Retail units offered to Kildare artists by Kildare County Council's Local Enterprise Office (LEO)

Kildare County Council's Local Enterprise Office (LEO) is offering Kildare based artists, makers and creatives two very exciting retail opportunities.

A Christmas pop up in Kildare Village will showcase the best of Kildare made art and craft. Representatives of both LEO Kildare and Kildare Village will collaborate to select and run this festive pop up. 

In addition, Kildare County Councils ‘Support Local Initiative’, is giving Craft and Creative businesses the chance to lead a creative retail shop in Kildare Town.

A prime retail unit in The Square in Kildare Town will be transformed into a curated store showcasing products from our creative cluster.  The independent retail unit opportunity will start no later than October 2023 and will be supported by the LEO team at all stages.

This provides a unique opportunity as part of a wider feasibility study, to develop a permanent home for the sector in Kildare. Not only will this group enjoy free rental space within the unit, but will learn from a community of local businesses and receive additional supports from our partners.

Benefits Include:

•           Free rent in a prime retail unit in The Square, Kildare Town

•           A fully supported social media campaign to promote the new business

•           Skills Development strategy session with Kildare Local Enterprise office

•           Feature article in Chamber Chronicle member magazine

Applications for both retail opportunities must be submitted online. Spaces within both locations will be limited and will follow a competitive selection process. The Expression of Interest form is available via  https://submit.link/1I4 

Expression of interest forms must be completed and submitted by Friday 28th July at 2pm.