There is a lot of public support available to businesses in Ireland, and most of it sits behind a different website. These are the ones worth knowing.
If you cannot see what you need, get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.
Useful Links
A cross-government guide that narrows more than 170 government supports down to the ones your business qualifies for. Answer a few questions and it tells you what to apply for.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's map of state and non-state supports, covering access to finance, management development, mentoring, business development programmes, market supports and trade promotion.
Your first stop for starting or growing a small business in Fingal. Advice, training and financial support, delivered locally.
Council supports for businesses operating in the county, including procurement, rates and the practical side of doing business in Fingal.
Tax, VAT, payroll and your obligations as an employer, including registration, filing deadlines and the online services you will use to meet them.
Employment rights and obligations, from contracts and working time through to the process if a dispute reaches a hearing. Worth reading before a problem starts rather than after.
Company filings, annual returns and the public register. Late filings carry penalties and the loss of audit exemption, so the deadlines matter.
GDPR guidance written for small organisations, covering what you must do with customer and employee data and what to do if something goes wrong.
EI is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets.
The agency responsible for attracting and developing foreign direct investment in Ireland.
Practical funding, information and advice for SMEs trading across the border, north and south.
Ireland's national research and innovation funding agency, formed in 2024 from Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council. Worth knowing if you are collaborating with researchers or funding R&D.
EU-level tools, funding routes and databases for small and medium businesses, including guidance on trading across the single market.
The national chamber network, representing around 8,500 businesses. Fingal Chamber is the only accredited Chamber in the region, which is how member evidence reaches national and European level.
Some of what businesses go looking for is already available through your membership.
- Export documentation and certificates of origin
- HR and employment law guidance
- Subsidised training through Fingal Chamber Skillnet
- Business supports library in the Members' Area
Members also get a library of more than 60 business supports in the Members' Area, covering HR, funding, skills and market intelligence.
See what membership involves or become a member.
Something missing?
If there is a support or agency you think should be on this list, email comms@fingalchamber.ie and we will add it.