Business Information and Advisory Services Local Enterprise Office Laois will act as the first point of contact for businesses seeking general business advice and information. Enterprise Support and Development Services Provide financial support, training supports, mentoring, marketing, access to dedicated business networks, product and service development, micro-finance loan fund Entrepreneurship Support Services Enterprise education – secondary level programmes, female entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship, enterprise awards, enterprise promotional activities Local Economic Development Services Strategic; development and implementation of local economic plans, input into County Development Plan, partnerships with relevant development agencies Promotional; identifying and developing projects and programmes to develop enterprise, employment and the local economy Operational; development of appropriate enterprise infrastructure at county level, management of local authority enterprise infrastructure/assets, development of programmes to address local needs, acting as an enhanced resource for Government to undertake one-off initiatives.