Speaker: Ross Curley, Business Advisor, LEO Dublin City

Ross Curley will give a briefing about the various supports provided by the Local Enterprise Office Dublin City.

Ross will cover in brief the following topics and there will be time allowed at the end for questions:

• Overview of the impact covid-19 and the supports available
• LEO supports including:
• Mentoring
• Training
• Priming Grants
• Business Expansion Grants
• Trading on Line Vouchers
• Microfinance Ireland supports

Speaker Profile:
Ross Curley holds a M.Sc. Project Management along with a B.Sc. Food Business and Post Graduate qualifications in Co-operative Organisation and Rural Development.

Ross has over ten years’ direct experience supporting micro and small businesses to develop their business and access funding supports across a range of sectors. Prior to taking up the position of Business Advisor with the Local Enterprise Office, Dublin City, Ross managed the delivery of the EU supported, LEADER Rural Development Programme in west Cork. Ross has been project lead on a number of multi-agency, collaborative projects in the areas of food waste reduction in businesses, renewable energy and co-working hub development.

Through the Local Enterprise Office, Ross currently supports and advises new and developing businesses in the Dublin City area and has an in-depth knowledge of state supports available to support entrepreneurship.