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Spotlight on Canada

As the second largest country in the world by area with a population of over 40 million people, Canada is an ideal place to target and sell your product or services to consumers.

Canada has a highly developed and competitive market with similar business practices to Northern Ireland, and strong economic and cultural ties with 14% of the Canadian population claiming Irish heritage.

This video tutorial is a recording of a live webinar and focuses not only on the emerging trends and exporting opportunities for local businesses in the market and how to approach them, but also addresses the

Social media trends for your business in 2024

Stay ahead of the curve and elevate your brand's social presence with insights on artificial intelligence, social sustainability, the rise of Threads, video dominance and micro-communities and hyper-niche targeting.

This video tutorial is a recording of a live webinar previously delivered by Invest NI in partnership with Declan Murtagh from digital marketing agency Brilliant Red Digital. It highlights the most innovative, important trends for 2024, along with how you can implement them in your business.

Innovate Local: Northern Ireland

At this event, business leaders, innovators, and experts shared the latest on Innovation, why is it important to Northern Ireland businesses and the support offered by Invest NI & Innovate UK.

Hear more about how innovation can help grow and improve your business.

This tutorial will provide key information on:

1. Drive Business Growth: Learn how innovation can lead to increased profitability, market share, and customer loyalty.

2. Boost Competitiveness: Discover how staying ahead of industry trends and embracing innovation can give your business a competitive edge.

3. Foster Resilience

Proof of Concept techstart NI

The £4.5m Proof of Concept Fund techstart NI is a pre-commercial grant-awarding fund managed by Techstart Ventures.

Webinar | Navigating Green Success in Life and Health Sciences

This webinar provides information, tips and resources to help companies address sustainability requirements within medtech, diagnostic and pharma sectors.

The speakers include Net Zero representatives from the Health Innovation network (formerly known as ASHN), NHS England, Almac and legal perspectives.

The aim of this webinar is to help you better understand the drivers toward Net Zero/carbon reduction for the pharma, diagnostic and medtech industries, carbon reduction reporting, NHS England’s “Greener NHS” strategy, NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessments and how the pharma

How a focus on sustainability and inclusivity gives companies a competitive edge

Increasingly, consumers look to brand values and ethics as part of their purchasing decisions. They consider issues of sustainability, inclusivity and social impact alongside more traditional elements such as price and quality. Those businesses that are focused on the green economy or are working to ensure their products are accessible to everyone have an inbuilt competitive advantage.

Supply Chain | Supplier Negotiation - Preparation and Engagement

Effective supplier negotiations are critical to successful supply chain management, but are little understood by many organisations. For negotiations to work, they require purchasing professionals to develop their engagement skills, and be well practiced in detailed preparation ahead of any supplier interaction.

Our Supplier Negotiation webinar will highlight how you can take action to make your engagement more effective and how you can develop your purchasing team so it delivers value and reduces costs.

Find out more about Supply Chain

Innovation: the power behind your business

In the fast-changing landscape of business, investing in Research and Development (R&D) and innovation is not merely a choice; it is a strategic necessity to achieve sustained growth and competitiveness. As the Director of Innovation and R&D at Invest Northern Ireland, I am convinced of the transformative power that innovation holds for businesses, and the pivotal role innovation plays in the growth of our economy.

Northern Ireland showcases its credentials as a Global Hub for Fintech Innovation

In the competitive world of fintech, Northern Ireland is a leading global hub, earning worldwide recognition for its fintech ecosystem. The region's strategic blend of home-grown innovators and major international financial services companies has positioned us at the forefront of the industry's recent growth.

Northern Ireland Space: A Frontier for Innovation and Collaboration

In the realm of space technology innovation, Northern Ireland stands as a unique region where industry and academia seamlessly collaborate. Our dynamic landscape, flexible, highly skilled workforce and rich history of engineering and technology excellence converge to propel us into the future of space exploration.

New US Advisory Board launched to support NI’s Life & Health Sciences Sector

Joe Kennedy III, the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, has commended the launch of a new US Life & Health Sciences Advisory Board that aims to strengthen trade and investment opportunities between Northern Ireland’s Life & Health Sciences sector and the sector in the US.

New Deal for Northern Ireland to showcase NI on the world stage

Minister of State for Northern Ireland Steve Baker has today visited Invest NI’s new offices in Seoul, South Korea to learn how government funding is boosting Northern Ireland’s profile in the Asia-Pacific region and helping to connect NI businesses to the world.

Onwards and Upwards for Northern Ireland Space Sector

As we embark on the uncharted frontier of 2023, the Northern Ireland Space sector is expecting to climb to new heights.  In the final weeks of 2022, it was confirmed that Northern Ireland is to host the UK Space Conference for the first time, an exciting event scheduled for 21-23 November 2023.  The conference is likely to see astronauts, global space agencies and the wider space community descend on Northern Ireland, with 2500-3000 people to be hosted in our local hospitality sector.