Are you a business owner or do you work for an SME in Ireland? Did you know…
You might qualify for trading online vouchers towards Web Design and digital marketing?
A new scheme from the Local Enterprise Office is offering Irish businesses up to €2,500 to update an existing website or to get a completely new website. You can read more from the Local Enterprise office here.
This means that You can get €2,500 for a €5,000 web design or digital marketing project!
If you are a business owner, or work for an SME and want to participate in the Trading Online Voucher Scheme Ireland, contact us for more info.
Watch this Trading Online Voucher Scheme Ireland explainer video
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Apply for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme:
You can apply for the grants at these links – Local Enterprise Office | Online Trading Vouchers | Social Welfare Grants
Previous voucher recipients may apply for a second voucher
Note: ineligible projects include those with charitable status, commercial semi-state companies, not for profit organisations, trade associations and company representation bodies such as Chambers of Commerce.
The application process for the Trading Online Vouchers will be a competitive process.
Who is eligible for the Trading Online Voucher Scheme in Ireland?
The vouchers are targeted at businesses that have a limited or no online trading presence; less than 10 employees; turnover less than €2million; Applicants must be registered in County Wicklow and trading for a minimum of 6 months*.
*applicant business must provide clear proof of trading for a minimum of 6 months to their Local Enterprise Office
The voucher is a financial incentive for small businesses to develop or enhance their ability to trade online. Under the scheme, a qualifying business may apply for funding to a maximum value of 2,500 or 90% of eligible expenditure (exclusive of VAT), whichever is the lesser. Following approval of their application, a successful applicant can engage suppliers and upon completion of the work, submit a request for payment to the LEO in line with the terms and conditions of their voucher.
Trading Online Vouchers can be used for:
- IT consultation.
- Development or upgrade of an e-commerce website.
- Implementing Online payments or booking systems.
- Purchase of Internet-related software.
- Developing an app (or multiplatform webpages).
- Development of a digital marketing strategy.
- Implementing a digital marketing strategy.
- Training/skills development specifically to establish and manage online trading activity.
- Subscriptions (excluding transaction costs) to low cost online retail platform solutions, which would allow applicants to quickly establish a retailing presence online.
- Purchase of Online Advertising (this purchase cannot make up any more than 30% of all other approved Voucher costs and can only be drawn down in one payment phase).
- Purchase of Professional Photography (this expenditure cannot make up any more than 80% of all other approved voucher costs and can only be drawn down in one payment phase).
Trading Online Vouchers cannot be used for:
- Development of brochure websites.
- Purchase of non-internet related software.
- Anything other than online trading related activity.
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