Announcements

MID ULSTER
Hviul Development Partnership
Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 014-2020
Rural Business Investment Scheme - Mandatory Pre Application Workshops
Are you a rural business owner? Is your business investment ready?
If so then you could be eligible to apply for funding to the Rural Business Investment Scheme!
Mid Ulster Rural Development Partnership is responsible for delivering LEADER funding throughout Mid Ulster District Council under the 2014 - 2020 NI Rural Development Programme.
The Partnership will seek applications under the Rural Business Investment Scheme from business operating within three themes on a phased basis during 2016/17 in the following order:
? Rural Growth - new or existing business operating in the manufacturing and engineering sectors;

? Rural Innovation - new or existing businesses involved in IT, creative industries, rural tourism and rural service enterprises; and

? Rural Youth - with a focus on new or existing businesses owners aged 18-30

All businesses applying must attend a mandatory pre application funding workshop to be eligible to make an application.
For this initial phase, the Partnership is seeking applications from the Rural Growth priority targeting the manufacturing and engineering sectors - businesses from this sector interested in making an application must therefore attend one of the mandatory workshops listed below.
Date
Venue
Tuesday 1 March at 6.30pm
The Marina Centre, Ballyronan
Wednesday 2 March at 6.30pm
Corn Mill, Coalisland
Friday 4 March at 9.30am
Mid Ulster District Council Offices, Magherafelt
Monday 7 March at 6.30pm
Kilcronaghan Activity Centre, Tobermore
Wednesday 9 March at 6.30pm
Corick House, Clogher
Friday 11 March at 9.30am
Mid Ulster District Council Offices, Dungannon
Monday 14 March at 9.30am
Cookstown Leisure Centre
Monday 14 March at 6.30 pm
Rowan Tree Centre, Pomeroy
Businesses falling under the Rural Innovation and Rural Youth themes are still welcome to attend one of these workshops to register in preparation for future calls however further workshops will be organised specific to these themes at a later date.
PLEASE NOTE: The individual(s) attending the workshop must be either the business owner or a director.
Within the above themes, new or existing rurally based micro / small businesses and social economy enterprises involved in non-agricultural / non agri-food related activities may be eligible to apply. Job creation and export potential are key objectives of the Rural Business Investment Scheme.
To book a place on one of the workshops, or for more information on the Rural Business Investment Scheme, contact Susan McQueen on 028 8676 4714 or email rdp@midulstercouncil.org
Attendance at the funding workshop does not constitute an offer of funding. The application process will be competitive and not every application will be funded.
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