Ballyhoura Development provides a range of services to businesses, social enterprises and the self-employed. Staff are available by phone or email, or for in-person meetings on a one-to-one basis, in line with current Covid-19 restrictions. Details of the type of supports Ballyhoura Development offers and relevant contacts can be found below. 

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If your employment has been impacted by COVID-19, a package of supports has been made available, and may be available to you:

COVID-19 Support for Businesses and Employers

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Self Employment Supports

Ballyhoura Development provides a one-to-one Enterprise Support Service to people who are unemployed and would like to explore the option of becoming self-employed.

Support and guidance are available for:

• Exploring a business idea
• Accessing relevant enterprise training
• Applying for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
• Exploring the reality of self-employment
• Delivery of Start Your Own Business 3-day Training Course.
• Accessing the Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme

To enquire about availing of any of the above supports, contact Carrie O'Donoghue at [email protected] or Clare Jordan at [email protected]

Supports to Social Enterprises

As with commercial business supports, Ballyhoura Development provides a range of supports to new and existing social enterprises:

• Advice on business planning and project feasibility
• Help to identify other social enterprise supports and funding opportunities
• Support to access and develop social enterprise forums and networks
• Access to the Ballyhoura Development Mentoring Programme

Training can also be requested by Social Enterprises from Ballyhoura Development for delivery in their own community. Examples of training available include:

• Developing a New Social Enterprise
• Sustaining and Growing a Social Enterprise
• Taking on New Employees: Recruitment and Interview Skills for Employers

To enquire about availing of any of the above supports or courses, contact Carrie O'Donoghue at [email protected] or Clare Jordan at [email protected]

Enterprise Supports

Ballyhoura Development provides an outreached Enterprise Training Programme to support Small Business Start-Ups in the Ballyhoura Development area, supported by the Limerick Local Enterprise Office (LEO).

The Enterprise Training Programme offers training in the following areas:

• Using Social Media Effectively in Your Business
• Sales, Marketing & Branding for Your Business 
• Tax and the Self-Assessment System
• Making the Most of Your Business Presentations
• Business Idea Generation: turning your idea into a reality
• Public Relations (PR) & Event Management
• Start Your Own Business Training

All courses/events are free of charge for participants.

To enquire about availing of any of the above courses, contact Carrie O'Donoghue at [email protected].