AQW 18326/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 10/01/2013
Answered On Date: 25/01/2013
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many businesses received financial support from her Department, or its arm's-length bodies, between 1 September 2012 and 31 December 2012.

Answer:

Provisional results show that between 1st September and 31st December 2012, Invest NI approved offers of financial support to 1,159 businesses.

In addition, during this period Invest NI engaged with more than 1,071 individuals who were interested in starting their own business, 227 of which completed business plans.

In the period 1st September 2012 to 31st December 2012 the North South Body InterTradeIreland had 199 companies on their programmes receiving financial support.