Offaly - The Enterprise County
The Invest in Offaly programme is a joint initiative driven by Offaly County Enterprise Board and Atlantic Corridor Ireland to help new and existing businesses to avail of the benefits of locating in Offaly. The Invest in Offaly Programme is one of the key strategic initiatives of the Offaly County Development Board. Offaly local authorities support enterprise development in the county by their commitment to infrastructural development and enhancement.
An Invest in Offaly team provides business executives and entrepreneurs with practical advice and information, organises familiarisation itineraries to the county, helps identify suitable premises and facilitates introductions to Offaly business people
Advantages of locating in Offaly
Interested in finding out more?
Contact the Invest in Offaly team today. All enquiries are dealt with in strict confidence. We can arrange confidential one-on-one meetings, tailored business itineraries, property and market research, appropriate referrals to other agencies and business people and a host of other supports in Offaly.
Offaly County Enterprise Board
Sean Ryan & Orla Martin
Tel: 057 935 2971 info@offalyceb.ie
Atlantic Corridor Ireland
Brian Garvan & Jackie Gorman
Tel: 057 932 3902 offalyregen@eircom.net
Offaly Ambassadors Programme – Promoting the County
An exciting networking and promotional initiative for County Offaly was officially launched in 2005 in the historic surroundings of the Old Fort Restaurant in Shannonbridge. Offaly people from business, media, sport and the arts have joined together to become Ambassadors for the County and assist in raising its profile as a quality investment location. The programme has been developed by two local development agencies – Atlantic Corridor Ireland & Offaly County Enterprise Board in association with Offaly County Council.
The Offaly Ambassadors Programme is a means of promoting Offaly and increasing the awareness of its attractiveness for re-location of existing, and development of new businesses through the help of the commercial sector currently engaged within the county. The project will involve increasing the awareness of the facilities and potential to investors and commercial interests outside the county. Furthermore, it will involve developing a network of enterprises in order to strengthen the overall approach and to develop linkages with suppliers and organisations outside the County.
Launching the Programme, Minister Brian Cowen thanked Atlantic Corridor Ireland and Offaly County Enterprise Board for their work on the programme to date. The goal of the Offaly Ambassadors Programme is to promote a positive image of Offaly in Ireland and beyond, which can help lead to increased business opportunities for Offaly companies and products and increased inward investment into the County. Speaking at the launch, Minister Cowen said: “Offaly is a unique location for everyone to consider for expansion of their business. I would sincerely hope that initiatives such as the Offaly Ambassadors Programme continue to market the County in an innovative and positive manner and I would ask everyone involved in the Ambassadors Programme in Offaly to support the initiative as much as possible by taking every possible opportunity to tell others about the great business and living opportunities that Offaly has to offer.”
Offaly County Manager Niall Sweeney was also enthusiastic about the new programme and commented: “Offaly is now set to compete for investment opportunities that will assist in the County's future sustainable development. The local agencies are looking forward to working with you to harness the untapped potential of your knowledge, networks and most of all your affinity to Offaly. One positive utterance from you about our County is worth more, and is more effective, than pages of promotional literature."
As a follow-on to the launch, a number of Invest in Offaly high profile business lunches and breakfasts have been organised to introduce Ambassadors to each other and to discuss the programme objectives and targets.
The Invest in Offaly programme is a joint initiative driven by Offaly County Enterprise Board and Atlantic Corridor Ireland to help new and existing businesses to avail of the benefits of locating in Offaly. The Invest in Offaly Programme is one of the key strategic initiatives of the Offaly County Development Board. Offaly local authorities support enterprise development in the county by their commitment to infrastructural development and enhancement.An Invest in Offaly team provides business executives and entrepreneurs with practical advice and information, organises familiarisation itineraries to the county, helps identify suitable premises and facilitates introductions to Offaly business people
Advantages of locating in Offaly
- Low cost, highly competitive place to live and do business
- Office, factory and retail space at a fraction of Dublin prices
- Short commuting time on primary roads
- Good national transport linkage to the rest of Ireland
- Tullamore, in conjunction with Athlone and Mullingar, forms the Midlands Gateway (National Spatial Strategy) generating future investment opportunities
- Ready availability of well educated and committed employees
- Great lifestyle choices
- Diverse, attractive towns and countryside
- Extensive range of competitively priced housing in a safe, family-friendly community
- Quality education from pre-school to post-graduate
- Diverse social life, active in arts, culture and sport.
Interested in finding out more?
Contact the Invest in Offaly team today. All enquiries are dealt with in strict confidence. We can arrange confidential one-on-one meetings, tailored business itineraries, property and market research, appropriate referrals to other agencies and business people and a host of other supports in Offaly.
Offaly County Enterprise Board
Sean Ryan & Orla Martin
Tel: 057 935 2971 info@offalyceb.ie
Atlantic Corridor Ireland
Brian Garvan & Jackie Gorman
Tel: 057 932 3902 offalyregen@eircom.net
Offaly Ambassadors Programme – Promoting the County
An exciting networking and promotional initiative for County Offaly was officially launched in 2005 in the historic surroundings of the Old Fort Restaurant in Shannonbridge. Offaly people from business, media, sport and the arts have joined together to become Ambassadors for the County and assist in raising its profile as a quality investment location. The programme has been developed by two local development agencies – Atlantic Corridor Ireland & Offaly County Enterprise Board in association with Offaly County Council.
The Offaly Ambassadors Programme is a means of promoting Offaly and increasing the awareness of its attractiveness for re-location of existing, and development of new businesses through the help of the commercial sector currently engaged within the county. The project will involve increasing the awareness of the facilities and potential to investors and commercial interests outside the county. Furthermore, it will involve developing a network of enterprises in order to strengthen the overall approach and to develop linkages with suppliers and organisations outside the County.
Launching the Programme, Minister Brian Cowen thanked Atlantic Corridor Ireland and Offaly County Enterprise Board for their work on the programme to date. The goal of the Offaly Ambassadors Programme is to promote a positive image of Offaly in Ireland and beyond, which can help lead to increased business opportunities for Offaly companies and products and increased inward investment into the County. Speaking at the launch, Minister Cowen said: “Offaly is a unique location for everyone to consider for expansion of their business. I would sincerely hope that initiatives such as the Offaly Ambassadors Programme continue to market the County in an innovative and positive manner and I would ask everyone involved in the Ambassadors Programme in Offaly to support the initiative as much as possible by taking every possible opportunity to tell others about the great business and living opportunities that Offaly has to offer.”Offaly County Manager Niall Sweeney was also enthusiastic about the new programme and commented: “Offaly is now set to compete for investment opportunities that will assist in the County's future sustainable development. The local agencies are looking forward to working with you to harness the untapped potential of your knowledge, networks and most of all your affinity to Offaly. One positive utterance from you about our County is worth more, and is more effective, than pages of promotional literature."
As a follow-on to the launch, a number of Invest in Offaly high profile business lunches and breakfasts have been organised to introduce Ambassadors to each other and to discuss the programme objectives and targets.
