Developing Your Business

Experience shows that many businesses enter a critical phase in or after their third year of operation.  Managing the opportunities of expansion in this period will determine the future success of the business.

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Dublin City Enterprise Board has an important role to play in assisting existing businesses to expand.  If you are already in business, you may apply for any of our forms of financial assistance, including grants and loans. 

Check out what is available to you & your business: 

Training  

Dublin City Enterprise Board offer a wide range of practical, low cost professional training for Owner/ Managers & small businesses click here

Mentoring

Need help with planning for business growth? Book a One-to-One meeting with one of our experienced business mentors click here

Business Networking

PLATO Dublin

PLATO is Ireland's most successful SME development organisation dealing exclusively with Owner Managed businesses. Over the past 10 years, more than 2000 Owner Managers have participated in the PLATO programme in Ireland and have experienced the benefits to their business. 

The PLATO programme also operates across Europe with tens of thousands of owner managers having taken part in the programme to date. In Ireland, PLATO is funded by a range of enterprise agencies such as the County and City Enterprise Boards, FAS, Skillnets, InterTrade Ireland. It is also assisted by a wide range of well know national and international companies.

Click here to find out more about PLATO Dublin

Enterprise Network for Women

The Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women is run by the Dublin City Enterprise Board to promote and support female entrepreneurs. The Network meets monthly on the 2^nd Monday of every month (except August) in a Dublin city hotel. The network is a perfect forum to exchange ideas, build up your contact base and create new alliances as well as promote your own business and ideas. Visitors are always welcome. The first meeting is free of charge, thereafter membership is €100 for the year.  

Members also have the opportunity to promote their business at each meeting by hosting a resource table, this is an exhibition stand to display products and information about services. Each resource table host will also have the opportunity to give a brief presentation about their business. 

Click here for further information about Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women

Information on 'Growing Your Own Business' - source BASIS

• Deciding Where You Want To Be
• Identifying Where You Are Now
• Planning How To Get There
• Writing a Business Plan

Funding/ Financial Assistance 

for internationally traded services (export businesses) and manufacturers based in Dublin city employing less than 10 employees