Other Sources of Business Support

- Down Business Centre provides business accommodation at competitive rates for light industrial, commercial and service sector businesses, both new and established.
- Encourage and support local people on their journey into self-employment and help businesses grow through training, one-to-one mentoring, tailored programmes and masterclasses.
- Also a suite of training and meeting rooms for hire.

- Trade Accelerator Vouchers (New to Cross Border Exporting)
- Go-2-Tender (Successful Tendering)
- Supplier Engagement (Successful Tendering)
- Acumen (Sales Growth Support)
- Elevate (Sales Growth Support)
- Fusion (Innovation)

- Invest NI and NIbusinessInfo.com offers a wealth of advice to help your business compete successfully and function efficiently across a variety of areas. Support is tailored to your needs and includes advice, mentoring and finance.

- Support those wanting to start a new business (e.g. Exploring Enterprise; Start a Business Programme) and specialised assistance for existing businesses (e.g. Co-Innovate; InnovateAccelerate).
- Offer transformational guidance to young people through a range of programmes including the Work4UPlus2 programme and the Education2Employment programme.
- Comprehensive mentoring and business planning service to social entrepreneurs through the Social Enterprise Innovation Programme.
- Provide high quality industrial and office space in five locations: Newry, Flurrybridge (A1/N1 Motorway South of Newry), Warrenpoint Port, Kilkeel Harbour and Forkhill.

- nibusinessinfo.co.uk, is a free service offered by Invest Northern Ireland. The portal is the official online channel for business advice and guidance in Northern Ireland.

- Develop technology for business growth
- Upskill existing employees
- Develop new products, services or markets
- Innovate existing products, services or processes
- Employ the right people

- InnovateUs (30-60 hrs mentoring to support and help develop an innovation activity)
- Innovation Vouchers (65 hrs R&D support)
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) – support to recruit a graduate and receive academic expertise to undertake a new piece of development for the
- Business (new product or process)
- Assured Skills academies – funding from DfE to support new job creation and bespoke training where there are skills gaps within the company
- Skills Focus – 75% funding towards cost of accredited training for staff within the business
- Higher Level Apprenticeship in Computing Infrastructure – grow your own staff through degree apprenticeships.