Support For Business

Invest NI works directly and indirectly with businesses across the whole private sector in Northern Ireland.

Our approach to supporting businesses is based on three key elements:

1. Providing information and advice, directly and through the nibusinessinfo.co.uk website.
   
   
2. Providing support to people wanting to set up their own business and helping new and existing businesses grow and move into new markets.
   
   
3. Providing tailored support to businesses that can make the greatest contribution to increasing productivity, innovation and export growth in Northern Ireland.

We offer our support under five themes within which are 21 areas called business solutions. These are:

Starting a Business

• Advice and Information
• Finance
• Starting a High Tech Business

Growing Your Business

• Skills Development
• Leadership and Coaching
• Business and Marketing Strategy
• Property
• Finance

Maximising Efficiencies

• Supply Chain
• Energy and Waste
• ICT and eBusiness
• Operating Improvements

Product Development

• Design
• Intellectual Property
• Technical Advice
• Working Collaboratively
• Research and Development

Selling Outside Northern Ireland

• Researching Export Markets and Opportunities
• Marketing and Sales
• Trade Visits and Exhibitions

Locate in Northern Ireland

You can find out about our support under each of these areas elsewhere on this website.

Because our resources are limited we do not support activity that would happen anyway, or that does not align to our corporate objectives.