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Helping Business for 35 years

The Enterprise Fund was established 35 years ago by the International Fund for Ireland. It is a Registered Charity – No 20023102. The purpose then was to provide loan funding to entrepreneurs and small businesses that had difficulty securing finance from the established lending institutions. Its mission now is as it was then and support is available for most business sectors to help finance start-ups and business expansion. In the intervening years, the Fund has supported 100’s of such projects and generated employment in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Its activities are confined to County Louth, only. Similar enterprise funds exist in counties Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal.

Ronan Dennedy – Fund Manager

Ronan joined the Enterprise Fund in 2014. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive of Louth County Enterprise Board and previously worked in the private sector, employed at senior management level in various US multinational technology companies based in Ireland. He also ran his own small business on two separate occasions.

Ronan has a BSc in Physics, a BA in Music, a Masters in Engineering and Diplomas in Business Counselling and Executive Coaching from Durham University and Henley Business School, respectively. His hobbies are jazz, trekking and golf.

Board of Directors

Joe English (Chairman), Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office Meath

Helen Johnston, (Vice-Chairperson), AmRay Group, Drogheda

Paddy Callan, P.J. Callan, Ardee

Hazel Markey (Secretary), The Recruitment Bureau, Drogheda

Thomas McEvoy, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office Louth

Aidan Browne, Head of Innovation & Business Development, DkIT

Deirdre Dickson, ProActive Solutions, Ardee

Paul McCashin, McGovern Worn & Co., Drogheda

Ann Lawlor, Lawlor & Associates, Dundalk

Anne Reilly, Paycheck Plus, Drogheda

Paul Whately, M.A. Whately & Co., Accountants, Ardee

MANAGER – Ronan Dennedy

 

  • "The Enterprise Fund and Ronan helped hugely whee we started out business in 2015. The financial support we received allowed us to grow from 3 people to 11 today. They continue to help with our growth"

    PAT BYRNE, DCM LEARNING
  • "Ronan and the Board of Louth County Enterprise Fund took the time to understand our business model, believed in us and helped us in funding those crucial first hires"

    Graham O’Rourke, Aphix Software
  • "The Board of Louth County Enterprise Fund has a great understanding of the local business environment and was extremely helpful in the advising and guiding Creative Spark during its application process. We are very grateful to the Fund for the support we received and the enabling role it has played for our company."

    Sarah Daly, Creative Spark
  • "Thanks to the support from the Fund, we have been able to focus on market growth in differing sectors, selling our product line in volume through some of Ireland’s key pharmacy and supermarket retailers"

    Caoimhe Carroll, Ogam Aromatherapy
  • "The Enterprise Fund has been very understanding of our needs in getting the company up and running. I might add without their help we may very well not be the company we are today. When we started in 1989 we had 3 people employed. Now we have in excess of 40. Thanks again for all your support."

    Frank Lennon, Ardee Coach Trim
Regional Development Centre,
Dundalk Institute of Technology,
Dundalk
087 234 1455
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