Excellent Office Opportunity to Rent
We have an excellent office space opportunity available to rent right here at Cookstown Enterprise.
T 5 0ffice – Front Row setting
- Competitive rents with flexible tenancy agreement
- Ideal for starter/growth businesses
- Air condition throughout
- Finished to high quality standard with paint, carpet and suspended ceilings
- Self contained office accommodation with own reception area, kitchen and toilet facilities
- Free Car Parking
- Disabled access
- 24/7 access
To arrange a viewing, call us today on 028 8676 3660 or email marym@cookstownenterprise.com
A CUT ABOVE THE REST – ENVY EMPORIUM HAIR, NAILS & BEAUTY
Envy Emporium Magherafelt offer a wide range of hairdressing and beauty services which include lash extensions, gel polish, nail enhancements and specialise in supply and fitting hair extensions. They cater for all of your beauty and hair needs under one roof. Furthermore they retail ‘own branded’ shampoo and conditioner, the perfect aftercare for your tresses. Maeve Tohill proprietor of Envy Emporium combined a hair extensions training academy into her business “Envy Emporium professional hair extension courses are the ideal platform to take salon owners into the exiting world of hair extensions.”
Maeve’s words of advice are “Anyone who has that light bulb moment to contact their local enterprise agency and check out the vitality of their idea like I did.”
At Cookstown Enterprise Centre with the help of Invest Northern Ireland’s Regional Start Initiative, we can help you develop your idea into a viable business. Contact us today!
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SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS – YANA FLOWERS
“Flowers are the one product you can say anything with, without saying anything at all.” Proprietor Yana has been a qualified florist for over 8 years. She is creative and offers a reliable service with client’s individual requirements being her key priority. “The Regional Start programme gave me an insight and the inspiration to take my idea to a new level enabling me to start my own business.” Yana flowers offer a first class service with a liable day collection or delivery service. They specialise in hand-tied bouquets, arrangements, sympathy flowers, funeral flowers, special funeral tributes, wedding Flowers, buttonholes, corsages, gift wrap’s, plants, artificial flowers and much more…
The Regional Start initiative is the national business start-up programme for Northern Ireland. Starting a business can be a challenge, but if you have the right amount of experience and support, success may not be far away, contact your local enterprise agency today to find out how to take part!
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A SUCCESS STORY ETCHED IN STONE – P.N. STONE MASONRY
P.N. Stone Masonry provides a service to private and commercial customers in the Northwest area. Proprietor Paul has over 13 years of experience working in the stone masonry industry. P.N. Stone Masonry specialises in new build projects, repairs, conservation and in addition minor carvings such as house names, numbers and signs, as well as restoration of old headstones. Paul’s hardworking ethic, friendly character and extensive experience assists him in providing a professional service.
“My business advisor at Cookstown Enterprise Centre assisted me with the development of my business plan in order for me to see my business model clearly and so I knew exactly what I had to do to make the business work” explains Paul.
Regional Start can provide you with a range of guidance, training and support to help you develop and grow your business. Got some Questions? We’ll point you to information and advice on everything you need to consider when a starting a business. Contact us today!
Hills Interiors
Hills Interiors & The Wee Tea Room can be a one stop shop for many. It provides a range of giftware, shabby chic products, crafts, jewellery, pottery, accessories, occasional vintage and shabby chic furniture. Its Tea Room gives people the opportunity to meet with friends & family or celebrate a special occasion.
Proprietor Melissa Brimage wanted to turn her love of crafts into a business and now operates ‘Hills Interiors’ from premises in Pomeroy. The Regional Start Initiative helped Melissa to plan her course of action for starting the business, to carry out relevant market research into the viability of the business idea and ultimately helped her consolidate all her information into a robust business plan and financial forecasts.
Ruth is a new tenant to Cookstown Enterprise Centre and proprietor of Feet First Podiatry. She is a member of the society of chiropodists and podiatrists and has recently qualified with BSc Hons in Podiatry.
With the help of her local enterprise agency and her appointed business advisor she created a business plan and is now practicing podiatry from her newly acquired unit.
“When I first graduated I was doing home visit appointments only and then I found the perfect unit in Cookstown Enterprise Centre to open a practice at. The treatments that I provide are hard skin and corn removal, nail care, bio-mechanical assessments, diabetic foot health checks and foot care advice. I look forward to starting my new venture here!”
