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ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 25 auroralighting.com/connect.control Tel: 00353 1 6968028 PLUG + PLAY WORKS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX EASY TO INSTALL NO SETUP NO HUB REQUIRED APP AVAILABLE FOR ADVANCED CONTROL EDIT SCENES SYNC MUSIC SET SCHEDULES NEW SIMPLE SMART CONTROL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Controlled via B L U E T O O T H L I G H T I N G S O L U T I O N S Industry News €12m for Enterprise Centres Supporting Local Business A new €12m Enterprise Centre Fund has recently been launched to help enterprise centres impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund will be administered by Enterprise Ireland. Enterprise centres, which are in every region of the country, have a key role to play in the economic recovery. They provide space, training, advice and administer grants to hundreds of companies and entrepreneurs throughout Ireland. This fund is part of the government’s July Stimulus package, a €7.4bn package of measures designed to stimulate a jobs-led recovery and build economic confidence while continuing to manage the impact of Covid-19. The Fund is open to both not-for- profit and for-profit enterprise centres which have seen their income significantly impacted as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Grant funding of between €10,000 and €150,000 is available. The grants will help them implement a recovery plan to reboot their centres over the next six to twelve months.