We are in unprecedented times and many businesses are suffering, but there is help out there. The LEO Trading Online Voucher Scheme has been in place for a number of years and has offered thousands of businesses the funding to start or help with trading online. It has been a great success and gives access to much needed funding for many small businesses.
The scheme has been further extended to help during this pandemic, but you must meet the following criteria to apply for the funding:
- Have a limited or no eCommerce presence at all
- Have 10 or less employees
- Have a turnover of less than €2 million
- Must be trading for at least 6 months
It offers financial assistance of up to €2,500 with co-funding of 10% from the business* along with training and advice to help your business trade online. Cutting the cost of developing your online trading capacity by up to 90% can make this investment very affordable for many small businesses out there.
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Funding can be used towards IT consultation, development or upgrade of an eCommerce website, implementing a digital marketing strategy. Furthermore, if you have already received a voucher in the past, you can now apply for a second one if you meet the requirements. It is obviously a massive opportunity and one that we encourage businesses to apply for as soon as they can.
You can download the PDF here to apply.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the scheme, please get in touch with us and we can talk through it in more depth.
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