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Targeted towards Northern Ireland manufacturing businesses, this tutorial will provide information and guidance for businesses both exporting goods to and importing goods from the United States (US).

The tutorial will outline the changes to tariffs that were in effect between Northern Ireland and United States exporters/importers on 16 April 2025 and responses from both the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). Specifically, it will address how these tariffs will impact manufacturing businesses in Northern Ireland.

Key speakers

In this tutorial, Anne Beggs, Executive

This Training Needs Analysis tutorial equips you with the tools to identify essential skills for staff development, empowering your team to drive business success.

Delivered by Maeve Carabine, Skills Adviser for Invest NI, you will get an insight into the tools and techniques used by learning and development professionals to analyse training needs. This will enable you to increase productivity and improve the skills of your people through targeted training going forward.

In this tutorial, experts from Invest NI and Innovate UK explain the funding and support opportunities available to NI Business through Innovate UK.

They will:

Explain eligibility criteria and how to assess your suitability for different Innovate UK funds.
Outline how to approach completing an Innovate UK application.
Give tips on how to answer the 10 standard questions for innovation grants.
Describe the help available from Invest NI to support your Innovate UK application.

Speakers

Lisa Braniff, Funding Liaison Manager, Invest NI

Stephen McComb, Knowledge Transfer Adviser

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This tutorial will shed light on the opportunities available to local agri, agri-tech and allied industries in India. It will also provide insights into future developments, equipping you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions when considering selling your product or service in the Indian market.

Key speakers

In this tutorial Saikiran Vedula, Regional Manager, Invest Northern Ireland; Dhurv Sharma, Invest India; Guarav Singh, T&A Consulting and Colin Hassard, International Trade Advisor, Invest Northern Ireland discuss export opportunities for Northern Ireland agri

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This tutorial will provide an introduction on what to consider when beginning your Supply Chain sustainability journey. It will provide practical insights and skills to help implement more sustainable practices and drive better business outcomes.

Key speakers

In this tutorial, Jimmy Moore, Mark Cahill and Stephen Drummond, Senior Supply Chain Advisors from Invest Northern Ireland, discuss sustainability within the supply chain.

Learning objectives and benefits for businesses

Participants will be provided with:

An overview of supply chain sustainability
Why change? Meeting

In this tutorial, experts from Invest NI and Innovate UK explain the funding and support opportunities available to NI Business through Innovate UK.

They will:

Give an overview of the Innovate UK Funding and Support products & services.
Introduce the support available locally for small and medium enterprises through the Innovate UK Business Growth NI team.
Share examples of NI businesses that have benefitted from Innovate UK support.

This tutorial is primarily aimed at businesses who are unfamiliar with Innovate UK or would like to update their knowledge of the funding and support

This tutorial, delivered in two sessions by Frost & Sullivan, discusses global forces that define the future world with their far-reaching impact on business, societies, economics, cultures and personal lives.

In the first session, you’ll hear how to stay ahead of the curve with insights on megatrends in education & skilling evolutions, advanced computing & communications, emerging carbon economy, limitless energy, next growth centers and reimagining value networks.

In the second session, you’ll learn how to stay ahead of the curve with insights on megatrends in emerging demographic

Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) plays a critical role in the Supply Chain function.

This process is key in understanding the impact of changing customer demands. It is fundamental in aligning sales forecasts with operational capabilities and, through better planning and communication, can drive better decision-making within organisations.

Social media is an effective way to maintain a connection with your customers.

It is an ever-changing landscape and every year trends and new ways of communicating emerge. In 2023, expect to see the end of third-party cookies, social media communities, content going full screen, chatbots, and micro influencers. This video tutorial will highlight how you can implement these and more into your business. This is a recording of a live webinar previously delivered by Invest NI.

Stakeholders and local businesses attended the launch of our Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) on Wednesday 8 May 2024 at The Seagoe Hotel, Portadown.

Attendees got the opportunity to hear more about the support on offer, the importance of investing in energy efficiency equipment and from other businesses who availed of the support.

