Operating Improvements

Keeping your business competitive means constantly reviewing how you do things, identifying weaknesses and making changes to improve operational efficiency.  Invest NI can help you do this with our range of advisory and financial support.

What areas can we advise on?  

• We offer specialist advice to help businesses resolve issues such as high levels of scrap, meeting customer orders, supplier problems, redundant stock and high levels of downtime.
• We can help you carry out a productivity diagnostic, draw up action plans and implement improvements.
• We run workshops and networking events about how to get the most out of your resources.
• We provide training and mentoring.

What financial support do we offer?

If your business can show that it intends to sell outside Northern Ireland, is actively pursuing growth plans and will contribute to increasing productivity and innovation in Northern Ireland, you can apply for the following financial assistance. Find out more about qualifying for this support.

• We offer financial assistance to help you scope out and implement improvements in your workplace organisation and layout.
• We can give you support towards employing someone on an interim basis to work on a specific improvement project.
• We can provide salary support for a position you create in your business to implement quantifiable improvements.

We assess applications for financial support on a case by case basis and your business will be expected to pay a proportion of the cost of the assistance.

Your next step

If you are interested in getting advice and assistance to improve your business operations please fill in our short enquiry form or call us on 0800 181 4422.

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