The Mission Statement of the Sligo County Enterprise Board is to generate sustainable employment in the County at large, through development of an enterprise culture, forging of multi-sectoral partnerships, fostering of economic development and provision of direct financial supports.
Sligo County Enterprise Board is currently funded under Irelands EU Structural Funds Programmes 2007-2013.
The generation of employment is the principle objective of the County Enterprise Board. It operates in the micro-enterprise sector, supporting start-up businesses and the expansion of existing enterprises whose employment potential does not exceed 10 employees.
The County Enterprise Board structure consists of 15 members and includes representatives from small business, government agencies, community groups, farming organisations and the local authorities.
The primary objective of Sligo County Enterprise Board is to focus, develop and support local entrepreneurship and enterprise within the framework of a coherent, integrated County Enterprise Action Plan so as to build a local economy of real strength and permanence which will give jobs and wealth sufficient to its needs.