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Creating tourism experiences
Use Tourism NI's Creating Experiences Toolkit to develop your tourism product and create authentic experiences for your visitors.
Business tourism
Business tourism opportunities for tourism providers in Northern Ireland, including the growing incentive travel market.
Golf tourism
The golf tourism market in Northern Ireland and how clubs and other businesses can take advantage of opportunities.
Food tourism
The value of the food tourism market and resources to help your business take advantage of the opportunities.
Sustainable tourism
How to take a sustainable approach to tourism and green accreditation and future trends in the sector to take advantage of the growing trend of sustainable tourism.
Working for yourself
What it means to be self-employed, what you legally need to do if you work for yourself, and support for your business
NI Water Contracts for Innovation challenges
Innovative solutions, technologies and products sought for Wastewater Sludge Management and Green Capacity Market Services.
Account NI system upgrade - September 2023
The planned upgrade of the payment system for the Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments is due to take place this September.
Start your business checklist
You’re ready to take the plunge to get your business going. Use our guides and tools to help you through the phase of getting your business established - from finding and managing money to choosing premises and hiring staff.
Is it realistic to sell my business?
Key points you need to consider to make sure your business is financially healthy and attractive to buyers.
Show strong financial performance when selling your business
How to get your business finances in good order and present your accounts in a clear, attractive way.
Creating a new product development team
Build teams that can bring different skills into your product or service development and work together effectively
Screening new product or service ideas
How to evaluate if your business idea is viable, and what criteria to use to screen new product or service ideas
New product development process
Understand the key stages of new product development process (NPD process), from generating ideas and concepts, to product launch
Pricing strategy for a new product or service
Establishing a pricing strategy for a development project to determine how much to invest in it
How to protect new product ideas
Different ways in which you can protect your new product or service ideas and concepts
Test the market
How to develop ideas through the process of prototyping, market testing, brand building and pricing
Generating ideas for new products and services
How to generate ideas for new products and services, and evaluate those that are worth investing in
Researching new product and service ideas
How to research your new product or service ideas to make sure they can succeed in the market and meet customer needs
Trade with other countries
Guides on exporting and importing when starting up a business and the support available for trading internationally