ICT and eBusiness

Smart use of information and communication technology (ICT) can deliver real benefits to your business. Invest NI offers a range of support in this area, both advisory and financial.

What areas can we advise on?  

• Our ICT specialists offer impartial advice on a wide range of ICT and e-business issues.
• We offer you the opportunity to get hands-on demonstrations of new technology.
• We run workshops across Northern Ireland on specific ICT topics.

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.

Before offering any financial support, one of our Advisors will do an appraisal of your proposed ICT project. If eligible we may then offer funding for:

• software, installation and associated ICT training
• software development
• server hardware.

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 project.

Your next step

If you are interested in getting advice on ICT or e-business please fill in our short enquiry form or call us on 0800 181 4422.

You may be interested in:

• Selling outside Northern Ireland