Business advice
Free business advice service
A business advisor will be available every Thursday from 12pm to 4pm beginning on 5 May at our Consumer Advice Centre, 14 Wellington Place, Belfast, BT1 6GE to offer FREE advice on starting your own business.Business advice will be provided in partnership with North City Business Centre, ORTUS, Work West, Castlereagh and North Down Business Centres.
To make an appointment, email economicdevelopment@belfastcity.gov.uk
This service is funded by Belfast City Council and the European Regional Development Fund under the European Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland.
Information Service
Our Advice Centre offers an information service to anyone in Belfast interested in starting or developing an existing business. The service is available through an information kiosk linked to websites tailored to support business creation and development.Information accessible through the kiosk includes:
- support available for 18-30 year olds
www.princes-trust.org.uk
- support for people aged 50 plus
www.primeni.com
- networks of support for females
www.womeninbusinessnetwork.org.uk
- business information websites
www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
- support available through Invest NI
www.investni.com
- support for 18 to 25-year-olds
www.advantage-ni.com - support to start your own business
www.goforitni.com - support for social entrepreneurs
www.unltd.org.uk
Advisory Service
Through this initiative, we are also offering a business advisory service providing tailored information and advice for anyone starting or developing an existing business. This service is offered by appointment only and is provided at our Advice Centre which is located at 14 Wellington Place, Belfast.To arrange an appointment, contact:
Rhonda Lynn
Telephone: 028 9050 0526
Email: lynnr@belfastcity.gov.uk








