Tag: Local Enterprise Office

Open Call: Business Development Programme- VAI LEO Dublin

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LEO Dublin and VAI offer A Lets Talk Creative Business Workshop

The Creative Industries Programme from Dublin City LEO, in collaboration with Visual Artists Ireland (VAI), offers a series of business development workshops for Dublin-based creative businesses.⁠

The workshops include:
-5 expert-led workshops (3 in-person, 2 online)⁠
-Business mentoring tailored to creative professionals⁠
-A chance to showcase your work during Local Enterprise Week on 6th March⁠
-Led by industry expert Emer Ferran, the programme will build confidence and skills in the following areas:⁠ Digitalisation, marketing, and finance⁠; Networking and group learning⁠; Preparing for success with funding, residencies, and ethical practices.⁠
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When: 11th Feb – 18th March⁠, 10 AM – 4 PM.
Location: VAI (Temple Bar) & Zoom⁠
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Participant Criteria:⁠
-Based in Dublin 1-13, 17, or 20⁠
-1+ year in practice post-qualification⁠
-Participated in a group/solo show in the past year⁠
-Able to submit a 2-year directional plan⁠

Fee: €60 (covers mentoring, materials, and catering)⁠
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Deadline to apply: 9 AM, 27th January⁠, 2025.
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To apply, submit 200 words on your business objectives⁠ and 3 high-resolution images of your work⁠ to the following email: services@visualartists.ie⁠

For more information – https://visualartists.ie/advert/lets-talk-creative-business-programme-open-call-deadline-27th-january-9am/


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News: Crafts of Ireland Shortlisted for Sustainability Champion Award – Showcase 2025

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Feltmaker Ireland’s guild member Sandra Coote’s business, Crafts of Ireland, is a finalist for the Sustainability Champion Award supported by the Local Enterprise Office of Cavan at Showcase 2025. The awards will take place on Monday, 20th of January, at Showcase in the RDS as part of the overall event. The shortlisted companies were selected from the 105 Local Enterprise clients who will exhibit to national and international buyers from the 19th – 21st of January.

The Awards

The awards are divided into three categories: Best Newcomer, which recognises the top craft and design business making its debut; One to Watch, which highlights a business with outstanding export and international potential; and Sustainability Champion, which celebrates the craft and design business leading the way in sustainability.

Crafts of Ireland

Rooted in a sixth-generation family farm in County Cavan, Crafts of Ireland is a business devoted to preserving and promoting traditional Irish crafts and skills. Serving as both a craft studio and a heritage hub, it offers an array of experiences, workshops, and handcrafted products that celebrate Ireland’s cultural heritage. Their Irish Wool Needle Felting Kits feature fibre from their own rare Irish Roscommon Sheep, along with wool sourced from local farmers.

Find Crafts of Ireland at Stand L47 – https://showcaseireland.com/newfront/exhibitor/crafts-of-ireland

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Of Interest: Opportunity for Craft and Design Businesses – Showcase 2025 – LEO

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Showcase Ireland 2025 will occur from the 19th through the 21st of January, 2025 at the RDS, Dublin.

Showcase attracts buyers from Ireland and around the world looking for unique, design-led products in fashion, knitwear, jewellery, crafts, gifts, and home accessories.

Running for over forty years, Showcase has an impressive track record in attracting Ireland’s most talented makers and designers, along with buyers from over twenty countries. It features some 450 exhibitors, including leading Irish designers and manufacturers, and the very best emerging home-grown creative talent.  Showcase is a B2B opportunity for clients who are wholesale-ready.

At Showcase, Local Enterprise Office (LEO) clients are located in a premium position (Hall 3 in the RDS) called the Local Enterprise Showcase.

The deadline is the 26th of June at 5 PM.

For more information, visit the website – https://leo.submit.com/show/45

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Opportunity: MEATH MADE Applications Open

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Sorry to send out two posts in one day, but this opportunity has an upcoming deadline!

Membership of Meath Made is open to craft designers/makers living and working in County Meath. Feltmakers Ireland member Caoimhe Tuthill, with her business Boann Irish Felt, is a member of Meath Made.

Benefits Include:

  • Direct selling opportunities through network events — locally and nationally.
  • Publicity and promotion through media releases and photo calls throughout the year.
  • Online promotion on the network website and social media accounts.
  • Access to an annual network photography scheme, offering subsidised sessions with a professional photographer.
  • Networking and collaboration opportunities with other members.

Deadline: this Wednesday, the 31st of January, before 5 PM.

To see the members’ inspiring and useful website, visit here – https://www.meathmade.com/

For more information on the application, visit the LEO Meath website – https://www.localenterprise.ie/Meath/Training-Events/Networks/Craft-Collective-County-Meath/

Online Education: Learn How to Set Up Etsy or Shopify Store – LEO Fingal

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The Fingal Local Enterprise Office has an upcoming online class on how to set up an Etsy or Shopify online store.

Date: the 25th of January.

Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.localenterprise.ie/Fingal/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/Shopify-Building-an-Online-Store/How-to-Maximise-Etsy-Shopify-Thursday-25th-January-2024.html

They also have a Trading Online Voucher Webinar for Fingal County residents on the 30th of January, along with other business development classes that may be of interest.