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Kilkenny LEO trains over 1,676 entrepreneurs while 1,133 businesses avail of mentoring
Over 7,500 companies employing over 35,000 people are now supported by the LEOs nationally
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Local Enterprise Office Kilkenny trained over 1,676 entrepreneurs and 1,133 businesses availed of mentoring last year, figures show.
Local Enterprise Offices were to the fore in supporting small businesses across the country in 2020, helping thousands through new Government supports introduced as part of the July Stimulus Package. The LEOs approved 13,091 Trading Online Vouchers to assist businesses get online to trade or improve their existing online offering. Locally, 302 trading online vouchers were approved to Kilkenny based businesses and proved to be a vital resource for many helping to reach their customers.
Local Enterprise Offices are now supporting more than 7,500 companies employing 35,000 people.
After what has been a challenging year for small businesses, the goal for 2021 is to support them in their recovery.
The network of offices helped support the creation of 5,585 jobs last year, although there was a net job loss of 1,494 among the portfolio of client companies.
LEOs helped thousands of business to move online or improve their existing online offering, which proved to be a vital resource for many businesses helping to reach their customers.
More than 13,000 Trading Online Vouchers were approved, up over 950% from 1,218 in 2019. It s probably one of the most positive aspects that came out of Covid because a lot of businesses hadn t an online presence prior to the pandemic, said Padraic McElwee, Chair of the Network of Local Enterprise Offices.