Presentation to Association of County & City CouncilsPresentation to Association of County & City Councils

Annual Conference 24th/25th March 2011 Tullamore Annual Conference 24th/25th March 2011 Tullamore

Sean Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Sean Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Offaly CEB.Offaly CEB.

Chairman Network of County & City Enterprise Boards.Chairman Network of County & City Enterprise Boards.

Enterprise Support AgenciesEnterprise Support Agencies

Enterprise Boards.Enterprise Boards.Local Development Companies (Leader)Local Development Companies (Leader)Enterprise Ireland.Enterprise Ireland.Failte Ireland.Failte Ireland.FASFASShannon Development. Shannon Development. Local AuthoritiesLocal Authorities

35 Local Boards

Dublin (4)Cork (4)Limerick (2 ) Waterford (2 )Tipperary (2)

Enterprise SupportsEnterprise Supports

• Financial.Financial.

• Training & Development.Training & Development.

• Business Advice & Mentoring.Business Advice & Mentoring.

• School Enterprise Programmes.School Enterprise Programmes.

• Business Networks.Business Networks.

• Promoting Entrepreneurship & InnovationPromoting Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Local Authorities Economic FunctionLocal Authorities Economic Function

• County Development Board. County Development Board.

• Economic Sub Committee of CDB.Economic Sub Committee of CDB.

• Planning & Development.Planning & Development.

• Economic Development Officers.Economic Development Officers.

• Infrastructure Provision.Infrastructure Provision.

The Future for Enterprise SupportThe Future for Enterprise Support

• Reduce the complexity of dealing with Reduce the complexity of dealing with multiple levels of government.multiple levels of government.

• Consolidate business information in one Consolidate business information in one convenient place.convenient place.

• Remove the duplicity of agency service Remove the duplicity of agency service provision.provision.

• Rationalise the Service Providers.Rationalise the Service Providers.

The Future of Enterprise SupportThe Future of Enterprise Support

• National Government Policy.National Government Policy.

• National Supports.National Supports.

• National Regulation.National Regulation.

• Local Support & Assistance.Local Support & Assistance.

• Need for Innovative Programme Support. Need for Innovative Programme Support.

National Government Policy

• Dept Enterprise, Trade & Innovation.• Dept Environment, Heritage & Local

Government.• Dept Community, Equality & Gaeltacht

Affairs.• Dept Finance.

National Supports

• Enterprise Boards.Enterprise Boards.• Local Development Companies (Leader)Local Development Companies (Leader)• Local AuthoritiesLocal Authorities• Enterprise Ireland.Enterprise Ireland.• Failte Ireland.Failte Ireland.• FASFAS• Shannon Development. Shannon Development.

Discussion Issues

• Inter Agency Competition.

• Subsidy Shopping.

• Local charges

• Local Stimulus packages.

• Systematic Approach to Enterprise Support

The Future of Enterprise SupportThe Future of Enterprise Support

• Small Business Enterprise Support UnitSmall Business Enterprise Support Unit

• Local Based Service provision.Local Based Service provision.

• Professional Staff.Professional Staff.

• Adequately Resourced.Adequately Resourced.

• Local Autonomy.Local Autonomy.

• Transparent. Transparent.