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Presentation to Association of County & City Councils
Annual Conference
24th/25th March 2011 Tullamore
Sean Ryan, Chief Executive Officer,
Offaly CEB.
Chairman Network of County & City Enterprise Boards.
Enterprise Support Agencies
Enterprise Boards.
Local Development Companies (Leader)
Enterprise Ireland.
Failte Ireland.
FAS
Shannon Development.
Local Authorities
35 Local Boards
Dublin (4)
Cork (4)
Limerick (2 )
Waterford (2 )
Tipperary (2)
Enterprise Supports
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Financial.
Training & Development.
Business Advice & Mentoring.
School Enterprise Programmes.
Business Networks.
Promoting Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Local Authorities Economic Function
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County Development Board.
Economic Sub Committee of CDB.
Planning & Development.
Economic Development Officers.
Infrastructure Provision.
The Future for Enterprise Support
• Reduce the complexity of dealing with
multiple levels of government.
• Consolidate business information in one
convenient place.
• Remove the duplicity of agency service
provision.
• Rationalise the Service Providers.
The Future of Enterprise Support
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National Government Policy.
National Supports.
National Regulation.
Local Support & Assistance.
Need for Innovative Programme Support.
National Government Policy
• Dept Enterprise, Trade & Innovation.
• Dept Environment, Heritage & Local
Government.
• Dept Community, Equality & Gaeltacht
Affairs.
• Dept Finance.
National Supports
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Enterprise Boards.
Local Development Companies (Leader)
Local Authorities
Enterprise Ireland.
Failte Ireland.
FAS
Shannon Development.
Discussion Issues
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Inter Agency Competition.
Subsidy Shopping.
Local charges
Local Stimulus packages.
Systematic Approach to Enterprise
Support
The Future of Enterprise Support
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Small Business Enterprise Support Unit
Local Based Service provision.
Professional Staff.
Adequately Resourced.
Local Autonomy.
Transparent.