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A number of councillors at the Belmullet Electoral Area Committee on Tuesday expressed their hope that LEADER funding that was previously provided by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) would soon be back on stream. The calls came as the members were informed that the first two years of funding from the separate Communuity Gain Investment Fund is about to be allocated by Mayo County Council. That €8 millon fund is paid for by the developers of the Corrib Gas project as an obligation of their planning permission. However, councillors are concered that groups who are awarded this funding would not draw it down, as they are waiting to see whether they will also get funding from applications they made to MFG before it was closed two years ago so they can combine the funding to complete projects.

A dog grooming kennel, a website for purchasing materials for moving home, bespoke furniture pieces, a health management course, motorhome rentals, jewellery courses, Irish mythology products, new energy saving products, and a web portal for craft suppliers.

More than forty jobs have been created in the west region since the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) at GMIT Castlebar opened its doors four years ago (2006). The IiBC is now approximately 90 per cent occupied and continues to actively collaborate on numerous local and regional initiatives aimed at generating interest in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Budding entrepreneurs have been benefiting from an enterprise-training programme at GMIT Castlebar which has been helping local business projects get off the ground and generate future employment potential.