Representatives from Invest NI and The Department of the Economy explained how the grant of up to £150K can help Northern Ireland businesses:

Reduce their energy costs
Purchase and install energy efficient equipment in areas including:
- Lighting

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.   

Logistics are critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.

Inventory management is a set of processes which you utilise to oversee and organise your goods or materials in your facility.

The objective of this webinar is to provide you with an introduction to elements of Inventory Management and how that links into forecasting.

Suppliers play a critical role in helping companies succeed. In order to find the right ones, businesses need to consider a number of critical factors, including: Price, Reliability, Value for money, Responsiveness, Quality and Flexibility.

The objective of this webinar is to provide you an introduction to key elements of Supplier Selection & Performance Management, the criteria for selecting a supplier and what to look for in a supplier.

Supply Chain Management is managing the flow of goods and services from the manufacturing of the product right through to the customer or end user. For this process to work successfully, it requires an organisation to have a network of suppliers to successfully move the product through each stage.

Our Supply Chain Management webinar will highlight how you can take action to make your supply chain more resilient and how you can work to develop your supply chain function so it delivers value and reduces costs.

Supply chain and purchasing functions are usually tactically focused within most SME’s - and even some larger organisations - with the priority given to ordering and chasing parts. As companies adapt their sales and production strategies to grow, diversify or respond to external changes, it is vital that long term plans are developed and executed that ensure their supply chains are fit for purpose. This can be achieved through Strategic Supply Chain Management.

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Recent disruptions in the global supply chain have caused many uncertainties around the guarantee of supply and planning for predictable costs.

As a result, many businesses are turning to sourcing to expand their options, and often to bring the supplier base closer to home. As with most new business processes, sourcing can be difficult and time consuming to execute well, but can cause additional disruption if executed poorly.

This supply chain video tutorial will provide an overview of what is considered best practice for sourcing, as well as how it can be implemented within your own

Effective supplier negotiation skills are critical to successful supply chain management. 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 Effective Negotiation Skills tutorial 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.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Cost reduction techniques are critical to successful supply chain management. It is therefore crucial that professionals can track business costs and identify opportunities to save money.

This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of best practice on how you can effectively carry out the cost reduction process and ultimately continue to deliver value.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.  

Effective material handling and control is essential for efficient operation and material flow. Optimising inbound and outbound processes will directly impact the key business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Efficient goods management and control is critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Digitisation in the supply chain can help improve efficiency, visibility, customer experience and reduce costs. This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of how companies have used digitisation to improve their business.

At this event, industry experts shared insights on navigating current supply chain challenges and how to future proof supply chains.

Local businesses showcased industry learnings and knowledge around the themes of sustainability, digitisation and supply chain improvements.

This video will also provide key information on:

Managing supply chains more effectively
Emerging technologies
Enhancing productivity within supply chain
Industry trends and best practices

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

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.

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

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Trading with the US | How to export and import goods under new tariff measures

Training Needs Analysis

Innovate UK Funding Masterclass

Spotlight on India | Agri-Tech

Supply Chain | Sustainability

Introduction to Innovate UK Business Funding and Supports

Global Megatrends

Supply Chain | Sales & Operational Planning

Social Media Trends in 2023 for your Business

Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) | Launch Event

Supply Chain | How to Optimise Logistics in the Supply Chain

Supply Chain | Inventory Management & Forecasting

Supply Chain | Supplier Selection & Performance Management

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain | How to Develop a Supply Chain Strategy

Supply Chain | Effective Supplier Sourcing for Cost Avoidance

Supply Chain | Effective Negotiation Skills

Supply Chain | Cost Reduction Techniques

Supply Chain | Warehouse Management

Supply Chain | Management Fundamentals

Supply Chain | Digitisation in the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Conference | Navigating Now, Shaping Tomorrow

Spotlight on Canada

Social media trends for your business in 2024

Innovate Local: Northern Ireland

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