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The Trade and
Investment
Opportunity in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland - key facts
•
Population 1.81 million
– Fastest growing population in the UK
– One of Europe’s youngest populations
60% under the age of 40
•
Travel to work population
– Belfast 700,000+
– Londonderry 300,000+
•
Small business economy
•
Regional economy focused on:
– Increasing the private sector and reducing
our over dependence on the public sector
– Creating employment opportunities and
increasing exports
– Increasing the levels of investment in
research and development
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Northern Ireland at a glance
Unemployment 7.8% (Aug-Oct 2012)
Academic results for NI school leavers more than
10% above the UK national average
75% of school leavers undertake Further &
Higher Education
2 world class universities: Queen’s University
Belfast & the University of Ulster
6 colleges of further education - 153,000
students
Strong multi lingual capability
Resilient physical & telecommunications
infrastructure
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NI devolved government
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Programme for Government
2011-2015 targets
“Growing a sustainable
economy and investing in the
future”
• 25,000 new jobs
• £1bn investment
• Visitor numbers to 4.2m
• Support young people into
employment
• Increase manufacturing
exports by 20%
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Northern Ireland business facts
An SME dominated economy
• 98% of businesses employ fewer than
50 people and employ over 500,000
• 5% of businesses account for 90% of
exports
• Around 60% of Northern Ireland’s
exports are sold to European Union
countries.
• Over 60% of all the innovation in
business comes from small and medium
companies.
0-4 Employees
5-9 Employees
Key Export Sectors
Food, Beverages & Tobacco
Transport Equipment
%
19.8%
18.9%
Electrical Equipment
12.3%
Computer, Electronic &
Optical
10.9%
Machinery & Equipment (non
classified)
8.3%
Chemicals & Chemical
Products
6.2%
Other
23.6%
10-19 Employees
20-49 Employees
50-249 Employees
250+ Employees
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NI is well connected to Ireland, GB and
beyond
Physical Infrastructure (Air, Road, Rail)
• 100 flights a day to GB
• Daily direct flight to New York
• 30 direct connections to Europe
• Dublin Airport services over 165
scheduled including 70 daily direct flights
to GB and is just 90 minutes from Belfast
by car
• Excellent rail and road connections from
Belfast to Dublin IFSC
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Direct transatlantic link to N America &
Europe
• A direct link to North America & Europe –
resilient connectivity with multiple routings
• Unaffected by disruptions to telecoms in
London or Dublin – gives a higher level of
security potential than other GB sites
• Solution for disaster recovery and business
continuity for international companies
• Performance guaranteed
• Broadband products prices 20% less than
Manchester, Glasgow & Dublin until 2018+
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New 40-gigabite per second transatlantic
and terrestrial communications link
- making distance invisible
Developing a highly educated workforce
“We need hired heads, not hired hands in our workforce.” (Bro McFerran, MD Allstate)
NI students consistently out-perform other UK regions in high school exams by more than 10%
World renowned universities, working closely with industry to develop specific curricula:
• Queen’s University Belfast – Member of the Russell Group
• University of Ulster – Awarded ‘Excellent’ (perfect score) by HE Quality Assurance Agency
• Six major FE Colleges – specialising in vocational education
Leadership & Management
Assured Skills
Continuous Talent
• Stimulating and engaging
with industry to transform
leadership and management
capability within Northern
Ireland companies - New
support framework and link to
productivity.
• Delivers scalable and
sustainable future skills
• Offers employees Ready Day
One through customised
skills support from local
infrastructure.
• Suitable for both inward
investors and local business.
• Software Professional Course
• Summer Camp for 14-16 yr
olds
• Santander School Leaver
Programme
• The Academy of Finance
(BMC)
• Promotion of IAQ training
• First Derivatives Options
Programme
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Northern Ireland economic
performance
(2007-11)
42% increase in
Over £3bn
total
investment
25 600 Jobs and
11,000 business starts
Belfast is the
UK's most
attractive city
for FDI after
London
Every £1 in
support
resulted in
Over £2m invested every
over £5
day in the local economy
investment
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people
employed in
R&D
Belfast now
has the 3rd
highest level
of GVA in the
UK, behind
only London
and Edinburgh
£613m in
additional
salaries
Future focus
Key
Drivers
R&D, Innovation and
creativity
Skills
Key Sectors
Technology & Creative
Mobile Telecoms
Information Management
Security
Digital Content
E-Health
Creative Industries
Financial Services
Globalisation
Operations
Risk, Actuarial
IT
Business Growth
Business Services
Shared Services
Infrastructure
Legal and Compliance
Contact Centres
Renewables
Employment
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Offshore Wind and
Marine
Supply Chain Development
Northern Ireland – Key Sectors
Aerospace
ICT
Creative Industries
Life Sciences
Digital Media
Professional Services
Construction
Renewables
Materials Handling
Environmental
Food & Drink
Securities and
Defence
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Business Support
• Invest NI
• Local Councils
• Cross Border Agencies
• Chamber of Commerce
• CBI
• Sector bodies
• Federation of Small businesses
• Institute of Directors
Government
organisations
Support
• Invest NI
• Local Councils
• Cross border agencies
• Membership organisations
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Membership
organisations
Lobbying
• CBI
• Institute of Directors
• Sector bodies
• Federation of Small Businesses
Invest NI’s role
•
Be an effective and efficient delivery body
for economic development strategies in
the Programme for Government.
•
Integrated offering of financial, capability
development and advisory solutions with
offices across Northern Ireland and over
13 international locations.
•
Client Teams structured by industry
sector and supported by specialists in a
wide range of business disciplines.
•
Annual budget of c£150m to invest with
businesses in Northern Ireland.
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Trade
Wrightbus
H&W
Andor
APT
Material Handling
Equipment
Bombardier
Randox
Seagate
Heartsine
Huddleston
Engineering
BE
Aerospace
Export Success Cycle
New exporter
Opportunity
identification
New product
Product / service
enhancement
New market
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Skills
enhancement
Opportunity
exploitation
Some of our investors
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