Ballymena Business Centre

20/01/2025

Midtown Creative is open to Creatives from Ballymena and beyond. It is free to attend but Registration is essential. Our first meet will be this Wednesday evening so don’t miss out!!

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17/01/2025

Business Support in 2025

Ballymena Business Centre will be hosting our annual Business Support event from 8.30am to 10.30am on Thursday 30th January 2025 in the Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena. This will be a great opportunity for you to come along and find out about business support being provided by Ballymena Business Centre, Ballymena Chamber, MEA Council, Invest NI, Northern Regional College, Michelin Development and Ballymena Rotary Club. Business support covers a wide range of areas including training, mentoring, webinars, funding, networking, workspace and local economic plans for the Ballymena area. You will have an opportunity to network and develop new contacts with other local businesses from a wide variety of sectors and enjoy a breakfast bap!!

Registration is essential for catering arrangements. Here is the link https://gosucceed.glistrr.com/e/617

Enterprise NI
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Ballymena Means
Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Northern Regional College
Invest Northern Ireland
The Gallaher Trust
Ballymena Rotary Club
Love Ballymena
Ballymena & Antrim Times
Ballymena Guardian Newspaper

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21/12/2024

Christmas at Midtown Makers Ballymena ☃️🎄🎁🛍❤️

14/12/2024

Santa at Midtown Makers Gift Shop had a special visit today from Patricia Perry, High Sheriff of Count Antrim and James Perry MBE, Deputy Lieutenant ☃️🎄❤️

11/12/2024

Massive Congratulations to Amanda Jones for securing Highly Commended Award for Midtown Makers in the Ballymena Chamber of Commerce Christmas Window Dressing Competition. The presentation took place this evening in the Adair Arms Hotel. Pictured with Amanda is Lisa Wright Window Artist, Business Centre Directors Audrey Wales MBE and William Carson and Ballymena Chamber of Commerce representatives Peter Houston, Vice President and Tom Wiggins, Chief Executive. Excellent and very well deserved Amanda 🎉🎄☃️❤️

07/12/2024

FREE Photo with Santa today in Midtown Makers 10am to 3pm ☃️🎄

Enterprise NI
Ballymena Means
The Gallaher Trust
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Love Ballymena
Ballymena Guardian Newspaper
What's On In Ballymena
Ballymena & Antrim Times

25/11/2024

Digital Catapult Innovation Drop In Clinic at Ballymena Business Centre (Galgorm)
Thursday 28th November 2024
9.30am - 3pm

The NI team from Digital Catapult are running an Innovation Drop In Clinic for all Ballymena Business Centre members and tenants wanting to explore what business support programmes are available to accelerate your technology adoption and growth plans.

Come along throughout the day for a catch up over coffee and some traybakes!

Funded by Innovate UK, Digital Catapult deliver a range of funded interventions to support start ups, SMEs and industry partners to explore the adoption of technology & to prototype new products and services utilising:
• Artificial Intelligence and machine learning
• Immersive technologies
• Photonics
• Internet of Things
• Future networks such as 5G
• Blockchain
• Quantum
The Innovation Practice team will be on hand to discuss your future plans and how Digital Catapult may be able to assist in bringing your technological visions to life.

There is a current call for applications for Digital Catapult's fully funded Technology Access Programme, providing up to 10 hours of free support from expert Technologists, access to photonics equipment and Northern Ireland's largest 5G test bed facility alongside up to 5 hours industry mentoring from Smart Nano NI consortium companies.

Enterprise NI
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Ballymena Means

12/11/2024

Employment Opportunity with Martin Engineering Supplies located at Ballymena Business Centre 👍

❗️❗️❗️ JOB VACANCY ❗️❗️❗️

We are hiring!

Martin Engineering Supplies is a local family run distributor of engineering products. Covering the whole of Northern Ireland, our customers include public sector bodies, OEM manufacturers, engineers and fabricators, and maintenance workshops.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Salesperson to join our growing sales team. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving sales, providing exceptional customer service, and building strong relationships with clients. The role will be split between internal and external duties, such as handling customer orders, acting as a main point of contact for key clients, and prospecting for new business.

