Starting a Business in Meath: Company Formation, LEO Grants and Accounting
Meath grew by 13% between 2016 and 2022, one of the fastest rates in the country, as Navan, Ashbourne, Ratoath and Dunshaughlin filled with commuters. Almost a third of its workers now work from home. The county has one council, one Local Enterprise Office in Navan and a hub network run by Meath Enterprise that includes the Boyne Valley Food Hub. This page gives the county-specific facts, with sources, and shows how to register and run the books online from anywhere in Meath.
Local Enterprise Office Meath
LEO Meath is based at the Thrive Centre of Business Excellence on the Dublin Road in Navan and covers the whole county. It is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.. Feasibility Grant: up to 50% of eligible costs or 15,000 euro, whichever is less, in the Southern and Eastern region, for businesses with no more than 10 employees (localgov.ie).. Priming Grant: for businesses in their first 18 months, up to 50% of the investment or 80,000 euro, whichever is less, and up to 150,000 euro for exceptional projects with export or Enterprise Ireland potential (localgov.ie).. Business Expansion Grant: after the first 18 months, up to 50% of the investment with the same 80,000 euro standard ceiling and 150,000 euro exceptional ceiling (localgov.ie).. Grow Digital Voucher: 50% of eligible digital costs from 500 euro to 5,000 euro for businesses trading at least six months with 1 to 50 employees that have completed a Digital for Business report. It replaced the Trading Online Voucher, which closed to new applications on 13 December 2024.. Start a Business and Grow your Business programmes, Business Advice Clinics and mentoring are listed on the LEO Meath site, along with the Meath Business Owner's Network.. LEO Meath also lists the Market Explorer Grant, Energy Efficiency Grant, GradStart, Lean for Business, Green for Business, a Sustainability Kickstarter programme, Get Exporting, food and craft and design programmes, an Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities programme and Microfinance Ireland loans.
Register your company online from anywhere in Meath
Company formation with staxo is fully online. Limited Company from €199 and sole trader registration from €49, ex VAT.