Something for all from fertiliser to fashion
The Local Enterprise Village returns to the National Ploughing Championships (the Ploughing) this year where it will showcase more than 30 small businesses from across the country to thousands of visitors over the three days, according to organisers.
The Local Enterprise Village, an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, will feature small businesses selling everything from Mexican salsa and chemical-free fertilisers to sensory-friendly clothing.
Kieran Comerford, Local Enterprise Offices, and head of the Local Enterprise Village said the village is ‘an opportunity like no other for small businesses in Ireland’.
“The opportunity to bring their ideas and products to almost 300,000 potential customers is a showcase like no other. There is a huge variety of businesses highlighting the depth of sectors that the Local Enterprise Offices support from manufacturing to food and beverage, to software solutions.” Kildare National Ploughing Association (NPA) director, John Dunne said: “It is wonderful to see so many diverse and impressive businesses partaking in this year’s village. This is an ideal and unique opportunity for these companies to showcase their products and wares to visitors.”
The Local Enterprise Village is just one of a number of initiatives that the Local Enterprise Offices run, to foster entrepreneurship across the country. Others include Local Enterprise Week, the National Enterprise Awards, the Student Enterprise Programme, National Women’s Enterprise Day and Local Enterprise Showcase. The Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities are funded by the Government through Enterprise Ireland. Here is a selection of companies that you can check out this year:
Natural Vet Company
Veterinary designed herbal and marine based veterinary supplement line for cats and dogs.
Equine Products Ireland
Supply innovative best-in-class equine supplements.
Biddy’s Good Luck Horse Shoes
Good-luck gifts created from genuine horseshoes, saved from landfill, and repurposed into keepsake gifts.
TecWest
Produce chemical-free fertilisers made from chicken manure as the main ingredient.
Leitrim Hill Creamery
Leitrim Hill Creamery creates artisanal dairy products.
Bluemotion
CNC machinery, workshop automation, automation systems, process automation, industrial control systems.
Elaine Heney equestrian author
An award-winning author based in Tipperary. She has written over 30 horse books, both for adults and children and has helped over 120,000+ horse owners in 113 countries to create better relationships with their horses.