Go Succeed
Go Succeed is a free business support service run by Northern Ireland’s 11 councils. It helps people start, grow or scale a business. It replaced the Go For It programme in November 2023.
Invest NI
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland’s regional business development agency, sponsored by the Department for the Economy.
Registering your business
How you register depends on how you set up. If you work for yourself as a sole trader, you register with HMRC. If you set up a limited company, you register it with Companies House. GOV.UK explains both.
Business rates
In Northern Ireland, rate bills for both homes and businesses are issued and collected by Land & Property Services (LPS). nidirect explains how rate bills are calculated.
nidirect
nidirect is the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens, and a good starting point for official information.
Get listed
Running a business in Belfast or Northern Ireland? Tell us about it and we’ll check the details for our directory.
Sources
We checked this guide against these official sources on 10 October 2026. Details such as timetables, opening times and prices change, so check the source before you travel or apply.
- Department for the Economy — Local Growth Fund awards for Invest NI and Go Succeed
- Mid and East Antrim Borough Council — Go For It succeeded by Go Succeed
- Invest NI — About us
- GOV.UK — Set up as a sole trader
- GOV.UK — Set up a limited company
- nidirect — How rate bills are calculated
- nidirect — About nidirect
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