Our Business Solutions team offers various programmes throughout the year to support local businesses enhance their knowledge, develop new skills and experience growth. We encourage business start-ups, support job creation and promote Lisburn & Castlereagh as a prime location for investment.
You can click the relevant links above to find out more about our programmes.
This programme is designed to help local business owners and managers to develop their skills and confidence to operate in new markets including RoI, GB and international. through international trade missions.
Due to our council and funder contribution to this programme each business only needs to cover their travel and accommodation costs.
Participating businesses get support to:
Businesses will also receive one-to-one mentoring information and advice on developing their business in their target markets.
We want to support those businesses relocating or searching for new premises in the Lisburn & Castlereagh area through our ‘Soft Landing’ service.
Free. You can have support to assist your business requirements.
It includes:
This programme offers advice and support to young people to help them become future entrepreneurs.
Free
This programme offers:
This is the new council partnership programme for all 11 local councils.
It is a service to help:
to maximise their potential and contribute to Northern Ireland’s economy.
It provides would-be and existing businesses with flexible, tailored and easily accessible advice and support at any stage of their growth journey.