Business support finder

Business schemes available - 177

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Go Succeed

Local council support to help potential entrepreneurs explore a business idea and established businesses to grow and scale

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mid Ulster District Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Going Dutch Programme

Going Dutch is an early stage exporter programme for businesses that have the capability and motivation to break into international markets and specifically to explore new business opportunities in The Netherlands

Invest Northern Ireland

Graduate to Export Programme

Financial support to help companies grow their business by employing a graduate to take forward a market research project to target a market outside Northern Ireland

Invest Northern Ireland

Grant for R&D

R&D funding up to £50,000 for a new product idea or process that could help grow your business

Invest Northern Ireland

Growth Finance Fund

£30 million loan fund designed to support established SMEs seeking access to growth finance

Whiterock Capital Partners

Growth Loan Fund II (ERDF)

Loans of between £100,000 and £500,000 for established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking access to growth finance

Whiterock Capital Partners

Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN)

HBAN is the business angel network for Northern Ireland. It matches companies with growth potential with high net-worth individuals – the angels – who may wish to invest in them.

Clarendon Fund Managers

Hardship Rate Relief

Business support scheme details on the value of rate relief, which businesses qualify for rate relief and how to apply.

Land & Property Services (LPS), Department of Finance (DoF)

Higher Level Apprenticeships

A work-based programme designed around the needs of employers offering recognised training and qualifications to new employees and existing employees in a new job role wishing to gain qualifications from Level 4 to Level 7

Department for the Economy (DfE)

ICT Advisory Services

Tailored ICT advice for businesses with the aim of improving efficiency, reducing costs and exploiting export markets through online selling.

Invest Northern Ireland