Local business leaders gathered at Ulster Bank last week (7th November) for a dinner event, celebrating 5 years of enterprise funding.



Since 2019, 18 different organisations have received a share of £330,000, enabling them to run programmes aimed at boosting enterprise and entrepreneurship throughout Northern Ireland.



Representatives from some of the recipient organisations, as well as local business leaders, were invited to a celebration event, held at Ulster Bank’s Belfast headquarters, to learn more about the funding programmes and the positive impact these grants have made to local communities since they were first introduced 5 years ago.



Each of the programmes funded through the grant awards have contributed to a combined total of more than 10,000 interventions with entrepreneurs through one-to-one coaching sessions, holding meetings, or attending events. In total, 129 participants of an Ulster Bank supported programme, have gone on to create a new business venture.