What is the Northstar Programme?

Most small business owners could benefit from someone who could provide a specialist skill or knowledge that would assist their business overcome obstacles to its growth.  This programme provides support to small businesses through the placing of Mentors to provide general and multi-discipline advice to the small business.  The primary aims are:

• To improve competitiveness
• To transfer/access the skills and experience of Mentors
• To encourage and facilitate businesses to expand existing markets and enter new export markets
• To complement Invest NI's existing forms of business support e.g. MAP, Graduate into Business.