Trading Online Voucher Scheme – up to €2,500 grant available
Terms
Vouchers will be available to a maximum value of €2,500 or 50% of eligible expenditure (Net of VAT), whichever is the lesser
Voucher approval must be gained prior to incurring any expense
Own labour is not an eligible expense
Third party costs only will be considered
All third party/supplier invoices must contain proper business details (e.g. Tax and Business Registration details).
Eligible Criteria
The vouchers are targetted at businesses with the following profile:-
Limited Online Trading presence
Less than 10 employees
Turnover less than €2m
Applicant business must be trading for at least 12 months
Business must be located in the catchment area of a LEO that is participating in this scheme
Ineligible Projects
It is not possible to submit more than one claim for this grant, businesses who have received this grant already cannot apply for a second grant
Companies with charitable status, commercial semi-state companies, trade associations and company representation bodies such as Chambers of Commerce are not eligible to participate in this scheme
'Not for Profit' and social entrepreneurship applicants until they operate in a commercial domain
Professional services specialising in IT type services who are already capable of trading online using existing in-house systems
Conferences and Seminars
Projects which are contrary to public policy
Duplication of support for projects which would be eligible for assistance from other State Agencies of EU funded Operational Programmes
Projects with employees in excess of 10 people
Projects deemed to be capable of proceeding in any event without scheme assistance i.e. deadweight
Projects essentially comprising importation and distribution
What the vouchers can be used for
IT consultation
Development or upgrade of an e-commerce website
Implementing Online payments or booking systems
Purchase of Internet related software
Purchase of online advertising (this purchase cannot make up any more than 30% of approved Voucher costs and can only be drawn down in one payment phase)
Developing an app (or multiplatform webpages)
Development of a digital marketing strategy
Implementing a digital marketing strategy
Training/skills development specifically to establish and manage an on-line trading activity
What the vouchers cannot be used for
Development of brochure websites
Purchase of non-internet related software
Anything other than online trading related activity
Acknowledgements
This scheme is an initiative of the National Digital Strategy, developed and funded by the Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources on behalf of Government