Lean tools and techniques are helping companies across the globe to address competitiveness issues within their businesses, building the capability of their people to identify issues and improve their operations.

The Local Enterprise Office Network is working with Enterprise Ireland to bring you Competitiveness Benchmarking.  You will be able to get hard facts about how well your business is performing and can objectively compare against industry standards. The Competitiveness Benchmarking system is based on the global level tools used by Enterprise Ireland, for and with its clients.

Find out more about Local Enterprise Office Competitiveness Benchmarking

Lean for Micro is designed to encourage clients to adopt Lean business principles in their organisations to increase competitiveness.
The key to becoming and remaining competitive is Lean: the relentless pursuit of value to the customer.
The LEO Lean for Micro business programme helps to:
•    Identify issues and potential improvement areas
•    Provide support to implement
•    Achieve savings and improvements in capability and capacity to deliver

LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICES

Carlow Local Enterprise Office

Carlow LEO offers a range of complementary supports to entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs.

Cavan Local Enterprise Office

Cavan LEO provides a full information and advisory service to new and existing entrepreneurs on all aspects of setting up and running a business.

Clare Local Enterprise Office

Local Enterprise Office Clare is a first stop shop to provide support and services to help start, grow and develop micro and small businesses.

Cork City Local Enterprise Office

The Local Enterprise Office Cork City will build on the significant achievements of the Cork City Enterprise Board to date and will offer an expanded range of supports.

Cork North & West Local Enterprise Office

Our mission is to generate sustainable jobs by encouraging and supporting entrepreneurial activity in both the North & West Cork region.

South Cork Local Enterprise Office

Local Enterprise Office South Cork is a dedicated branded enterprise support office with Cork County Council.

Donegal Local Enterprise Office

Donegal LEO is the dedicated small business resource within Donegal County Council for promoting entrepreneurship and for promoting the formation of new businesses in the county.

Dublin City Local Enterprise Office

To support micro enterprise development in Dublin City, thus strengthening the sustainability of local economies to provide employment opportunities within their own communities.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Enterprise Office

Promote entrepreneurship, foster business start-ups and develop existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and to provide accessible high quality supports for your Business ideas.

Dublin Fingal Local Enterprise Office

Local Enterprise Office Fingal provides a variety of training, advice and financial support services to small businesses in Fingal to encourage enterprise in the region.

Dublin South Local Enterprise Office

South Dublin LEO is for people interested in starting up a new business or already in business including; entrepreneurs, early stage promoters, start-ups and small business looking to expand.

Galway Local Enterprise Office

Our role is to help promote an enterprise culture throughout Galway County and City. Our aim is to support start-ups and small to medium sized businesses in a variety of practical ways.

Kerry Local Enterprise Office

To generate sustainable jobs by encouraging and supporting entrepreneurial activity in County Kerry.

Kildare Local Enterprise Office

To promote entrepreneurship, foster business start-ups and develop existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and to provide accessible high quality supports for your Business ideas.

Kilkenny Local Enterprise Office

Our role is to help promote an enterprise culture throughout Galway County and City. Our aim is to support start-ups and small to medium sized businesses in a variety of practical ways.

Laois Local Enterprise Office

Our Local Enterprise Office is for people interested in starting up a new business or already in business including; entrepreneurs, early stage promoters, start-ups and small business looking to expand.

Leitrim Local Enterprise Office

The mission of the Local Enterprise Office is to create a spirit of enterprise and entrepreneurship in Co. Leitrim.

Limerick Local Enterprise Office

Local Enterprise Office Limerick is a first stop shop to provide support and services to help start, grow and develop micro and small businesses.

Longford Local Enterprise Office

Longford LEO offers a range of services to existing and start up businesses operating in the County. The services range from business advice and guidance to the provision of training and direct financial support.

Louth Local Enterprise Office

Louth LEO is dedicated to encouraging and stimulating entrepreneurship and nurturing and developing the micro-enterprise sector in County Louth.

Mayo Local Enterprise Office

The range of supports we offer are designed to assist businesses to grow stronger and increase employment by being able to provide targeted and appropriate assistance at each stage of their development.

Meath Local Enterprise Office

Meath Local Enterprise Office provides a full information and advisory service to new and existing entrepreneurs on all aspects of setting up and running a business.

Monaghan Local Enterprise Office

Monaghan LEO provides a full information and advisory service to new and existing entrepreneurs on all aspects of setting up and running a business.

Offaly Local Enterprise Office

Offaly County Enterprise Office provides a range of flexible and innovative support services to small businesses within Offaly.

Roscommon Local Enterprise Office

We promote entrepreneurship, foster business start-ups and develop existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and to provide accessible high quality supports for your business ideas.

Sligo Local Enterprise Office

Generate sustainable employment in the County at large, through the development of an enterprise culture, the forging of multi-sectoral partnerships with various groups with an enterprise agenda, the fostering of economic development and provision of direct supports to small business.

Tipperary Local Enterprise Office

Tipperary LEO offers a range of complementary supports to entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs.

Waterford Local Enterprise Office

We serve as a ‘first stop shop’ to provide strategic, administrative, technical and financial support and services to start, grow and develop micro and small business in each local area.

Westmeath Local Enterprise Office

To promote entrepreneurship, foster business start-ups and develop existing micro and small businesses to drive job creation and to provide accessible high quality supports for your business ideas.

Wexford Local Enterprise Office

Offers support to start ups and small businesses in a number of ways. These supports include training programmes, advice and information through our mentor programme and selective financial assistance.

Wicklow Local Enterprise Office

Promotes the development of enterprise in County Wicklow by focusing on the creation of enterprise awareness, providing management training and mentoring services for small business and by providing a range of financial incentives.