Research and development support
Advance your business with research and development support. Access funding, expertise, and resources for impactful projects that drive innovation and growth.
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Project Definition
Project Definition R&D grant funds high-risk, ambitious projects with feasibility studies and commercial potential.
Graduate Gateway Programme
Invest NI's Graduate Gateway Programme is a graduate scheme for candidates with a minimum 2.2 degree across any discipline.
Undergraduate placements at Invest NI
Undergraduate placements at Invest NI
Innovate UK Business Growth
Innovate UK Business Growth (formally Innovate UK EDGE) is the UK innovation agency’s resource for empowering innovation – driven businesses to grow and scale.
The outlook for Northern Ireland businesses in 2026
Kieran Donoghue, Invest NI CEO, considers the outlook for Northern Ireland businesses in 2026.
Food & Drink Consumer Insights Service
Power your business with actionable food insights and analysis.
Skills for Growth
Help your business invest in building a highly skilled workforce through staff training and upskilling.
Business Innovation Grant (BIG)
Get up to £20K to innovate! The Business Innovation Grant supports Northern Ireland SMEs in bringing new products, services, or processes to market.
Board Minutes 2025
Clustering and Collaboration
Access funding, expert guidance, and collaboration opportunities to boost your business growth and innovation.
Cross Border Networks and Clusters
Discover the Shared Island Enterprise Scheme’s Cross Border Networks & Clusters theme, supporting all-island clustering and the TCI Global Conference 2025.
R&D Supporting Schedule – Depreciation (XLS)
Operational Excellence tutorial series
A comprehensive introduction to Lean concepts, tools and techniques and can be used as a catalyst for your productivity growth.
Lean Thinking: Driving competitiveness
Lean thinking questions the smallest incidents so we can create repeated experiences, handle interruptions with less risk and learn to react better. It can help you learn to always keep safety first, value flow second and cost third. This tutorial explains what lean thinking is, its principles and techniques and how to apply them to your business. Done right, you will not only identify the current ‘waste’ in your business but maximise available resources and make them work easier, better, faster and cheaper.
Plant Layout: Plan and choose the best plant layout
With the social distancing measures likely to remain in place for some time, now may be the time to review and rethink the layout of your premises and business processes to make sure that you can comply with any new restrictions during the COVID-19 crisis. This tutorial explains the principles that underpin good plant layout and will help you incorporate any future social distancing requirements.
Although developed for manufacturing, these principles can be applied to businesses in any sector including warehousing, retail and the office.
Techstart Ventures | Proof of Concept Grant Fund
Techstart Ventures Proof of Concept Grant Fund supports entrepreneurs to test the viability and commercial potential of innovative ideas. The grants are awarded competitively and are available only to SMEs.
Executive Committee Minutes 2025
Leadership and Management Advice Service
Our expert advisors provide tailored guidance to help you develop more effective leadership, implement best practices, and explore a range of solutions.