Startups soar with community enterprise help

Startups and local entrepreneurs have a vital role to play in creating sustainable employment, says the Community Enterprise Association Ireland

Tom Whelton, Chair of Mitchelstown Community Forum CLG; Claire Walsh, Mitchelstown Enterprise Centre; Willie Walsh, Suir Engineering; Siobhan Finn, CEO Community Enterprise Association Ireland (CEAI) and Kelly McGrath, HR & Talent Solutions (HATS). Pictures: Brian Lougheed

Starting off a new business can be a “lonely place” says Siobhan Finn, CEO of Community Enterprise Association Ireland (CEAI). That is why availing of this organisation via your local community enterprise centre, is a good idea. 

As well as operating from a centre or innovation hub for manageable rent, business people can avail of support on offer. It could be anything from an issue relating to cyber security to advice on product development.