The Promotion of the Programme and Recruitment
Recruitment

It is intended that the promotional phase will generate the interest necessary to recruit 250 participating businesses across Northern Ireland between May and August 2004. All Delivery Centres have already been allocated their target number of participating companies for the programme.

Delivery Centres should recruit their participants from their local pool of former Business Start Programme clients. Ideally, these companies should now be established for at least a year and are keen to develop their business and improve their profitability.



Note for Delivery Centres

Irrespective of the method of approach by appointed Delivery Centres to potential participating businesses, each respondent will be required to register their interest in taking part in the pilot programme. Respondents will have the choice of using the website as a means of registering their interest or faxing the coupon in the promotional brochure to their local delivery hub. Alternatively, where there is already an existing relationship, respondents may phone their local Delivery Hub or call in person to express their interest.

A central registry of all expressions of interest will be held electronically by the programme management team.