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How to promote your gig
There are many ways to advertise your gig – from traditional leaflets and posters, to social media promotion and email marketing.
Negotiate a gig deal
Find out what type of gig deals are there, how payments work in the gig business and how to negotiate booking arrangements.
How to pitch your music
Follow these simple steps to pitch your music to venues and to gig promoters.
Find an audience for your show
Learn how to increase gig attendance and use simple strategies to help you get more fans through the door.
Booking gigs: the basics
Understand the process of booking gigs, and find out what promoters and venue owners look for when choosing what acts to book.
How to find a venue for your gig
How to find and book the right venue for your live show.
How to approach gig promoters
Understand how gig promoters work and what they expect from you as a band or an artist.
Finance and funding for music businesses
An overview of the different finance options available to music businesses in Northern Ireland.
Open Networks Ecosystem Competition
Apply for up to £80 million of funding to support the development of open network solutions.
Battery manufacturing training initiative
Apply for a share of up to £2 million to establish at least one training initiative for battery manufacturing.
UK Battery Industrialisation Centre SME Credit Round 1
Apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to increase and facilitate your engagement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.
CR&D resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing competition
Apply for a share of up to £12 million to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to improve resource efficiency.
Reduce water, sewerage and trade effluent costs
Limiting the amount of water you use will help to reduce water and sewerage bills for your business.
Northern Ireland Deposit Return Scheme
The latest details of a new deposit return scheme which is set to be introduced in Northern Ireland from 2025.
Commercial property finder
Find suitable commercial property for your business operations.
Choose the right social media platforms
Different types of social media platforms serve different business needs - how to choose the best one or combination to reach your audience and meet your goals.
What are deposit return schemes?
How deposit return schemes typically work along the full supply chain from producers to retailers to consumers.
Drink
Guidance on selling alcohol in Northern Ireland and producing and distributing wine, craft beer and cider
Manufacturing and the environment
Guides on how to improve the environmental performance of your manufacturing business
Deposit return schemes
An overview of schemes which provide a financial incentive for consumers to return drinks containers for recycling.