Welcome to Survive and Thrive website

Fermanagh District Council in partnership with Omagh District Council have received funding from the LED Competitiveness Programme under the European Regional Development Fund to implement a Business Survival And Growth  project in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council areas.

The Survive & Thrive Programme works throughout the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council areas seeking businesses that require support to survive and grow and put appropriate support in place to enable this survival and growth.  Business reviews are completed for each business by the Project Coordinator who develops an Action Plan or signposts to an existing provision.  The Action Plan sets out recommended mentor support in various business areas and this is then agreed by the Coordinator and the client business and appropriate expertise is sought from the Business Mentor List. (Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council issued a public call in October 2010 requesting appropriate individuals or organisations to submit tenders for inclusion on a Business Mentor List for the Survive & Thrive Business Mentoring Programme.  44 individuals were selected for inclusion on the Business Mentor List.  All business mentoring undertaken on the Survive & Thrive Programme is completed by mentors who sit on the Business Mentor List.  It is not anticipated that there will be another call for tenders for inclusion on the Business Mentor List.)

Eligibility for the Survive & Thrive Business Mentoring Programme

• Small to medium sized businesses located in the Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council Areas
• Small to medium sized businesses who are not active Invest NI clients
• Small to medium sized businesses who have a minimum turnover of £30,000 annually.
• Small to medium sized businesses who have a target of creating employment within the next 5 years.
• Small to medium sized businesses who have a target of increasing turnover within the next 5 years

Applications to the Survive & Thrive Programme will be assessed at monthly management meetings.  Applications can be accepted at any time up to October 2013.  

Since the programme was launched in November 2010 the Programme Co ordinator has interacted with over 100 businesses located within the Fermanagh District Council and Omagh District Council areas.

A number of business events have been organised and a number of other events will be organised throughout 2012 and 2013.  To find out more about Survive & Thrive events please click here.

To find out more about the Survive & Thrive Programme please contact the Programme Coordinator Noelle McAloon on 078 7242 4246