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Focused, personal support

Welcome to the Go for it programme, the most important step you will take towards setting up your own business.

The Go for it Programme has been designed to be more flexible and tailored to your specific needs, whether you are looking for ideas or are well into the planning stages of your new business. The new programme is solely dedicated to helping potential entrepreneurs think about, plan and launch their own businesses. Key benefits include a more personalised approach including your own personal Business Advisor, a training plan based on your needs,
one-to-one advice and expanded initiatives for female entrepreneurs, minority communities and community enterprise.

Joining gives you access to an integrated range of guidance, support, training and business clinics, all aimed at helping you take your business idea further by accelerating your own abilities. The emphasis is firmly on building and developing your skills and capabilities. Experience has shown us that by nurturing innovation from the earliest stages, young companies have a greater chance of success and expand market opportunities. Crucially, the programme prepares you for seeking and securing funding and brings invaluable opportunities to establish and build business contacts and networks.

Through the Go for it Programme, you not only receive the expert guidance essential in getting started but
on-going support as you develop and implement your plan. From day one, you will be assigned a personal Business Advisor with extensive experience who will help you assess your resources, knowledge and needs and develop a programme that works around you.

Our wide range of advice and support includes workshops, seminars, specialist expertise in areas such as finance, technology and marketing and for those businesses with export and innovation potential, mentoring. The help you want when it will benefit you most.

No two entrepreneurs are the same
We recognise that everyone has different needs and different levels of both skills and abilities. The Go for it Programme is designed to help you in the areas you know less about, so you can develop a more rounded approach to establishing your business. It will help you develop and plan your business from the outset.

Support is delivered in a different way depending on how developed your business idea is. Your Business Advisor will help you determine where you are in the business pipeline. There are two key types of support:

Early Stage Entrepreneurs
People who are considering their own business but have yet to define their business ideas. Our programme helps you explore the options available and encourages you to develop ideas and move on to the business start-up element of the programme.

Start-up
People with an advanced business idea which they would like to put into action. Go for it will direct appropriate resources, such as mentoring, to businesses that show the greatest export and innovation potential and/or are likely to deliver the greatest economic benefits through growth.

How the Go for it Programme works
Simple. You call us on 0800 027 0639 and we’ll promptly set up a meeting with a Business Advisor. During your initial meeting, you will be assigned a personal Business Advisor who will discuss your plans and goals with you. They will also ask you to complete a short assessment which will help them to identify your knowledge, capabilities, resources and strengths. This process will also help them identify areas for development and build a personal action plan for you – everything you will need to make your business idea happen.

The assessment will also pinpoint where we think you are on the business development pipeline. Together you can then chart your route ahead, following a Personal Support Plan of training and assistance.

Acorn The Business Centre
2 Riada Avenue
Ballymoney

Tel: 028 27666133
Fax: 028 27665019

Antrim Enterprise Agency
58 Greystone Road
Antrim

Tel: 028 94467774
Fax: 028 94467292

Ards Business Centre Ltd
14 Jubilee Road
Newtownards

Tel: 028 91819787
Fax: 028 91820625

Armagh Business Centre Ltd
2 Loughgall Road
Armagh

Tel: 028 37525050
Fax: 028 37526717

Ballymena Business Centre Ltd
Galgorm Industrial Estate, 62 Fenaghy Road
Ballymena

Tel: 028 25658616
Fax: 028 25630830

Banbridge District Enterprises Ltd
Scarva Road Industrial Estate
Banbridge

Tel: 028 40662260
Fax: 028 40662325

Carrickfergus Enterprise
8 Meadowbank Road
Carrickfergus

Tel: 028 93369528
Fax: 028 93369979

Castlereagh Enterprises Ltd
A1 Dundonald Enterprise Park
Belfast

Tel: 028 90557557
Fax: 028 90557558

Causeway Enterprise Agency
Loughanhill Industrial Estate
Coleraine

Tel: 028 70356318
Fax: 028 70355464

Coleraine Enterprise Agency
Loughanhill Industrial Estate
Coleraine

Tel: 028 70356318
Fax: 028 70355464

Cookstown Enterprise Centre
Derryloran Industrial Estate
Cookstown

Tel: 028 86763660
Fax: 028 86763160

Craigavon Industrial Development Organisation Ltd
I2 Cido Innovation Centre
Craigavon

