Expand your knowledge of Energy and Resource Efficiency. We are hosting a series of regional Lunch & Learn workshops on Energy and Resource Efficiency this Winter 2024/2025. These informal workshops will provide an overview of the support available to help you identify and implement energy and resource efficiency projects, enabling your business to benefit from both cost and carbon savings. There will also be opportunities for networking and specific one to one discussions with the Invest NI Energy and Resource Efficiency team. This workshop will be held at Invest NI’s North Eastern Regional Office at Ecos Hub, Ballymena. Please arrive at 11:45 for Registration / Tea & Coffee. Event will start at 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch.

Expand your knowledge of Operational Excellence. Invest NI is hosting a series of regional Lunch & Learn workshops on Operational Excellence in January and February 2025. These informal workshops aim to provide an overview of operational excellence and how it can improve productivity and profitability. Led by an experienced operational excellence coach with a wealth of experience in a diverse range of sectors, they will be especially relevant to small or medium sized businesses looking to implement cost efficiencies and foster a culture of continuous improvement. There will also be opportunities for networking and company specific one to one discussions with the Invest NI Operational Excellence team. This workshop will be held at Invest NI’s North Eastern Regional office at Ecos Hub, Ballymena. Please arrive at 11:45 for Registration / Tea & Coffee. Event will start at 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch.

Expand your knowledge of Energy and Resource Efficiency. We are hosting a series of regional Lunch & Learn workshops on Energy and Resource Efficiency this Winter 2024/2025 These informal workshops will provide an overview of the support available to help you identify and implement energy and resource efficiency projects, enabling your business to benefit from both cost and carbon savings. There will also be opportunities for networking and specific one to one discussions with the Invest NI Energy and Resource Efficiency team. This workshop will be held at Invest NI’s Western Regional Office at Kevlin Buildings, Omagh. Please arrive at 11:45 for Registration / Tea & Coffee. Event will start at 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch.

We are hosting a series of regional Lunch & Learn workshops on exporting from January to March 2025. The benefits of exporting are well documented at both a company and overall economy level. Besides offering significant growth opportunities through increased sales and enhancing resilience, firms exporting to a wide range of markets contribute to improving productivity, innovation and the creation of high-quality jobs. This workshop will showcase the suite of support available from Invest Northern Ireland to support Northern Ireland businesses on every step of the export journey and how this fits in with the wider ecosystem of export support available. The session will comprise of a presentation outlining this support and a Q&A session led by the Invest Northern Ireland trade team. This workshop will be held at Invest NI’s Eastern Regional office at Bedford Square, Belfast. Please arrive at 11:45 for registration / tea & coffee. Event will start at 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch. This workshop is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Innovate NI is pleased to invite you to a free innovation workshop on 4 February, 09:30 to 15:00 at South Eastern Regional College - Lisburn Campus. This workshop is open to all Northern Ireland businesses. This interactive, in-person workshop will guide you through Innovate NI’s complete innovation process from ideation to commercialisation. Through practical exercises and templates, you will learn how to turn your ideas into business opportunities. The workshop is designed to accelerate business development and equip you with the skills necessary to achieve innovation success within your organisation. The session will cover key stages of the Innovate NI Framework: 1. Ideation (understanding current challenges, having ideas) 2. Selection (Prioritising and testing ideas) 3. Development (Conceptualisation & Prototyping) 4. Commercialisation (Scaling strategies and scalable business model) Agenda 09.30 - 10.00 Registrations, Tea / Coffee and Networking 10.00 - 10.20 Welcome, Introduction and Overview of Innovation 10.20 - 10.35 Energiser: Newspaper Headline - Future Back Visioning 10:35 - 11:05 Ideation Part 1: Explore & Define your Innovation Challenge 11.05 - 11.20 Networking Break 11.20 - 11.50 Ideation 11.50 – 12.15 Ideation – Generating Ideas 12.15 – 12.30 Selection & Prioritisation 12.30 - 1:15 Lunch Break 1.15 – 1.40 Development/ Prototyping - Future-State Journey Map 1.40 – 1.55 Validation Testing 1.55 - 2:10 Break 2.10 – 2.45 Commercialisation: Building a Scalable Business Model 2.45 - 3.00 Wrap-Up and Next Steps Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Expand your knowledge of Energy and Resource Efficiency. We are hosting a series of regional Lunch & Learn workshops on Energy and Resource Efficiency this Winter 2024/2025 These informal workshops will provide an overview of the support available to help you identify and implement energy and resource efficiency projects, enabling your business to benefit from both cost and carbon savings. There will also be opportunities for networking and specific one to one discussions with the Invest NI Energy and Resource Efficiency team. This workshop will be held at Invest NI’s Southern Regional Office at Drumalane Mill, Newry. Please arrive at 11:45 for Registration / Tea & Coffee. Event will start at 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch.