Supports available for your business
 

Two new voucher schemes have been launched by the Local Enterprise Office (€2,500 available) and Enterprise Ireland (€5,000 available) to assist businesses during the current pandemic.

 

The voucher schemes are designed to allow businesses who have, or are currently facing Covid-19 challenges, or businesses looking to plan for a post Covid-19 environment, to avail of advisory supports at no additional cost to their business.   

 

As part of the voucher schemes, Quintas can support your business with the following services:

  • Develop business continuity plan
  • Assess current financial needs in the short term to medium term
  • Prepare a business case for application to emergency financial interventions available through Banks, SBCI and Microfinance Ireland

     

Please contact Paul O’Connell for further information.

Email poconnell@quintas.ie

Telephone 021 4641400 or 086 6048938

 
 
 
Business Continuity Voucher
Expires by 15th May or when the fund is fully subscribed.
 

The new Business Continuity Voucher, available through Local Enterprise Offices, is designed for businesses across every sector that employ up to 50 people.

 

The voucher is worth up to €2,500 in third party consultancy costs and can be used by companies and sole traders to develop short-term and long-term strategies to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

The Business Continuity Voucher is available to support businesses:

  • Develop business continuity plan
  • Assess current financial needs in the short term to medium term
  • Reduce variable costs, overheads and expenses
  • Review and explore supply chain financing options
  • Implement remote working processes or procedures
  • Leverage HR expertise
  • Leverage ICT expertise
  • Prepare a business case for application to emergency financial interventions available through Banks, SBCI and Microfinance Ireland

 

The goal is to help companies make informed decisions about what immediate measures and remedial actions should be taken, to protect staff and sales.

 

The scheme is not suitable for clients of Enterprise Ireland, IDA or Údarás na Gaeltachta.  Client companies of Enterprise Ireland, IDA or Údarás na Gaeltachta should contact their relevant agency, which have other suitable supports in place.

 

This is a restricted scheme with ordinarily one voucher available per business.

 

Qualifying applications will be processed and assessed on the basis of their receipt by the LEO to such time as the fund is exhausted or on 15 May 2020, whichever is earlier.

 
 
 
Business Financial Planning Grant
 

 

The Covid-19 Business Financial Planning Grant is a new support for Enterprise Ireland clients and those manufacturing or internationally traded service companies that employ 10 or more full time employees.

 

The grant is designed to help companies to develop a robust financial plan, including the preparation of documentation required to support applications for external finance from banks and/or other finance providers (including Enterprise Ireland). The Covid-19 Business Financial  Planning Grant, worth up to €5,000, will enable companies to access external support from approved financial consultants to prepare a financial plan to secure the company in the short to medium term.

 

The Financial Plan will:

  • Help the company to understand its immediate financial position, secure the finance it requires to survive and provide a framework to sustain the business
  • Ensure the company has a framework to identify and manage its costs and gaps in funding

Covid-19 Business Financial Grant

  • 100% funding of up to €5,000 to access an approved financial consultant
  • Open to all Enterprise Ireland clients and companies employing 10 or more in the manufacturing and internationally traded sectors

The application process will remain open throughout 2020.