Invest NI Growth Programme

If your business has the potential to increase production, workforce or sales, Invest NI's Growth Programme is the smart next step; and it costs nothing!

The ‘Growth Programme' provided by Invest NI can help you grow your business by teaming up with experts in the areas that support your business needs.

If your business has the potential to increase production, workforce or sales and has reached VAT turnover, Invest NI's Growth Programme is the smart next step - and it costs nothing!!

Through a Business Support Centre based at one of your local Colleges you can access a comprehensive programme of business clinics, workshops and one-to-one mentoring you get precisely what you need, ensuring experts provide just the right assistance. At every stage, you're guided by a personal Business Advisor, building vital contacts and networks in the process.

Invest NI Voucher Scheme

Could your business benefit from £4,000 to solve a knowledge problem? The Innovation Voucher Fund gives you a grant to access expertise from Southern Regional College to address a problem while you continue to focus on your business.

With The Innovation Voucher Fund you can work with the Business Support Centre to secure a £4,000 grant to cover the cost of purchasing technical support and expertise from a local College.

The voucher can add significant value to your business and can be used to develop knowledge in a range of areas including product development, supply chain management, innovation or technology audits, new business model development and many more.

The scheme is open to all small businesses which are registered companies (with fewer than 50 employees and annual turnover less than £10m).

Contact your local College to arrange a meeting with a Client Advisor.

THE NEXT CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IS OPEN FROM 1 APRIL - 8 MAY AND APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THAT TIME

Innovation Vouchers are designed to enable small Northern Ireland registered enterprises to access knowledge and expertise to develop innovative solutions to business issues.

The programme provides a voucher of up to £4000 to enable small enterprises to engage with one of the 41 universities, colleges and other publicly funded research organisations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

A company may apply for up to three vouchers for different projects. A 2nd or 3rd voucher can be applied for once the previous project is completed and the voucher has been redeemed. It is only possible to have one ‘live voucher’ at a time.