2023 County Enterprise Awards – Your Chance to Shine !
Who can apply?
Client businesses that have received funding from the Local Enterprise Office. This may include any of the following types of funding:
· Measure 1 Financial Support – Feasibility, Priming and/or Business Expansion
· Mentoring/Training
· Trading Online/TAME Support
· Completed a LEAN/Green/Digital Start programme.
Applicants must employ 10 or less employees on a full time equivalent basis, as at 31/12/2022.
The applicants must be current clients of the LEO or transferred to Enterprise Ireland within the last 12 months.
There are cash prizes to be won, with a top prize of €1,500, great publicity for your business and an opportunity to represent the county at the National Enterprise Awards Final. The Winners will be announced during Enterprise Week, which takes place 7 - 11 March 2023.
In the Local Enterprise Office we know what great businesses are out there, but make sure the rest of the county and your potential customers do too !
If you require assistance with the completion of the application form, please do not hesitate to contact us on 057 93 57480. Remember, closing date for applications is WEDNESDAY, 22nd FEBRUARY 2023 at 4pm.
To submit your application together with Business Plan, sample of marketing material and most recent financial accounts please click on the button on the right
Who Can Enter?
Client businesses that have received funding from the Local Enterprise Office. This may include any of the following types of funding:
· Measure 1 Financial Support – Feasibility, Priming and/or Business Expansion
· LEO Innovation Investment Fund (LIIF) Support
· IBYE Winners
· TAME Support
· Completed a LEAN programme.
Applicants must employ 10 or less employees on a full time equivalent basis, as at 31/12/2022.
The applicants must be current clients of the LEOs or transferred to Enterprise Ireland within the last 12 months (i.e. after 31st December, 2021).
Appendix 1 - Guidelines for judges marking system
For Information Purposes, not for Completion by Applicant
Business Plan
15
Total Marks
- Management capability / staff structure
Marketing
15
- Company’s success in national and export markets
- Growth in sales revenue this year over previous years
- Responsiveness to market trends
Finance
20
- Financial commitment of the owner
- Profitability of the company
- Strength of the balance sheet
Technology & Innovation
30
- Use of new technologies/sustainable business practices or Lean
- Detailed project and work undertaken and outcomes
- Impact/involvement of in-house staff and team
- Impact on customers, product and service offering
- Improvement or innovation developed in business incl. technology, business processes, cost competitiveness, production, marketing etc.
Entrepreneurial Skills of Promoter
20
- Entrepreneurial capability (risk taking etc)