The role of the Waterford City Enterprise Board (CEB) is to provide support for small businesses with 10 employees or fewer in the start-up and expansion phases, to promote and develop indigenous micro-enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity and entrepreneurship at local level throughout Waterford City.
The CEB delivers a series of Programmes to underpin this role and can provide both financial (grant) and non-financial (training, mentoring and a wide range of business advice activities) assistance to a project promoter. Business growth and job creation are inherent considerations in the activities of the CEB and they continue to support enterprise development in the Waterford City area ensuring that available funds are targeted to maximise entrepreneurial development at local level. A priority for 2010 is to assist owner/managers in enhancing the survival and sustainability of their businesses in these difficult economic times and to assist people wishing to start their own business including those made redundant.
The figures requested by the Deputy are in tabular format as follows. The figures relating to net jobs existing in CEB-supported micro-enterprises are gathered in a CEB Job Survey each year. As figures are compiled on an annual basis, figures in respect of 2010 will not be available until early in 2011.
Waterford City Enterprise Board
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No. Projects Approved for Grants
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Value of Grants Approved
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Net jobs existing in CEB-supported Companies*
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€
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2009
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30
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360,867
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662
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2010 (to date)
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8
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157,500
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—
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*Figures exclude jobs existing prior to CEB support.