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In the past, selling online was traditionally associated with consumer-facing retail businesses. Now, a broader range of businesses are investing in e-commerce – particularly those trading with other businesses. This video tutorial highlights the benefits and challenges of selling on online marketplaces, and will focus on online marketplaces Amazon and eBay, and how businesses can successfully list and their products. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.

This is the first in an online series of market promotion webinars allowing Northern Ireland businesses to ‘explore from home’ new markets and export opportunities. The first region to be explored is Latin America and the Caribbean, and is being presented in partnership with Department for International Trade. The webinar is an opportunity for Northern Ireland businesses who are interested in or are already exporting to Latin America and the Caribbean market to hear up-to-date business opportunities and economic information.

In line with Invest NI’s Food and Drink Consumer Insights team focus on sustainability across 2021, we are planning a series of webinars concentrating on the issues impacting at a sector level.

The first webinar in this series was hosted by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and will provide an insight into the issues of consumer trust within the farming industry and its impact on the environment. Key issues such as consumer perception of the food supply chain, how covid has changed and shaped consumer views with regards to sustainability and what the key consumer

People who are constantly learning are more equipped to deal with change and adapt for business survival. Starting Training Within Industry will help you to learn faster on the shop floor and is a good step on to the learning ladder and reconnecting ‘thinking with doing’ at the front line management and operator level.

Overview

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 Director

This video tutorial is designed for early stage exporters. It showcases the export programmes that are facilitated by Invest NI’s Early Stage Exporters and Capability Team. As part of the tutorial, local companies share their experiences of participating in the programmes, and how it benefited their business. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.

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.

Overview

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 the needs of the

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.

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.

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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

In partnership with Manufacturing NI and Enterprise NI, our STEP Talks webinars will introduce and demystify the concept of manufacturing digitalisation with industry leaders sharing their experience and knowledge on the steps they have taken to make things easier, better, faster and smarter.

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Trust in Farming and the Environment: The Consumer Perspective

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

Exporting | Support for Early Stage Exporters

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Supply Chain | Supplier Selection & Performance Management

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Supply Chain | Management Fundamentals

Supply Chain Management

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