If you're looking to create an online presence for your business but you're worried about the cost, don't worry - there are grants available for you. With the LEO grant, you can get up to €2,500 or 50% of the costs off the price of developing your project. We have worked extensively with many Irish businesses on procuring their website vouchers and completing stunning, stylish websites that have great ROI conversion rates.
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The Local Enterprise Office Online Trading voucher is available for businesses in any industry. Depending on your region, some offices specify two rules: you must be in business for at least the last year and you must be trading online.
Pro Tip: You can get around the online trading requirements by offering your customers the option to pay for your services online!
We recommend you to get in touch with us as soon as possible - some LEOs only accept applications every two months, others certain times of the year and others will only issue funding in batches/rounds. The Ireland Website Design team can help you through this process and cut down on any unnecessary paperwork.
When awarded the grant, you have the potential to receive up to €2,500 or as much as 50% off the total cost of your website (net of VAT) - whichever is the lesser.
First, get in touch with our team and we will help get you ready for the process ahead. Next, you will need to attend an information seminar, organised by your Local Enterprise Office. You will then complete an application form. This must be accompanied with a quotation for the development of the website. You must provide reasons to support your choice of web designer - this is usually focused on ROI. You are under no obligation to go with a cheap web design company because of price. The LEO do not consider price relevant, they just want to see a return on investment. This must all happen before the start of your website development and before any payments are made.
The grant will be paid once the following conditions are complied with:
If your business idea is to develop a product or service that will generate employment or export services/products (without displacing any current jobs in your area) you can apply for a grant with a larger monetary value. These grants take a lot more work to apply for and can be considerably slower to process. So for now, you may just want a website grant to get your website off the ground.
The Technical Assistance and Training (TAT) fund is designed to help people who are in receipt of the Short-Term Back to Work Enterprise Allowance . It helps with certain costs involved in starting a business. You do not have automatic entitlement to TAT - the assistance awarded from this fund must be approved by the jobs facilitator in your local social welfare office. Payments from the fund must be made directly to the provider of the service (or in other words the company that you decide to help you with your website needs). Your local jobs facilitator or enterprise officer can give you more information on sources of help and funding.
If you would like more information about the grants available to you and your business or would like to discuss any of the points that you have read about here, please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be happy to help.