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Council support for aspiring entrepreneurs in Belfast
14 June 2012
Belfast City Council is running a new business programme and hosting an upcoming event for aspiring entrepreneurs.
The High Growth Pre-Enterprise Programme will offer support on setting up and building a business and assistance in areas such as finance, sales, marketing and product development.
Fifteen places are available in the new programme which will include a number of masterclasses, a Business Challenge session and one-to-one mentoring.
The programme is funded by the council, Invest NI and the European Regional Development Fund under the European Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland. To apply for a place, people should contact the council`s Economic Development Unit on 028 9027 0229 or email lynnr@belfastcity.gov.uk
Budding entrepreneurs in the Belfast area thinking of starting their own business can also get advice and support through an upcoming enterprise event - `Start Up Belfast`- organised by the council.
‘Start Up Belfast` will be a ‘one-stop shop’ event with a business advice clinic, workshops, networking opportunities and exhibitions from business support organisations. It will take place in the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue on Wednesday 20 June from 9am - 2.15pm.
Attendees to the event will get the chance to find out more about ‘Getting Started`; `Financing Your Business`; ‘Top Tips for Marketing Your Business`; using Social Media to promote your business and ‘Selling Online` and what not to do.
For further information or to register for the event, contact the council`s Economic Development Unit on 028 9027 0229
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