Introducing Joy Street – the Latest Coffee & Sandwich Shop

Congratulations to our Go For It client Aideen Rodgers on the opening of her new coffee and sandwich bar ‘Joy Street’ in Annacloy.

Capital Grants Now Available

Capital grants up to a maximum of £4,999 are now available to support the sustainability, recovery and development of micro businesses through DAERA's Tackling Rural Poverty Social Isolation Programme (TRPSI).   Capital grants can provide up to a maximum of 50% grant rate and are available to existing micro enterprises based in rural areas of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

ACCESS TO FUNDING BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has launched its latest…
Home Vet NI

Home Vets NI

Of all the experiences we share with our dogs, letting them go is undoubtedly the most difficult. Deciding when the time is right, when the length of a life is no longer worth its quality, weighs heavy.
Jill Gordon

Reflect and Move Forward

Jill Gordon of Complete Mind Solutions, a former NMD Business Growth Mentoring Programme client and mother of three, gives some positive advice on how to process what we’ve all been through over the past two years and look forward to the future, whatever it may hold.

Local carer’s sensory box business thrived during pandemic.

Few of us would have the courage to start a business in the grips of a pandemic. Add to that caring for a severely disabled son and you would be forgiven for thinking it was anything but a recipe for success. Well in Louise Gartland’s case you would be entirely wrong.

Marketing, getting the basics right

Decades ago, business cards, snail mail, billboards, and TV commercials…

Innovation Vouchers Deadline Approaching

11th February 2022 is the deadline for applications for the latest Innovation Vouchers programme delivered by Invest Northern Ireland.

DAVID’S ALL ‘FIRED’ UP IN HIS NEW BUSINESS

It’s been a very memorable 9 months for David Lee. Not only has he tied the knot with his long term partner Peter; he’s started a successful Asian food business ‘FIRED’ in Killough.

NEW BUSINESS IDEA FOR 2022?

If you’re ready to Go For It call Joan “Every successful business started the same way - with an idea and a plan.   I would encourage anyone who has a business idea, no matter how vaguely defined it may be, to do something about it.  It costs nothing to call me for a chat, but that chat could help change your working life.  I’m not here to judge your business idea but I’ll give you an honest opinion and advice on what steps you should take next.  If that advice leads you to applying for the ‘Go For It’ programme you’ll soon be on your way to developing a business plan and perhaps a new future”.