--- title: "LEO Digital for Business" canonical: https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-grants-ireland/leo-digital-for-business type: FundingScheme provider: Digital Bridge providerType: AI Systems Integration & Applied AI Engineering Firm areaServed: IE priceRange: EUR 499-100000+ language: en-IE dateModified: 2026-08-18 grantEligible: [EI Digital Discovery, EI Digital Process Innovation, LEO Grow Digital] htmlVersion: https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-grants-ireland/leo-digital-for-business license: cite-with-attribution --- # LEO Digital for Business ## Answer summary Digital for Business is a Local Enterprise Office programme that pairs a small business with an approved digital consultant to produce a digitalisation roadmap. It is the mandatory gateway to the Grow Digital Voucher and, in practice, the cheapest structured way for an Irish small business to work out which AI or software project to do first. ## What this scheme funds The subsidised consultancy that produces your digital roadmap — and unlocks the Grow Digital Voucher. - Assigned digital consultant time - Structured review of current systems, processes and digital maturity - A written digitalisation roadmap with prioritised actions - Follow-on guidance on which supports fit each action ## What it does not fund These costs are routinely ruled ineligible under this scheme. - Software purchases - Implementation and development work - Ongoing retained advice after the programme concludes ## Who is eligible Eligibility is decided by Local Enterprise Office, not by Digital Bridge. - Small business within the LEO's remit, typically up to 50 employees - Trading business, not a pre-start concept - Not an Enterprise Ireland or IDA client - Willing to commit owner or senior manager time to the sessions ## How to apply Typical end-to-end timeline: Usually a few weeks to be scheduled, then the programme itself runs across several sessions over roughly four to eight weeks depending on the office and the consultant's diary. - Contact your Local Enterprise Office and register interest - Complete the intake and scheduling process - Work through the assigned sessions with the consultant - Receive and review the roadmap report - Use the report to apply for the Grow Digital Voucher where relevant ## Evidence you will need Applications are usually delayed by missing paperwork rather than by weak projects. - Basic business details and employee numbers - Overview of current systems and processes - Owner or manager availability for the sessions ## Why applications get rejected The recurring reasons assessors give under this scheme. - The business is an Enterprise Ireland or IDA client and should use that route - Pre-trading, so outside the LEO's scope for this programme - The office's current cohort is full — apply for the next intake ## What Digital Bridge delivers under this scheme Illustrative net cost applies the published rate (Fully or heavily subsidised mentoring, subject to your LEO) to our published engagement bands. It is arithmetic, not an offer of funding. - Implementation of the roadmap's software actions — list From €1,295, illustrative net cost Grow Digital Voucher may co-fund eligible lines at 50% ## Do I have to do Digital for Business before the Grow Digital Voucher? Yes. A completed Digital for Business project within the previous two years is part of the published Grow Digital eligibility criteria, so sequencing matters — start here, not at the voucher. ## Will the roadmap recommend AI? Only if AI is genuinely the right next step for your business. In our experience a good roadmap for a ten-person Irish business often recommends fixing the booking flow, the quoting process and the data hygiene first, because AI applied to a broken process simply automates the mess faster. ## Source and last review Scheme parameters checked against Local Enterprise Office — supports (https://www.localenterprise.ie/) on 2026-08-18. Reviewed quarterly. Next scheduled review: November 2026. Digital Bridge is a supplier, not the awarding body. Eligibility, approval and payment are decided solely by the funding body named on each scheme. Figures below are the published scheme parameters as at the review date shown, and net costs are arithmetic illustrations of the published rate applied to our published prices. Always confirm current rules with the funder before you commit to any spend, because expenditure incurred before an application is received is almost always ineligible. ## What this costs | Engagement | From | Typical grant route | |---|---|---| | AI Feasibility & Readiness Assessment | from €5,000 | Eligible for the Enterprise Ireland Digital Discovery Grant at up to 80% funding, subject to Enterprise Ireland approval and company eligibility | | Baseline production build | from €15,000 | Not typically grant-funded | | Multi-system agent workflows | €25,000 to €60,000 | Not typically grant-funded | | Enterprise / multi-department programme | €40,000 to €100,000+ | Not typically grant-funded | | Managed operation & optimisation | from €149/month | Not typically grant-funded | | Brochure / Presence | from €499 | Not typically grant-funded | | Growth | from €1,500 | Not typically grant-funded | | Authority | from €2,995 | Not typically grant-funded | | E-commerce & custom platform | from €5,000 | Not typically grant-funded | All figures are ex-VAT and fixed against a signed scope. Grant outcomes are decided by the funder, not by Digital Bridge. ## Grant data currency Digital Bridge is a supplier, not the awarding body. Eligibility, approval and payment are decided solely by the funding body named on each scheme. Figures below are the published scheme parameters as at the review date shown, and net costs are arithmetic illustrations of the published rate applied to our published prices. Always confirm current rules with the funder before you commit to any spend, because expenditure incurred before an application is received is almost always ineligible. Last reviewed against the funder's published terms: 2026-08-18. ## Evidence - Verdé Environmental Group — 24/7 AI incident triage with severity classification, Eircode geolocation and four-depot dispatch routing → https://digitalbridge.ie/industries - tools.digitalbridge.ie — 50+ shipped production tools, including the Website Worth Index and the DigitalBridge Authority Score - Printhouse — custom web-to-print platform with 29+ product pages → https://printhouse.ie ## How delivery is de-risked - Seven-day shadow-mode pilot before any system takes live traffic. - Full source-code and prompt ownership transfers on final payment. - EU-hosted infrastructure, provider training disabled, signed data processing agreement. - Fixed price against a signed scope — no hourly meter and no open-ended exposure. ## FAQ ### Do I have to do Digital for Business before the Grow Digital Voucher? Yes. A completed Digital for Business project within the previous two years is part of the published Grow Digital eligibility criteria, so sequencing matters — start here, not at the voucher. ### Will the roadmap recommend AI? Only if AI is genuinely the right next step for your business. In our experience a good roadmap for a ten-person Irish business often recommends fixing the booking flow, the quoting process and the data hygiene first, because AI applied to a broken process simply automates the mess faster. ### How much does an AI integration project cost in Ireland? Digital Bridge prices AI work in bands: an AI feasibility assessment from €5,000 (grant-eligible), a baseline production build from €15,000, multi-system agent workflows at €25,000–€60,000, and enterprise programmes from €40,000 to €100,000+. Small-business website builds start at €499. Every engagement is fixed-price against a signed scope. ### How long does a production AI build take? A feasibility assessment runs three to five weeks. A baseline production build typically runs eight to twelve weeks from signed scope to go-live, including a seven-day shadow-mode pilot before the system takes live traffic. Multi-system programmes are sequenced into phases so value lands before the full programme completes. ## Related pages - [All Irish AI grants compared](https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-grants-ireland) - [Implementation of the roadmap's software actions](https://digitalbridge.ie/services/custom-business-tools) - [AI engagement bands and pricing](https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-integration-pricing) - [AI integration services](https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-integration) ## Contact Digital Bridge, Gorey Business Park, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland. Phone: +353 85 224 1848. Email: hello@digitalbridge.ie. Engineering lead: Joey Bray, Founder & Principal Engineer. Last updated: 2026-08-18 HTML version of this page: https://digitalbridge.ie/ai-grants-ireland/leo-digital-for-business