Starting a business
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Every year thousands of people in Northern Ireland start a business. If you are thinking about starting your own business, Invest NI can help.We have a range of programmes and a network of dedicated enterprise partners who can offer all the encouragement, advice and information you need to turn your business idea into reality.
Preparation
Starting a business involves a lot of preparation, from completing business and marketing plans, finding premises and registering the business, to securing funding.Invest NI and our enterprise partners can help you deal with all these aspects and increase your chance of success.
Priority areas
To find the best advice and support for your circumstances, click on one of our priority categories.
Go for it programme |
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This is our mainstream support for anyone starting a business. It’s open to all potential entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland
Starting an export focused business |
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Got an idea for a business with export potential? Do you run a young business that is ready to begin exporting?
Starting a globally focused business |
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If you think your business could trade in world markets, we can help from start-up through each stage of its development
The PROPEL Programme |
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PROPEL is a programme for entrepreneurs, who have the greatest potential to scale up and reach significant export growth from start up
Is the Growth Pipeline for you? |
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If your business has the potential to increase production, workforce or sales, then the Growth Pipeline may be able to help.
Sales and marketing, financial management, regulations and licences are key considerations for all business start-ups