Down Business Centre

Down Business Centre Down Business Centre is a local enterprise agency for businesses within the East Down region.

Down Business Centre is a Local Enterprise Agency for business start-up and development assistance. We operate mainly in the Downpatrick, Newcastle, Ballynahinch, Saintfield, Killyleagh, Ardglass, Strangford and Castlewellan areas,
and provide business advice and mentoring to start up, new and existing businesses. Down Business Centre acts as a First Stop Shop for new and existing entrepreneurs pr

oviding a wide range of services including:

โ€ขManaged Workspace (Industrial & Office)
โ€ขBusiness Start-Up Programmes
โ€ขBusiness Development Programmes
โ€ขConferencing & Meeting Facilities

If you have an enquiry about workspace, conference and meeting facilities or any business training programmes please contact Down Business Centre on 028 44 616416.

๐†๐Ž ๐’๐”๐‚๐‚๐„๐„๐ƒ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐Thinking about investing in your business? Go Succeed Grants are now open for applications...
01/09/2026

๐†๐Ž ๐’๐”๐‚๐‚๐„๐„๐ƒ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐

Thinking about investing in your business? Go Succeed Grants are now open for applications, providing an opportunity for eligible businesses to access funding to support their next steps.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

To apply for a grant, businesses must be registered with and participating in the Go Succeed programme.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž? Get in touch with the team at Down Business Centre to find out how you can sign up to Go Succeed and access the support available.

| [email protected] | www.downbc.co.uk

๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿท Paint, Sip & Connect!Reserve your space: https://bit.ly/4gzFFOjJoin the Down Ladies Business Network for an evening o...
28/08/2026

๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿท Paint, Sip & Connect!

Reserve your space: https://bit.ly/4gzFFOj

Join the Down Ladies Business Network for an evening of creativity, conversation and connection at our Paint & Sip Networking Event.

Whether youโ€™re running a business, building an idea, or simply looking to connect with other local women, come along, enjoy a glass, get creative and meet some brilliant people from across our local business community.

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 23rd September
โฐ 7pm
๐Ÿ“ Maggieโ€™s Wine Bar

No artistic skills required - just come along, have some fun and make new connections!

โœจ Spaces are limited, so book your place early.

What a fab turnout we had for our Netwalk today in collaboration with Newcastle Netwalk. We had a dander into Castlewell...
28/08/2026

What a fab turnout we had for our Netwalk today in collaboration with Newcastle Netwalk. We had a dander into Castlewellan Forest park in the new walled garden followed by tea, coffee and scones Hillyard House Hotel, Castlewellan, County Down . Exciting things to come for our Netwalks ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž?Applications for the ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž close o...
26/08/2026

๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž?

Applications for the ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž close on ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ.

Designed for established ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ across Newry, Mourne & Down, the programme offers practical, expert-led support across leadership, governance, strategy, funding, marketing, volunteer management and more.

If youโ€™re a board member, director, manager or leader looking to strengthen your organisation and build for the future, make sure you get your application in before the deadline.

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: 31 August
๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: bit.ly/4pINHZe

๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐…๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐ŸŒฟWe're teaming up with ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค for our next Netwalk, this time heading to Castlew...
25/08/2026

๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐€ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐…๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐ŸŒฟ

We're teaming up with ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค for our next Netwalk, this time heading to Castlewellan Forest Park.

Join us for a relaxed 4km walk, a chance to make new connections and enjoy some fresh air โ€“ no pitches, no formalities, just good conversation.

๐Ÿ“… Friday 28 August
โฐ 9.30am โ€“ 11am
๐Ÿ“ Meet at Hillyard House Hotel, Castlewellan

๐Ÿฅพ Comfortable footwear and weather-appropriate clothing recommended, we're walking rain or shine!

๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ: If you previously registered under the original venue, your ticket remains valid, simply come along to the new meeting point at Hillyard House Hotel.

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž: bit.ly/45Mvv8c

๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž - ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ. โœจWhether youโ€™re starting out, growing your bu...
21/08/2026

๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž - ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ. โœจ

Whether youโ€™re starting out, growing your business or facing a new challenge, the right support can help you move forward with confidence.

๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ.

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๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐‹๐„๐’๐’: ๐‹๐„๐€๐ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„๐’ ๐„๐—๐๐‹๐€๐ˆ๐๐„๐ƒWe're delighted to be hosting this upcoming ๐†๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐ masterclass right here ...
18/08/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐‹๐„๐’๐’: ๐‹๐„๐€๐ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐‚๐ˆ๐๐‹๐„๐’ ๐„๐—๐๐‹๐€๐ˆ๐๐„๐ƒ

We're delighted to be hosting this upcoming ๐†๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐ masterclass right here at ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž.

Ever feel like your working day is full of delays, duplication or unnecessary frustration? This practical 90-minute session will introduce you to lean thinking and how it can help your business work smarter.
Led by globally recognised business transformation professional Wayne Bryant, you'll:

- Understand the core principles of lean thinking
- Learn to identify the eight wastes in everyday work
- Explore practical ways to improve processes and problem-solving
- See how lean principles work through real-world examples

Particularly relevant for construction, manufacturing and engineering businesses, but useful for any business looking to improve how they work.

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 30 September
โฐ 9.30am โ€“ 11am
๐Ÿ“ Down Business Centre

This is a ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ event but book your place here: bit.ly/45lNYrS

| [email protected] | www.downbc.co.uk

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐žMeet The Driving Force, an independent driving school run by DVA-approved instructor ...
13/08/2026

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž

Meet The Driving Force, an independent driving school run by DVA-approved instructor Adrian Fitzsimons, offering driving lessons structured to suit each individual learner.

Adrian recently worked with Go Succeed, receiving mentoring and support from Karen to help develop his business.

โ€œ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง. ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐ˆโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ.โ€

Itโ€™s fantastic to see local entrepreneurs gaining the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to take their businesses forward.

๐Ÿš˜ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?

๐Ÿ“ž Call Adrian: 07590 337114
๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram:

Get in touch with Down Business Centre if you would like to find out more about the Go Succeed Programme.

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๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ’ก๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž.This week, challe...
10/08/2026

๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ’ก

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž.

This week, challenge yourself to step outside your comfort zone. Introduce yourself to someone new, reconnect with an old contact or attend a networking event. One conversation could lead to your next customer, collaboration or opportunity.

๐Ÿšถ Why not start by signing up for our next Netwalk? It's a relaxed way to meet fellow business owners, grow your network and share ideas while enjoying a walk outdoors.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Book your place today and take the first step towards building valuable business connections - https://bit.ly/4pKXrCn

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