Invest Northern Ireland Ambition to Grow programme is open for applications.

The Ambition to Grow programme looks for Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious businesses to apply for up to £45,000 in funding. Successful applicants will also become part of Invest Northern Ireland’s client portfolio.

Designed specifically to help micro, small and medium sized local enterprises, Ambition to Grow supports businesses to create good jobs and increase sales of innovative products or services outside Northern Ireland.

A maximum of £45,000 is available for each successful application as follows:

• up to £30,000 towards new employment within the business. The level of this support will depend on the number and type of new positions, the salary levels proposed and the number of hours each new role is contracted for.
• up to £10,000 towards business development activities at a support rate of up to 50% of eligible costs which can include expenditure on market, product, or skills development.
• £5,000 on the completion of an Export Health Check, development of an Export Marketing Plan, and completion of an Innovate NI Self-Assessment.