Investment And Business
Lisburn City Council ran a successful trade development programme to support local businesses to export to Central and Eastern Europe including a trade visit to Poland and Slovakia. The programme was managed by Lestas Consulting and funded through the Council and the EU under the Sustainable Competitiveness Programme 2007-2013.
- Central and Eastern European Trade Development Programme Flyer
- Press Release August 2009
- Lisburn City Council Welcomes Slovak Minister
- Local Companies to Benefit from Polish Trade Initiative
The following companies participated on the 2009 Lisburn City Council Central and Eastern European Trade Programme:
- Blue Sky Renewables Ltd
- 3dpix
- G-care Electronics Ltd
- Future Interior Trends
- HBK Architects
- James Turner Engineering Ltd
- Cocoon (Europe) Ltd
- DG Williamson Ltd
Below are some outputs from the programme:
| Output | Scheduled | Actual |
| Design and delivery of 2 CEE export oriented workshops | 2 | 3 |
| Minimum of 24 days one to one mentoring in Lisburn delivered to individual companies at basis of minimum 2 per company | 24 (2 per company) | 24 (3 per company) |
| A minimum of 48 pre-arranged meetings set up for individual company visits in the country of choice | 48 | 56 meetings with another 3 networking events |
| Establishment of at least 10 new business partnerships created as a direct result of the programme | 10 | 20 |
| One Embassy, Consulate or Municipality meeting for each participating company during each visit to outline public sector assistance in the Country of choice | 1 per company | Each business had a presentation from a total of 5 embassy, consulates and municipalities |
In This Section...
- Advanced Industry Materials Saving Programme
- Central And Eastern European Trade Development Programme
- Competitive Edge Programme
- Franchising Programme
- Graduate Into Business Programme
- Innovation Networks Programme
- Netherlands Trade Development Programme