With advice and guidance from their mentor, clients develop strategies that are more robust, which address issues and maximize potential opportunities when the COVID-19 crisis comes to an end.
Mentoring services are now free of charge and 185 businesses have availed of this service during COVID-19.
Business Continuity Vouchers
The 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 could be used by companies and sole traders to develop short-term and long-term strategies to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The goal was to help companies make informed decisions about what immediate measures and remedial actions should be taken, to protect staff and sales. The national deadline for applications was May 15 th and over seven hundred applications were received by Local Enterprise office Cork City. Most of the applications have been processed with all eligible applicants approved and plans being implemented in many of these already.
Over 650 voucher supports are expected to be approved in Cork City.
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