{"id":20,"date":"2021-10-20T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-03-01T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:55:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communityenterprise.ie\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-3p584-481123f0bea04294bb61a40d7dcd0bc6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-20'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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the respected <strong>Expert Voice<\/strong> for the community enterprise sector and the wider enterprise hub network across Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Under its strategic remit \u2013 and in recognition of the importance of community enterprise centres and enterprise hubs to supporting regional development and the growth of microbusinesses, SMEs, and High Potential Start Ups (HPSU) \u2013 Enterprise Ireland has led significant investment to a value estimated at around \u20ac260 million on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment<br \/>\nsince the late 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>Working to complement this investment, CEAI represents the interests of Enterprise Ireland and of these infrastructural investment initiatives to government, to funding agencies, and to the wider stakeholder community, both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>The history of CEAI demonstrates visionary leadership, tenacity, and a long-lasting commitment to building stronger communities and robust and 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