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Description:

These free workshops are designed to help Northern Ireland businesses turn ideas into customers and accelerate growth through innovation.

About the 'Innovation Workshops'

Northern Ireland businesses are full of brilliant ideas. However, turning those ideas into paying customers and growing that customer base can be a real challenge.

Our 'Ready for market: Practical steps to commercialisation' workshops give you the practical steps to move beyond early development and initial traction, with a strong focus on commercialisation and growth.

Whether you’re preparing to launch, already selling, or struggling to scale and retain customers, these hands-on workshops will give you the practical tools and advice to grow revenue, strengthen competitiveness and build repeatable, scalable processes.

Why attend?

By attending these workshops, you will gain practical tools and methods that can be applied to your business development. 

You will learn how to:

• Create a clear and realistic path to market and growth
• Build a simple, scalable commercial offer structure
• Get confident about value, margins and credibility
• Identify commercial and scaling risks before growth
• Develop a 30/60/90-day plan focused on realistic next steps

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to network with other local businesses, innovation specialists, and get expert advice on innovation funding and support available through Invest NI.

Who can attend? 

These free workshops are open to all Northern Ireland businesses from any sector and is particularly beneficial to: 

• Start-ups getting ready to launch or move into early commercialisation
• Micro, small and medium-sized businesses developing new products or services
• Established businesses that want stronger traction, better retention and a clear commercial strategy

Ballymena innovation workshop

Location:  The Braid: 1 - 29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ

Date: 26 February 2026 

Time: 09:30 – 15:00  

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