Irish businesses only
Half your first year, paid by the State.
The Local Enterprise Office Grow Digital Voucher covers 50% of eligible software spend, up to €5,000. Booking, payments, e-commerce and analytics are named eligible categories. Bespoke development is not. Firespark is deliberately built as the first thing and not the second.
The numbers
Both plans reach the cap.
Year one on either plan clears €10,000 of eligible subscription, so 50% takes you past the ceiling and the voucher pays the maximum.
Ember
Single location- Eligible subscription, year one
- €12,000
- Voucher at 50%, capped
- −€5,000
- You carry, ex VAT
- €7,000
Forge
Up to five locations- Eligible subscription, year one
- €17,000
- Voucher at 50%, capped
- −€5,000
- You carry, ex VAT
- €12,000
Illustrative. Approval, rates, caps and conditions are set by your Local Enterprise Office. Excludes VAT, card processing and the 3% booking fee. Nothing on this page is a guarantee that your application will be approved.
How it works
Four steps, in this order.
The order matters more than anything else on this page. Apply before you commit.
- 01
Get a written quotation
Fill in your business details and pick a plan. You get a formal quotation on our supplier letterhead with the eligible subscription lines itemised, VAT shown and the variable booking fee kept separate.
Get a quotation - 02
Apply to your Local Enterprise Office
Apply through the LEO for the county you trade in, with our quotation attached. Do this before you commit to any spend. Most schemes will not fund something you have already bought.
- 03
Get written approval
The LEO assesses the application and confirms in writing what it will fund. Rates, caps and conditions are theirs to set, not ours.
- 04
Sign, get set up, claim
Once approved, we set you up and migrate your data. You pay the invoice and claim against it with the LEO on their timetable.
Categories
What these vouchers are for.
Software that a business buys off the shelf to trade better online. That is the whole intent of the scheme, and it is the reason a booking platform is a natural fit.
Generally eligible
- Booking and scheduling systems
- Payments and e-commerce
- Analytics and reporting
- Industry-specific cloud software
- Customer relationship tools
Generally not eligible
- Bespoke or commissioned development
- Hardware and devices
- Anything bought before approval
- Ongoing advertising spend
Check the current rules with your own office
Why Firespark qualifies
Off the shelf, and able to prove it.
The single most common reason a software application gets refused is that the thing being bought looks like commissioned development. Here is why this does not.
One product, not a project
Every Firespark customer runs the same software. There is no version built to your specification, because there is only one version.
Published pricing
Both plans and both prices are on the pricing page for anyone to read. Nothing is negotiated behind a login.
Published terms
Terms of service, data processing agreement, sub-processor list and service levels are all public documents. An assessor can read them without asking us.
A real subscription
Twelve-month licence, then a monthly subscription. Hosting, updates and support are included, which is what makes it software as a service rather than a one-off delivery.
Everything an assessor might ask for is already public: pricing, terms, data processing agreement, sub-processors and service levels.
FAQ
Grant questions
- Does Firespark administer the grant?
- No. The Local Enterprise Office runs the scheme, assesses your application and decides what it funds. We supply the quotation and the documentation you need to make a clean application. Anyone telling you they can guarantee an approval is not being straight with you.
- Which office do I apply to?
- The LEO for the county your business trades in. Our quotation form asks which one so we can address the document correctly.
- Can I apply after I have signed?
- Assume not. Grant schemes generally fund future spend, not spend you have already committed to. Get the quotation, apply, wait for written approval, then sign. In that order.
- Is the 3% booking fee covered?
- No. A voucher funds a software subscription, and a variable transaction fee is not a subscription. We exclude it from the eligible subtotal on every quotation rather than trying to slip it through.
- Is VAT covered?
- Grant calculations normally work on amounts excluding VAT, and VAT-registered businesses reclaim it separately. Our quotation shows the ex-VAT subtotal, the VAT and the total, so the eligible figure is unambiguous.
- What if my LEO asks for something else?
- Tell us what they want and we will produce it. If an assessor needs a company profile, a support description or confirmation that the product is off the shelf, that is a same-day job.
Get the document your LEO needs.
About a minute of typing and you have a formal quotation with supplier details, itemised eligible lines, VAT and validity date.