Tel: 028 38333393
Fax: 028 38350390

Down Business Centre
46 Belfast Road
Downpatrick

Tel: 028 44616416
Fax: 028 44616419

Dungannon Enterprise Centre
2 Coalisland Road
Dungannon

Tel: 028 87723489
Fax: 028 87752200

East Belfast Enterprise Park
308 Albertbridge Road
Belfast

Tel: 028 90455450
Fax: 028 90732600

Fermanagh Enterprise Ltd
Enniskillen Business Centre
Enniskillen

Tel: 028 66327348
Fax: 028 66327878

Larne Enterprise Development
Ledcom Industrial Estate
Larne

Tel: 028 28270742
Fax: 028 28275653

Lisburn Enterprise Organisation
Enterprise Cresent
Lisburn

Tel: 028 92661160
Fax: 028 92603084

Mallusk Enterprise Park
2 Mallusk Drive
Newtownabbey

Tel: 028 90838860
Fax: 028 90841525

Moyle Enterprise Company Ltd
61 Leyland Road
Ballycastle

Tel: 028 20763737
Fax: 028 20769690

Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency
Enterprise House, Win Business Park
Newry

Tel: 028 30267011
Fax: 028 30261316

North City Business Centre
2 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast

Tel: 028 90747470
Fax: 028 90746565

North Down Development Organisation Ltd
Enterprise House
Bangor

Tel: 028 91271525
Fax: 028 91270080

North West Marketing Ltd
Skeoge Industrial Park
Londonderry

Tel: 028 71352693
Fax: 028 71356293

Omagh Enterprise Company
Great Northern Road
Omagh

Tel: 028 82249494
Fax: 028 82249451

Ormeau Enterprises Ltd
Ormeau Business Park
Belfast

Tel: 028 90339906
Fax: 028 90339937

Roe Valley Enterprises Ltd
Aghanloo Industrial Estate
Limavady

Tel: 028 77762323
Fax: 028 77765707

Strabane Enterprise Agency
Orchard Road Industrial Estate
Strabane

Tel: 028 71382518
Fax: 028 71884531

Townsend Enterprise Park Ltd
28 Townsend Street
Belfast

Tel: 028 90435778
Fax: 028 90894502

Work West Enterprise Agency
301 Glen Road
Belfast

Tel: 028 90610826
Fax: 028 90622001

Workspace
5-7 Tobermore Road
Magherafelt

Tel: 028 79628113
Fax: 028 79628975

Invest NI - Eastern Office
Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Belfast

Tel: 028 9023 9090
Fax: 028 9043 6536

Invest NI - Headquarters
Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Belfast

Tel: 028 9023 9090
Fax: 028 9043 6536

Invest NI - INTEC Centre
36 East Bridge Street
Enniskillen

Tel: 028 6634 3942
Fax: 028 6632 8337

Invest NI - North East Office
Clarence House, 86 Mill Street
Ballymena

Tel: 028 2564 9215
Fax: 028 2564 8427

Invest NI - North West Office
Timber Quay, 100-114 Strand Road
Londonderry

Tel: 028 7126 7257
Fax: 028 7130 3191

Invest NI - Oracle Conference Centre
Southern Regional College, 36 Lurgan Road
Portadown

Tel: 028 3839 0140
Fax: 028 9043 6536

Invest NI - Science Innovation Centre
Cromore Road
Coleraine

Tel: 028 7028 0055
Fax: 028 9043 6536

Invest NI - Southern Office
Drumalane Mill, The Quays
Newry

Tel: 028 3026 2955
Fax: 028 3026 5358

Invest NI - Western Office
Kevlin Buildings, 47 Kevlin Avenue
Omagh

Tel: 028 8224 5763
Fax: 028 8224 4291

Ortus - The West Belfast Enterprise Board
Twin Spires Centre
Belfast

Tel: 028 90311002
Fax: 028 90311005

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