Key achievements

Our activities have made a direct contribution to growing the economy of Northern Ireland. Here are some highlights of our performance from 2002 to 2008.

• We have supported business investment of over £3.3 billion – equal to £4 for every £1 of public money provided. This means that on average Invest NI clients have invested over £1.5 million a day over the past six years.

• Fifty-three per cent of our assistance has gone to locally-owned clients.

• Over half of all assistance offered, and 71 per cent of first time inward investment, related to projects planning to locate in disadvantaged areas.

• £1.3 billion of inward investment by our clients is expected to create over £440 million a year in wages and salaries.

• £873 million of investment commitments have been in the growing financial, software and computer services sectors, creating an increasing number of higher-quality jobs.

• There has been a 25 per cent increase in service sector jobs, which contributed to growing client employment.

• Since 2002, the rate of early-stage entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland is up from 3.3 per cent to 4.9 per cent.

• We have supported over 18,800 locally-owned businesses and individuals to start a business.

• We have offered nearly £303 million to businesses to increase their level of innovation.

• We have helped 700 companies to explore export markets for the first time, and 1,573 to enter new markets. Some 1,300 people have taken part in 185 export skills and knowledge workshops, and almost 100 companies in 60 overseas multi-sector missions.

• Invest NI clients export over £11 million of goods and services every day.

You can find more information on Invest NI’s overall performance in our latest annual report. Download our Annual Report 2008-2009 (PDF)

Detailed performance  information for the six years 2002-2008 is provided in our Performance Information Report
Download our current Performance Information Report 2002/03 to 2007/08 (PDF)