Northern Powerhouse

The Northern Powerhouse is a government initiative to bring together the North of England and Wales to become a powerhouse for the economy.

NPIF - Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund 2

Offers loans to businesses that struggle to obtain finance in the primary finance markets.

Greater Manchester Investment Fund (GMIF)

The Greater Manchester Investment Fund provides loans and equity investments of between £500,000 and £5 million.

Connected Northern Ireland

The knowledge connection for businesses in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Screen

Offers a range of business support, training, workshops and funding to businesses in the creative industry.

Northern Ireland Hotels Federation

The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation is the representative body for hotels, guesthouses and other accommodation providers in Northern Ireland.

Women in Business Northern Ireland

A business support network for women in Northern Ireland, offering events, networking and more.

Northern Training Academy Limited

The team at Northern Training Academy are highly experienced in providing apprenticeship and traineeship services for employers

Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry

NI Chamber supports businesses through a series of growth initiatives and export support; events and training.

Northern Ireland Conference Support Scheme

To support tourism recovery, Tourism Northern Ireland, Belfast City Council, and Visit Belfast have launched a major new scheme to help associations to host their conference and meetings in Belfast.

Going Dutch - Invest Northern Ireland

Going Dutch is an early stage exporter programme to explore new business opportunities in The Netherlands.

The Windsor Framework

Guidance on what the arrangements are when trading goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Synergy - InterTradeIreland

Synergy is an InterTradeIreland programme that’s designed to increase SME participation in innovative networks of entrepreneurs, academics, policy makers, corporates and third sector participants.

Trade Advisory Service - Invest NI

Providing NI companies with access to in-market consultants who undertake a range of bespoke projects to help companies investigate and develop export markets.

Enterprise NI

Enterprise Northern Ireland represents the interests of Local Enterprise Agencies and lobbies on behalf of small business.

InterTradeIreland

Information, guidance and funding for businesses in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

NetRegs

NetRegs is a partnership between the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

NI Business Info

A range of support for businesses of all sizes.

Business Finance and Support Finder

The government's business support and finance finder tool on gov.uk.

InterTradeIreland’s Horizon Europe Travel Vouchers

InterTradeIreland’s Horizon Europe travel schemes support those working in partnership on a cross-border basis in Horizon Europe to travel both on the island and across the EU.

Age at Work (NI)

Toolkits, networks and support to enable businesses to be more age-inclusive.

Enterprise North West

Enterprise North West specialises in business development & early stage growth, entrepreneurship, digital marketing, social enterprise and social innovation projects.

Ballymena Business Centre

Ballymena Business Centre is a Northern Ireland charity committed to promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship in the Mid and East Antrim Council area.

Invest NI

Invest NI helps new and existing businesses to compete internationally and attract new investment to Northern Ireland.

Benefit from ICT - Invest NI

Access tailored information and communication technology (ICT) advice from Invest NI.

Retail NI

Trade association for retailers, wholesalers and suppliers to the sector.

Hospitality and Tourism Skills (HATS) Network

Addressing talent attraction and retention in hospitality and tourism through collaboration in Northern Ireland.

Proof of concept techstart Grant Fund NI

The Techstart Proof of Concept Grant Fund is a pre-commercial grant awarding fund.

Social Enterprise NI

A representative body for social enterprises and social entrepreneurs across Northern Ireland.

Catalyst

A home, networking and business support service for Northern Ireland's Tech Sector.

Belfast Metropolitan College

Belfast Metropolitan College is one of the leading providers of training and education throughout Northern Ireland. 

Non-Executive Director Scheme

Invest NI Non-Executive Director (NED) scheme provides Invest NI customers with financial support to engage an experienced NED, who will work with you to accelerate growth and to overcome barriers.

Strabane Enterprise Agency

Strabane Enterprise Agency supports individuals who are considering starting their own business and also support businesses that are looking to grow and develop.

Dungannon Enterprise Centre

Located in South Tyrone in the heart of Northern Ireland, Dungannon Enterprise Centre’s primary aim is to simply help new businesses start up and to encourage existing businesses to expand.

The Pixel Mill

A collaborative co-working space for game development businesses looking for facilities, mentoring and more.

Certificate of Free Sale - Food and drink

Certificates of Free Sale are issued by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to accompany certain food and drink products upon export

Funded Training - Belfast Met

Training and funding support programmes through Belfast Met.

Investment Zones

Plans for new zones to be created across the UK to form form knowledge-intensive growth clusters for business and research.

SRC - South Region College

A team of 11 Innovation & Technology Specialists and Business Development Executives work with SRC and industry to bring the latest research and design from classroom to commerce.

Tender for Growth - Belfast City

Tender for growth provides owner-managers of Belfast SMEs and micro enterprises with free one to one expert mentoring support, group-based mentoring and meet the buyer events.

Mallusk Enterprise Park

Mallusk Enterprise Park is a leading provider of business support services in Northern Ireland, serving primarily the Newton Abbey area of BT36 and BT37.

Single Use Plastics - Regulations for Packaging Producers

Information on the regulations that will apply to producers of certain types of plastic packaging materials.

Innovation Launchpads

Regional innovation clusters focussing on different sectors designed to help businesses to innovate and grow.

Useful contacts for overseas businesses setting up in the UK

Innovate UK Business Growth

Are you an established business looking to grow through innovation? 

Business Support Service for England

You can contact the government’s Business Support Service for free advice.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Loans to help businesses recover after the pandemic and transition period.

National Funding Tools

Grants, Finance & Support Schemes - National Portals