Ambition to Grow, Invest NI’s Exciting New Regionally Focused Competition Aimed at Innovative

Ambition to Grow, Invest NI’s exciting new regionally focused competition aimed at innovative, ambitious businesses opens for applications on Monday 22 May, 12 noon.

Support will be provided on a competitive basis with the top scoring applicants being offered funding up to a maximum of £45,000 broken down as follows:

  • up to £30,000 towards new employment within the business.
  • up to £10,000 towards business development activities at a support rate of up to 50% of eligible costs which can include expenditure on market, product, or skills development.
  •  £5,000 on the completion of an Export Health Check, Development of an Export Marketing Plan, and completion of an Innovate NI Self-Assessment.

Aimed at small, micro, and medium sized businesses that are not currently engaged with Invest NI, we anticipate the programme will be extremely beneficial to businesses throughout Northern Ireland.Invest NI’s Regional Offices will be hosting Drop-In Clinics highlighting Ambition to Grow and other support available from the organisation. For more information on the Programme and the Drop-In Clinics, visit the Ambition to Grow webpage.Closing date for applications is Friday 16 June 2023, 15:00