Funding for three Mayo businesses to support online offering

THREE Mayo enterprises have been approved for funding through the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland.

The scheme is targeted at online retailers to strengthen their online offering and enable them to reach a wider customer base.

The three successful Mayo applicants are:

Staunton Sports Limited

Horkans Pet World Limited

Mayo TileWarehouse Limited

Welcoming the announcements, Deputy Michael Ring explained how under this Covid-19 competitive call, the successful applicants will receive funding ranging from €16,000 to €40,000 to strengthen their online offering. The average grant value is €35,500 nationwide.

He commented: “I am pleased that funding is being given to these Mayo enterprises and hope that this will help them to be more competitive, sustain employment and increase their businesses to wider markets.

“Enterprise Ireland will be opening a second call under the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme in the coming weeks and I would encourage eligible businesses to apply.”