support for micro-enterprise in the border, midland and western region of ireland 9 th october, 2003...
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Support for Micro-enterprise in the Border, Midland and Western
Region of Ireland
9th October, 2003
Kieran Moylan,BMW Regional Assembly
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Presentation Outline
• Micro-enterprise in the B.M. W. Region
• Role of the County Enterprise Boards
• Details of Supports provided
• Outcomes of the programme to date
• Conclusions
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Micro-enterprise Measure OverviewObjectives
• Provide employment opportunities in less developed and remote areas so as to acieve more enduring and value-added balanced regional development
• Support greater participation of the unemployed and women in the promotion and development of enterprises
• Broaden and strengthen the base of micro-enterprises across the Region reduce dependence on traditional or declining economic sectors
• Maximise the employment and value added potential of micro-enterprises contribute to national competitiveness
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Micro-enterprise Measure OverviewBudget
– Structural Fund (ERDF) co-financing €19.43m– National Public co-financing € 6.49m– National Private co-financing €29.32m– Additional non co-financed public €42.39m– Additional non co-financed private €24.99m
€122.62m
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Role of County Enterprise BoardsThe focus of the Board is strategic and the key task of each
Board is to identify employment opportunities in the County
– Developing and implementing an Enterprise Action Plan for each County
– Providing enterprise supports to promote and assist commercially viable small enterprise projects
– Creating local enterprise awareness of developing and enterprise culture to ensure locally based enterprise activity
– Influencing the allocation of resources to and within the County from EU, private and public funding
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CEB Structure
• The Board
• The Evaluation Committee
• Staff
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Board Membership• 14 Members• Balance of Interests
– 4 Elected Representatives– 4 Public Officials– 1 IBEC (Business)– 1 Farming– 1 Trade Union– 3 Community/Others
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Enterprise Support Services
• Measure 1 – Selective Financial Intervention
• Capital Grants
– Max. 50% of cost of fixed assets (€63,500)
– Partially/fully refundable (min. 25% refundable)• Employment Grants
– €6,350 per job created (max. €63,500)• Feasibility Study Grants
– 60% of expenditure (max. €6,350)
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Measure 2 – Enterpreneurial and Capability Development
• Promoting Enterpreneurship– Schools Programmes– Women in Enterprise Programmes– National Enterprise Awards
• Capability Development– Business Skills Training
» Financial» Marketing
– Management Development– Mentor Programme– Information Technology Skills
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Programme OutcomesMeasure 1
Selective Financial
Intervention
Cumulative to end 2002
Mid Term Target(2003)
Final Target(2006)
No. Enterprises Supported
1,353 1,000 2,000
Total Private Investment
36,149 25.65 51.13
* Net New Full
Time Jobs
3,637 4,000 8,000
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Programme Outcomes Measure 2
Entrepreneurial & Capability
Development
Cumulative to end 2002
Mid Term Target(2003)
Final Target(2006)
No. of recipients in training
(Male/Female)
9,686
(4662/5054)
8,000
(3440/4560)
12,000
No. of participants, recognised certified courses 1,326 2,000 3,000
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Conclusions• Overall, the success rate and performance of the measure has
been quite high, in both outputs and impacts. Successful features of the Measure are as follows:
Selection of suitable projects is devolved to the County level (lowest administrative unit in Ireland)
Local Boards are partnerships in natureEach Board develops a 3 year Enterprise Development Action
Plan for their CountyEach Board employs a CEO and Enterprise Development staff
(typically a total staff of 4 per County)Training Programmes are developed locally to respond to local
demandsCentral Government provides financial resources and
develops policies for the general activities of the Boards