey Studios), mobile canning (Bevcraft), e-learning and online management (Dulann), inflam
Laois remote working hub-based firm IntegriLeads to represent the county at National Enterprise Awards
Backed by Laois Local Enterprise Office
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A firm based at a remote working hub in Laois that helps IT companies around the world win business will represent the county at the National Enterprise Awards.
IntegriLeads was announced today as a finalist by the County Local Enterprise Office for the National Enterprise Awards Final will take place virtually on February 11.
IntegriLeads schedules qualified appointments for the sales teams of companies within the IT sector. It works with clients all over the world and can take over their whole business development function or work on specific campaigns. Its appointment-setting enables sales teams to have conversations with decision-makers in their target audience.
Monasterevin knitwear firm to exhibit at virtual expo
The company was established in 1957
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Kildare based company West End Knitwear will target international buyers this month at Showcase Ireland’s Creative Expo which will pivot a new innovative Virtual Showroom format from January 25-29.
Established in 1957, West End Knitwear and its Aran crafts collection, skillfully fuse its handcrafting heritage with modern, fashion-forward styles. Based out of Monasterevin, the extensive range of clothing and accessories are designed to have the traditional Irish Aran Stitches throughout to keep each garment connected to the generations of Irish craftmanship the company has known.
Kildare shoppers asked to ‘Look for Local’ this Christmas
New campaign: Local Enterprise Office Kildare encourages consumers to support local businesses
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Consumers and businesses in County Kildare are being encouraged to shop local this Christmas and are reminded of the huge range of goods and services they can access on their own doorsteps with a new Government campaign to ‘Look For Local’ launched in Firecastle, Kildare Town.
Kildare County Council’s Senior Economic Development Officer, Orla McGee was joined by Paul Lenehan and Jill Kinsella of Firecastle and launched the campaign with Local Enterprise Office Kildare to encourage shoppers to ‘Look for Local’ this Christmas following a challenging year for small businesses.