Innovate-NI is an innovation and management consulting company headquartered in Derry, Northern Ireland. We concentrate on small business development, entrepreneurship, digital and social innovation projects. Our client base includes micro and small businesses, public sector bodies and VCSE clients across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, UK and Europe.

We specialise in the provision of business mentoring and advice support, project management, business planning, event and conference development/management. To strengthen our service delivery, we manage an associate framework of specialist professional business mentors and technologists.

Having worked together for 16 years in NORIBIC – the Northern Ireland Business and Innovation Centre, Dr. Barney Toal and Clare McGee founded Innovate-NI in 2016 bringing a fresh approach to economic development across Northern Ireland and beyond. Bringing together 50 years’ experience in the development, management and delivery of development support for small businesses, project management, event management and a network of support professionals across Europe.