WATCH LEO Limerick hosts renowned business broadcaster Richard Curran for entrepreneur workshop

Richard Curran pictured above (second from left) with panellists Gordon Shine, Shines Agri, Leonie Lynch, Juspy and David Jeffreys, Former CEO Action Point. Picture: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick

LEO Limerick invited local entrepreneurs and business owners to an exclusive event lead by RTÉ Radio One’s ‘The Business’ host, Richard Curran

Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Limerick invited entrepreneurs and business owners in Limerick City and County to an exclusive event featuring renowned business broadcaster Richard Curran at The Castletroy Park Hotel on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

Richard Curran is well-known for his role as the host of RTE Radio One’s ‘The Business’ which consistently ranks among the top 10 on Irish radio, underlining his deep understanding of business, economics, and social trends. As a business broadcaster and former presenter of Ireland’s Dragons’ Den, Richard shared his invaluable insights into the world of Irish entrepreneurship.

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Attendees learned from Curran’s experience as he lead a panel discussion featuring successful local business owners Gordon Shine of Shines Agri, Leonie Lynch of Juspy and David Jeffreys, Formerly the CEO of Action Point. The panel focused on critical topics such as export strategies, business development, and opportunities for expansion in Limerick and the Midwest region.

Speaking about the event, Richard Curran said, “Today is all about encouraging small businesses to think about getting bigger. How they can get bigger and also to look at things like exporting and to look at sustainability. It’s really an information-gathering exercise for client companies that want to come along. They can discover what supports are there from energy efficiency to help with building an export market and getting market information if you want to think about that.”

Mike Cantwell, Head of Enterprise at LEO Limerick said the event is also an opportunity for LEO Limerick to share recent changes to the products available to businesses through LEO Limerick which can help companies strengthen their digital presence, aid energy efficiency, and support exports.

The Head of Enterprise said, “The digital grant is now changing to €5,000, TAME grant is going to be changed up to for an export grant of up to €10,000 going forward. We now have the new energy efficiency grant, which is available to the retail and hospitality sector also, which is up to €10,000 for energy efficiency mechanisms.

“There’s a range of different support changes that are happening for LEO Limerick. But we also want to encourage businesses to consider export as an option to grow their business going forward.”

An added benefit to the event was the opportunity for attendees to network among Limerick entrepreneurial and business community, giving the chance to share ideas and discuss issues and initiatives in local enterprise. The event proved to be a highlight for the end of the calendar year for local businesses.

Limerick LEO provides a range of services directly to the small and microenterprise sector as well as helping to create a beneficial environment in which the sector can flourish by offering many supports for local businesses no matter what part of their business journey they are on. 

Pictures: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick