About Start

Start is a national campaign developed by the Local Enterprise Offices aimed at ensuring innovative startups and entrepreneurs get the funding and supports they need to develop their business or grow a business idea.

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Take the Startup Barometer to see if you’re ready to start your business

Take the Test

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Register with Start to have a confidential conversation with a LEO startup expert

Register Now

3

Find the supports you need – funding, training or advice

Register Now
Local Enterprise Offices provide advice, information and support to anyone starting or growing a business in Ireland. There are 31 dedicated Local Enterprise Office teams in Ireland, based right across the Local Authority network, all offering funding, training and support.

Business sector targets:

Start is open to applicants from all sectors but particularly:

• software/internet
• digital technologies
• creative/gaming
• food/agritech
• sports/leisure
• cleantech/renewables
• healthcare/medtech/
• lifesciences
• robotics/big data
• artificial intelligence
• augmented reality
• fintech/regtech

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The Startup Barometer
is designed to measure your startup readiness. It will give us a good indication as the status and stage of your business startup. The test will focus on the key fundamentals of any startup which are the team, the business proposition, the target market, innovation and export potential.
Start the test
Startup Barometer Test
1
Do you know what problem your startup is solving?
Yes
No
2
Can you clearly define your business proposition?
Yes
No
3
Are you satisfied that you have a capable management team in place?
Yes
No
4
Have you
identified your
target market?
Yes
No
5
Are you confident your startup is innovative and has potential to export?
Yes
No
6
Do you know the funding and supports required to jumpstart your business?
Yes
No
Startup Barometer Test

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