C. McILvar Ltd is a small but leading chartered planning consultancy firm which began operations in September 2013. The company was formed by Mrs Carol Gourley (nee McILvar) whom after spending 10 years of her professional life working within N.I’s private planning sector decided to establish her own practice.
In 2013 when public confidence in spending remained low, Carol recognised a niche in the market for a trustworthy consultancy service which would provide chartered planning intelligence for architectural practices, applicants and developers. At a time when economic growth remained sluggish after the recession and the challenges of reduced public monies and elevated inflation had taken their toll, Carol identified that opportunities existed to provide expert but reasonably priced planning intelligence for architects, developers, farmers, renewable energy companies and the general public.
Carol, a fully chartered and a professional member of the Royal Town Planning Institute has worked endlessly over the past 3 years to earn a reputation for integrity, intelligence, and experience and most importantly, delivering results. Evidence of this can be seen by her wide portfolio of clients and the repeat business she continues to generate.
C. McILvar Ltd provides high quality advice and practical solutions on all planning matters working within Northern Ireland’s complex, multifaceted planning sector.
If you’re a Rural business, ready for investment then there is still time to register on the Rural Business Investment Scheme mandatory workshops.
There is one taking place in Cookstown Enterprise Centre on Thursday 6th October 2016 at 6:30pm. You can register for this by emailing rdp@midulstercouncil.org with your business details.
News Release
7th September 2016
New Mid Ulster Rural Business Start Scheme
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Mid Ulster District Council have launched an innovative new Scheme to increase the number of new businesses established by young people in rural areas of Mid Ulster. The Rural Business Start Scheme which opened on 5 September 2016, will provide funding towards the costs associated with getting a new business up and running.
Announcing the opening of the Scheme, Rural Affairs Minister Michelle McIlveen said: “I am pleased that my Department and Mid Ulster District Council are working in partnership to deliver the Rural Business Start Scheme, which will be funded with £130,000 under my Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) programme.
“This pilot scheme will run for one year and aims to test how targeted funding can address financial poverty in rural areas by supporting the creation of diverse new businesses in this council area. I encourage young people living in rural areas of Mid Ulster who have recently completed a Business Plan to consider applying to the Rural Business Start Scheme.
“The Scheme is just one element of my Department’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Programme and a good example of how an innovative, partnership approach can support the economic and social development of rural areas.”
Grants in the range of £500 to £4,999 will be available and up to 50% of the total capital costs associated with establishing a new business can be funded by the Scheme. In order to be considered for a grant, applicants must be aged between 18 and 30 years of age, in a rural location within the Mid Ulster Council area and have recently completed a business plan. The quality of Business Plans will be reviewed by Invest NI as part of the assessment process and Council will also be represented on the panel and indeed throughout the roll-out of the programme.
Chair of Mid Ulster District Council, Councillor Trevor Wilson welcomed the Scheme, “Mid Ulster District Council and DAERA are working together on the Rural Business Start Scheme. I am confident that this will encourage new businesses and stimulate economic benefits across rural areas. Mid Ulster is widely renowned for its entrepreneurial culture and support from this Scheme will further enhance this reputation. I would urge anyone who has completed their Business Plan after 1 April 2016 to contact DAERA to see how the Scheme could help their business grow”.
The Programme will prioritise applications led by women and those from the Council’s target sectors of manufacturing/engineering, construction, retail and professional and tradable services. Applications from those living in an area of deprivation will be awarded a higher weighting also.
DAERA will accept applications up until 12 noon on Friday 30 September 2016. Further information on the Scheme and on how to apply is available from the DAERA website (https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/rural-business-start-scheme) or by contacting DAERA on 028 8225 3512.
Gareth Hutton and Darren Warnock – Healthy @ Hutton’s
‘No more food prep, just heat and eat’. Healthy @ Hutton’s produce and retail a wholesale range of healthy prepared meals, from their existing family business premises at Hutton’s Butcher Shop, in Cookstown.
Their business presently targets weight loss clubs, gyms/sports clubs and convenience food customers – singles, busy professionals and the elderly.
Proprietors Gareth and Darren are confident that their focus, hardworking ethic and extensive experience will assist them in providing a superior product range and enable them to manage and develop their business successfully.
“Through the Regional Start Initiative you can access support to develop a business plan, one of the most important parts of setting up a new business. You will also receive mentoring from a business adviser who will guide you through your business plan and signpost you towards business start-up resources.”
