Invest Northern Ireland is looking for 40 of Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious businesses to take part in our new Ambition to Grow competition. Designed specifically to help micro, small and medium local enterprises, the programme provides eligible businesses with the opportunity to secure financial support up to the value of £45,000 to assist them in the creation of jobs and growing external sales. Successful businesses will also join Invest Northern Ireland's client portfolio and benefit from additional support. Our Regional Offices have teamed up with local council partners to host information events in cities and towns in all 11 council areas. The information session for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will take place at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh on Thursday 20 October, 08:30-10:00. The competition will open to applications on 24 October 2022. Full details will be provided at the information session.

Invest Northern Ireland is looking for 40 of Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious businesses to take part in our new Ambition to Grow competition. Designed specifically to help micro, small and medium local enterprises, the programme provides eligible businesses with the opportunity to secure financial support up to the value of £45,000 to assist them in the creation of jobs and growing external sales. Successful businesses will also join Invest Northern Ireland's client portfolio and benefit from additional support. Our Regional Offices have teamed up with local council partners to host information events in cities and towns in all 11 council areas. The information session for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council will take place at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn on Thursday 20 October, 10:00-11:30. The competition will open to applications on 24 October 2022. Full details will be provided at the information session.

Global Power Trends Jonathan Robinson, Global Power & Energy Research Director, Frost & Sullivan will take us through the Global Power trends for the decade ahead, highlighting key insights on the changing dynamics within the power market and the major shifts impacting the evolution of the power sector in the 2020’s. This webinar will look at eight different trends within the market: • Renewables and Decentralised Energy • Electrification • Virtual Power Plants • Energy Storage • Electricity, the New Oil • The Future of Natural Gas • Digital Power • Hydrogen

At this workshop you will get an insight into the tools and techniques used by learning and development professionals to analyse training needs.

Suppliers play a critical role in helping businesses succeed. In order to find the right ones, you need to consider a number of critical factors including, price, reliability, value for money, responsiveness, quality and flexibility. The objective of this webinar is to provide you with an introduction to key elements of Supplier Selection & Performance Management, the criteria for selecting a supplier and what to look for in a supplier. Agenda: • Supplier Selection • Qualifying suppliers • Supplier score card • Performance metrics • What are the next steps • Who to contact We will also sign post some tools, techniques and resources which you may consider as next steps. Speakers: o Clive Stewart, Supply Chain Resilience & Development Manager, Invest Northern Ireland o Enda McKeever, Senior Supply Chain Advisor, Invest Northern Ireland o Ian Taylor, Senior Supply Chain Advisor, Invest Northern Ireland Q & A After the webinar, you will have an opportunity to have your specific supplier selection and performance management questions answered.

At this workshop you will get an insight into the tools and techniques used by learning and development professionals to analyse training needs.