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The green economy presents a huge opportunity for Northern Ireland. It’s a global industry that could generate $10.3 trillion by 2050. 

A Trade Action Plan will make you are aware of the risks, costs, and overall approach you need to be successful in your new market.  

As Manufacturing Month draws to a close, let’s take a look at the diversity of manufacturing in NI, and just how far around the globe we’re reaching. 

Across Northern Ireland, businesses are looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions, cut energy costs, and improve efficiency.

 Invest NI is proactively working with businesses across NI to support them to scale, innovate, export and become profitable. 

In this article, Steven Scullion, Director of Corporate Finance at Invest NI, discusses why access to finance can help micro and SMEs thrive in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland has a rich and diverse manufacturing sector that has been instrumental in shaping our economy.

The King's Award for Enterprise is an internationally recognised mark of excellence, which highlights the world-class performance of businesses of all sizes across the UK.

We want to help business across Northern Ireland become more productive, innovative and profitable, and in turn deliver an economy that works for everyone.

We recently launched our new business strategy ‘Our Future in Focus 2024-27’. It is a three-year plan focused on raising productivity, creating good jobs, driving sustainability, and promoting balanced regional growth – the four pillars of Minister Murphy’s Economic Mission.

Peter Curran, our Head of Dual Market Access Unit, outlines below the new tariffs announced by the US administration.

Peta Conn, Director GB and Europe, highlights some of the activities that Invest Northern Ireland’s GB and Europe team have been involved with during the last year.

In today’s fiercely competitive global marketplace, productivity is vital for business survival. Businesses with higher productivity levels and lower costs per unit of output are more competitive in both domestic and international markets. 

Productivity is also crucial for wider economic prosperity. A country with higher productivity usually has more export potential, job creation, and sustainable growth.

Northern Ireland lags behind the UK and the Republic of Ireland’s productivity levels. According to the Productivity Institute’s ‘NI Productivity 2040’ insights paper, the failure to

Discover the unique advantage of Northern Ireland's dual market access—trade seamlessly with GB & the EU. Learn how to grow your business today!

Northern Ireland is uniquely positioned to become a global leader in green manufacturing, technology, services, and supply chain innovation. Rachel Sankannawar, Head of Green Economy Development at Invest Northern Ireland, explains why businesses should embrace the green economy and how Invest NI is helping them succeed.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving and as his tenure as US Special Envoy for Economic Affairs draws to a close, Invest NI’s Director of Trade & Investment, Anne Beggs writes in the Irish News about Joe Kennedy III’s catalytic impact on businesses right across Northern Ireland and laying the foundations for a legacy of growth opportunities.

Steve Harper, Invest Northern Ireland’s executive director, international and skills, sets out Northern Ireland’s unique competitive position.

John Hood, Invest Northern Ireland’s Director of Food & Drink reflects on a challenging year for businesses and provides a flavour of how the agency will continue to support the sector in 2020.

In the first of a two-part feature, we look at how NI companies are taking huge steps to help the fight against COVID-19.

Each year we report our end of year performances figures, highlighting in particular our progress against our 4 year Business Strategy targets which were set as part of the draft Programme for Government.

The sudden contraction of export markets, loss of supply chain and government decisions to lockdown whole countries and close all but essential businesses has sent shockwaves through economies right around the globe as COVID-19 has moved from continent to continent.

The immediate global impact of COVID-19 on businesses has been huge, both financially and operationally. It has caused disruptions to global and local supply chains, including the supply of essential raw materials and energy. 

 

In this feature we look at the activity we undertook during 2019/2020 to support business growth, future investment and job creation across Northern Ireland. This activity will drive our outcome performance in future years.

In recent months, much of the world has had travel and business restrictions in place in the fight against COVID-19.  Countries in Asia were among the first to go into lockdown, and are now amongst the first to emerge. As the restrictions ease and Asia moves to a ‘new-normal’ there are business opportunities for Northern Ireland companies to expand in the region.

COVID-19 has brought many challenges, but there are also opportunities and some Northern Ireland SME businesses are looking to take advantage of this.