As part of Budget 2024, the Government signed off on a package of €257m for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) Grant as a vital measure for small and medium businesses. Fingal County Council, funded through Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), will manage the rollout of the grant to qualifying businesses within the county. 

Fingal Enterprising Women Network will host a networking event with speaker Anna Daly on March 8th in Roganstown to celebrate International Womens Day

Fingal County Council has welcomed the announcement by Taoiseach Micheál Martin of a €150,000 grant under the Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme for the Corridor Enterprise Hubs project.

Female entrepreneurs and budding businesswomen from across Fingal are being encouraged to look to the future and register for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day after the lineup for the event was announced. The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) initiative, now in its 15th year, will be hosted by founder and broadcaster Aine Kerr.

The Council is encouraging local hospitality and tourism providers to apply for grant funding under Fáilte Ireland’s new Outdoor Dining Enhancement Investment Scheme aimed at assisting the sector in increasing their outdoor dining capacity.

Fingal County Council is one of eight local authorities from either side of the border which will be part of the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor.

Fingal’s small businesses are being encouraged to become more sustainable this year following the launch of two new programmes to green your business.

An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar T.D. has announced the full programme of events for Local Enterprise Week (LEW), which is taking place online from Monday, March 1st to Friday, March 5th.

One of Fingal’s most impressive businesses, Kianda Technologies, have been announced as a finalist for this year’s National Enterprise Awards (NEA). The awards, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), will take place virtually on the 11th February.

Student entrepreneurs across Fingal have begun their journey in this year’s Student Enterprise Programme (SEP), with eyes on next year’s National Final. This programme run by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is being delivered differently given the current restrictions across the country, and the Final, which will take place on Friday 14th May 2021, will be a virtual one.