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City for business
As the largest council in Northern Ireland, we offer a broad range of support for businesses or individuals considering our city as an investment destination. Through our ‘City Investment Service’, we proactively work with investors, providing professional and personal connections to help them do business in our city.
Our City Investment Service includes:
We're proud of our ongoing Sister Cities relationships with Boston, Nashville and Shenyang, as well as membership of the Dublin-Belfast Economic Corridor and Eurocities.
Contact us for more informationeconomicdevelopment@belfastcity.gov.uk.
Belfast is an accessible city with flexible innovative workspaces. You can also receive tailored induction support at our Innovation Factory.
Belfast is a fantastic city to invest in. Read a summary of the key facts and figures to help inform your decision - office costs, major current developments, education, employment and enterprise, key growth sectors, quality of life and connectivity. This document is written in both English and Mandarin.
Belfast Facts and Figures 2022
Learn about our key business sectors, recent investment news and real estate opportunities in the city.
You can receive tailored induction support at our Innovation Factory.
The Belfast Region City Deal is an integrated programme of investment involving the public and private sector that will strengthen the regions offer in key growth sectors.
We are a partner in the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor. We are working to link north and south, the universities, business clusters and resources, and to collaborate on an inclusive growth plan which will boost productivity, create new and better jobs and benefit the whole region.
For more information, go to Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor (link opens in a new window).
Complete our online form (link opens in new window) about your business support needs. We will assess your information and contact you within three working days to outline the support available.
Belfast City Council is the Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the personal data it gathers for the purposes of sending regular Economic Development Unit emails from Belfast City Council.
The council accepts that you are providing your personal data on the basis of consent and are positively agreeing for the council to hold and further use it.
The personal data may be shared internally within the council with staff who are involved in providing this service and where necessary, between internal departments with the purpose of supporting an effective delivery of service.
Your personal data will not be shared or disclosed to any other organisation without your consent, unless the law permits or places an obligation on the council to do so.
The personal data is held and stored by the council in a safe and secure manner and in compliance with Data Protection legislation and in line with the council’s Records Retention and Disposal Schedule.
If you have any queries regarding the processing of your personal data or wish to withdraw your consent to the processing of it, please contact the Economic Development Unit on 028 9027 0482.
If you wish to contact the council’s Data Protection Officer, please write to:
Belfast City Council,
City Hall Belfast,
BT1 5GS
or email records@belfastcity.gov.uk.
Please read our privacy policy for further information.
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