Enterprises can avail of top student talent in Dublin at no cost under the Enfuse progamme organised by Local Enterprise Dublin.

Enfuse matches enterprises and social enterprises in Dublin with teams of Masters university students from Technological University Dublin and Dublin City University.

Students work in teams of 4-6 with selected enterprises. They help provide insights, propose solutions and ultimately present a bespoke and tangible plan that sets out how challenges and opportunities could be addressed by the enterprise.

The student teams present the plan directly to the enterprise and also submit it to their module lecturer for academic assessment.

In a testimonial for the programme, Diana Riquel of  My Tea Workshop commented: “The team helped me to open my mind and see my business from a different perspective, asking questions that challenged me every step of the way. Their precise and thorough research produced a very practical marketing plan that has facilitated my solopreneur daily workload.”

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• The application deadline for Enfuse is January 23. Click here for details.

Companies supported by Local Enterprise Offices created c.7,440 jobs in 2021, with net job creation of c.3,000.

Enterprise minister Leo Varadkar commented: “Over 35,000 people employed in small businesses around the country have been helped in some way by our Local Enterprise Offices. These will contribute to our overall target of having 2.5m people in work by 2024.”

Padraic McElwee, chair of the network of Local Enterprise Offices, stated: “The figures show that companies have seen the opportunities in the challenging trading conditions they have faced.  There is renewed optimism and we are seeing new opportunities for businesses. As always with tough economic periods we see new ideas and companies emerge and flourish.”

Photo (l-r): Leo Clancy of Enterprise Ireland, Leo Varadkar, Padraic McElwee and AnnMarie Farrelly of Fingal County Council. (Pic: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)