The Enterprise Development Programme is funded by Invest NI and is available to anyone who wishes to start a business. Participants will receive professional advice from the idea stage through to when they first start trading.
The Programme is FREE, and you can join it at any time. It is also available to anyone starting a full-time or part-time business
Support is delivered depending on how developed your business idea is. Your Business Advisor will help you determine where you are in the business pipeline. There are three key types of support offered:
1. Go for It Early Stage Entrepreneurs
2. Go For It Business Start Ups
3. Growth Programme
1. Go for It Early Stage Entrepreneurs Programme
Thinking about starting your own business?
This Programme is for people who are considering their own business but have yet to define their business idea. Our programme helps you to explore the options available and encourages you to develop a business idea further. The programme will involve:
Attending Enterprise skills seminars which will address those concerns which may be keeping you from taking the first step.
These one day seminars will help you to develop your business idea and give you a chance to hear from others who have started up their own business and how they did it.
2. Go For It Business Start-Ups
Are you ready to start your Own Business?
This programme will provide help and support to start up your own business. It provides you with:
Business Advice
Everyone will be assigned a business advisor who will help you identify your potential and the right mix of training best suited to your needs.
Training and Workshops
Seminars cover all aspects of starting and running a successful business:
| Financial planning | Market planning |
| Business planning | Market research |
| Employing staff | Operations and legal issues |
| ICT and innovation | Selling and networking |
| Managing your finances | Taxation and bookkeeping |
Business Planning
Help will be provided with the development of your own business plan
One-to-One Mentor Support
3. Growth Programme
Facing the challenges of growing your own business?
Why go it alone?
The Growth Programme provided can help you develop and make your business more successful. No two business are alike thus by offering you targeted specialist support from an expert in areas of business you are less experienced in will help you to develop and make your business more competitive.
