| Agency | Named Point of Contact | Types of Supports Available | Stage of Development |
|---|---|---|---|
| South West Mayo Development Co. www.southmayo.com | Sue O’Toole | Rural Development Programme (LEADER); Funding for training; | Pre startup Startup Growth |
| Breda Murray | Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (SICAP); Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | Pre startup Startup | |
| Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Mayo www.localenterprise.ie/mayo | Nicola Kennedy | Training, Mentoring, Grants, Trading Online Voucher | Pre startup Startup Growth |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta www.udaras.ie | Seán O’Coisdealbha | Enterprise development; Research; | Startup Growth |
| Mayo North East www.mayonortheast.com | James Golden | Rural Development Programme (LEADER); Funding for training; SICAP; Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | Pre startup Startup Growth |
| Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-ireland.com | Marie Baird (Galway office covering Mayo, Galway & Roscommon) | Innovation Vouchers; Innovation Partnerships | Growth |
| Teagasc (Mayo) www.teagasc.ie www.teagasc.ie/advisory www.teagasc.ie/education www.teagasc.ie/ruraldev www.teagasc.ie/food | Regional Manager Mayo Vivian Silke; Farm Diversification Anne O’ Malley | Mayo Farm Family Diversification Workshops which Facilitate Networking, Linkage & Collaboration | Farm Family businesses and/or Primary Producers pre-start up, start up and growth |
| Westbic www.westbic.ie | Seamus McCormack | Entrepreneurship; Investor Readiness; Sourcing finance; EU funding; Angel investors | Pre startup Startup Growth |
| Fáilte Ireland www.failteireland.ie | Fionnán Nestor | Food Tourism | Pre startup Startup Growth |
| BIM – Bord Iascaigh Mhara www.bim.ie | Máirtín Walsh | Seafood development | Pre startup Startup Growth |
Grants & Supports available by Agency
Note that these are current programmes at the time of publication and may change or others may become available in future;
Local Enterprise Office Mayo
Promotes entrepreneurship, fosters business start-ups and develops existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and provides accessible high quality supports for businesses
South West Mayo Development Company CLG & Mayo North East
(www.southmayo.com) (www.mayonortheast.com) – local development companies
The LEADER programme provides grants to direct economic and social development through community-led local development for micro, small and medium enterprises, social enterprises, and community projects.
The Social Inclusion & Community Activation Programme (SICAP) aims to reduce disadvantage and poverty, strengthening local communities, promotes life-long learning and helps people become more job ready.
Teagasc
The Agriculture and Food Development Authority – National body providing integrated research, advisory and training support services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Údarás na Gaeltachta is the regional authority responsible for the economic, social and cultural development of the Gaeltacht
InterTrade Ireland
Helping small businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland explore new cross-border markets, develop new products, processes and services and become investor ready over the last 20 years.