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Businesses that are making their workplaces more accessible for people with disabilities. 

You may be eligible if:

• You are a private-sector, community, not-for-profit, or voluntary business in Ireland
• You have offered employment to a person with a disability and they will require workplace adaptations to undertake duties 
• You have an employee who developed an illness, condition or impairment (occupational or otherwise) that affects their ability to carry out their job
• You have a workforce that requires training in the area of Disability, Equality and Inclusion

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions

SICAP supports a range of disadvantaged and marginalised groups in society who are unable or unlikely to access mainstream supports. 

You might be eligible if:

•  you are an individual who is starting a business
• you are a business operating using a social enterprise model whereby your enterprise generates non-public funding by charging for goods and services delivered
• To be eligible for support, SEs supported under SICAP must provide services to one or more of the 12 named target groups, including provision of employment/training opportunities, and/or focus on addressing one or more of the programme’s eight thematic focus areas. 

The 12 Sicap target groups include: 

1. People living in disadvantaged communities
2. People impacted by educational disadvantage
3. People living in jobless households or households where the primary income source is low-paid and/or precarious
4. People who are long-term unemployed
5. People with a criminal history
6. Refugees
7. International Protection Applicants
8. Disabled People/People with Disabilities
9. Heads of One-parent Families
10. Travellers
11. Roma
12. Island residents

Local SEs should contact their nearest Programme Implementing (PI) organisation (available on the Pobal website) for further details and support.

Businesses with recruitment needs. 

You may be eligible if:

• You are registered as a business with the Revenue Commissioners and are tax compliant 
• You can offer a minimum 6-month contract to the employee.

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Businesses offering voluntary work experience placements.

You may be eligible if:

• You are registered as a business with the Revenue Commissioners and are tax compliant 
• You have a minimum of one full-time employee who is employed for at least 30 hours per week.
• You can offer a structured and supervised work placement experience.

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Businesses seeking to hire the best leaders or fill a talent gap. 

You may be eligible if: 

• You are an existing Enterprise Ireland (EI) client 
• You are a potential EI client operating a small to medium business
• You have been trading for at least 2 years

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You may be eligible if:

• You are an Enterprise Ireland client company.
• Targeted towards HR Managers, HR Directors, Chief People Officers, who are responsible for leading the people function within their business
• Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You may be eligible if:

• You are an Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-up (HPSU) client
• Local Enterprise Office or Údarás Na Gaeltachta clients, trading internationally in manufacturing or an eligible services industry
• Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Businesses with recruitment needs that are interested in attracting and retaining the best employees.

You might be eligible if you are a business in the Irish hospitality and tourism industry, such as:

• an accommodation provider (hotels, B&Bs, self-catering etc)
• a restaurant or cafe
• an activity providers (including tours, attractions, adventure activities)
• a tourism-related business (transport, retail, cultural experience, festival)

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

Food and drink businesses with an export presence and/or Research and Development division.

You may be eligible if: 

• You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions

Businesses that want to develop their talent pool and gain access to new skills. 

You may be eligible if: 

• You’re an  Údarás na Gaeltachta client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

SICAP supports a range of disadvantaged and marginalised groups in society who are unable or unlikely to access mainstream supports. 

You might be eligible if:

•  you are an individual who is starting a business
• you are a business operating using a social enterprise model whereby your enterprise generates non-public funding by charging for goods and services delivered
• To be eligible for support, SEs supported under SICAP must provide services to one or more of the 12 named target groups, including provision of employment/training opportunities, and/or focus on addressing one or more of the programme’s eight thematic focus areas. 

The 12 Sicap target groups include: 

1. People living in disadvantaged communities
2. People impacted by educational disadvantage
3. People living in jobless households or households where the primary income source is low-paid and/or precarious
4. People who are long-term unemployed
5. People with a criminal history
6. Refugees
7. International Protection Applicants
8. Disabled People/People with Disabilities
9. Heads of One-parent Families
10. Travellers
11. Roma
12. Island residents

Local SEs should contact their nearest Programme Implementing (PI) organisation (available on the Pobal website) for further details and support.

You may be eligible if:

• You are an exporter/ business operator looking to export agrifood products and live exports.

You may be eligible if:

• You are a farmer aged 60 or above that have a minimum of 3 hectare’s and 2 years’ experience farming

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You may be eligible if:

• You are a private sector business based in Ireland with between 1 and 250 employees

You might be eligible if: 

• You’re a limited company registered 
• You have been trading for up to 7 years
• You’re in a qualifying trade
• You’re planning to spend the investment on a qualifying trade

(Non-UK companies can avail of the SEIS and EIS schemes if they meet the criteria set out by HMRC to qualify and importantly have a permanent establishment in the UK.)

Food or drink businesses aiming to develop a new brand or are already building it amongst consumers.

You may be eligible if: 

• You are a Bord Bia client

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

For businesses that need assistance with the initial costs of starting a business.

You might be eligible if: 

• You employ up to 10 people
• You have been operating for up to 18 months 

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You may be eligible if: 

• You are an Enterprise Ireland client
• Small and Medium Established Clients (greater than 10 full-time employees)
• Large companies are eligible for strategic consultancy assistance for environmental studies

You might be eligible if: 

• You are a small to medium business 

Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.

You may be eligible if:

• You are an Enterprise Ireland client company.
• Targeted towards HR Managers, HR Directors, Chief People Officers, who are responsible for leading the people function within their business
• Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.