Working Week

08:45-16:45 Monday - Thursday

08:45-15:00 Friday

Salary - Negotiable depending on experience

If interested, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

11/11/2024

Business Ideas, Workshops, Funding and Advice. FREE Event. Register Now. https://form.jotform.com/BallymenaBiz/start-up-roadshow-2024

The Gallaher Trust
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Enterprise NI
Ballymena Rotary Club
Ballymena Means
Love Ballymena
Midtown Makers
What's On In Ballymena
Ballymena & Antrim Times
Ballymena Guardian Newspaper
Ballymena South Community Cluster

29/10/2024

Calling all Business Start Ups. Know Your Customers Tuesday 5th November 2024. FREE Event. Last chance to register!!

Ballymena Means
Ballymena Guardian Newspaper
Ballymena Rotary Club
Ballymena & Antrim Times
The Gallaher Trust
Enterprise NI
Love Ballymena
What's On In Ballymena
Midtown Makers
Ballymena South Community Cluster
Ballymena North Business and Recreation Centre
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

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28/10/2024

We are working with MEA Council to deliver free arts and crafts workshops to those who want to improve their numeracy skills. Please feel free to share with anyone you think may be interested.

Multiply FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS WORKSHOPS

Want to learn a new skill, or find a new hobby?
Workshops are open to adults above the age of 19 who do not have a Grade C in GCSE Maths or equivalent or who have maths skills below Level 2.
The entire series at Midtown Makers is suitable for beginners and will be held at , 51-53 Church Street, Ballymena, BT43 6DD

Make your own Bath Fizzers
Tuesday 29th Oct, 11am – 1pm

Make your own Soap
Tuesday 29th Oct, 2pm– 4pm

Learn to Crochet Course
Runs for 4 weeks, starts Friday 15th Nov, 1.30pm-4pm

Intro to Painting and Drawing Course
4 week course, starts Tuesday 12th Nov, 10am – 12.30pm

Textured Animal Art on Canvas
Thursday 28th Nov, 11am – 12.30pm

For further information or to register for the workshop Email: [email protected] or Telephone: 028 2563 3190

We are working with Department for the Economy NI on the Multiply NI Programme to enhance the numeracy skills of the adult population.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

25/10/2024

🎁Save the Date 🎁

are delighted to invite you to our very first Winter Showcase event.

Join us on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟗𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟑𝐩𝐦 at Tower Centre Ballymena (find us outside Primark).

Our lovely ladies will be showcasing a range of local handmade and unique products ranging from melts to fine prints to jewellery.

Just after Halloween you will be starting to think about buying Christmas gifts and what a way to get started whilst at the same time supporting local businesses.
Look out over the next 10 days as we share you details of our fantastic traders, their products and offers!

We will be holding a raffle to support the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Ald Beth Adger MBE chosen charities Air Ambulance Northern Ireland Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We will be sharing details in the next few days of the fabulous prizes.


Enterprising Women is a network of female entrepreneurs from across Mid and East Antrim, managed by in partnership with Ballymena Business Centre and funded by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

18/10/2024

12/10/2024

You could be in with the chance of winning £250 staycation voucher at Carrick a Rede Retreat.

To complete the survey, click here: surveymonkey.com/r/barolea24

17/09/2024

New Retail Ready Maker - Maura Downey

Maura makes beautiful Handmade Bags for all occasions. Learning to make these bags was a learning curve for Maura, while looking after her own children when they were still quite young as she helped out a friend, who had started a small business, making fabric gifts for both children & adults.

After retiring from a varied selection of jobs, which included Hotel Manager & Lecturer, an Athletics & Swimming Coach and a work skills trainer in schools,
she then returned to making bags again.

Maura has added a whole range of other gifts, such as Quilted Tote & Messenger Bags, both are lined and made from Tweed and Patterned Material, Pincushions and Sewing Pouches.

Call in to Midtown Makers to see Maura's beautiful bags.

Retail Ready programme is supported by and

22/08/2024

Midtown Makers is a fun place to work on your School Holidays ❤️ Today our young Sales Assistant Elena created a special display exhibiting handmade items for Girls and Boys 👦👧 and helped customers pick the perfect gift 🎁🛍 Thank You Elena xx

16/08/2024

Get Started in Photography with the Princes Trust at Midtown Makers, Ballymena.

Everyone starts somewhere. Learn from industry experts, get invaluable experience and a taste of what it's like to work in the industry

On this course you'll:
Meet new people
Built your skills or start from scratch
A professional photographer will guide you through tips and techniques
Learn more about what it's like to work in the industry

Taster Day: 3rd September
Course Dates: 9th-13th September
Location: Midtown Makers, Ballymena
Eligibility: Age 16-30. Preference may be given to those not in Full time work or education.

Find out more: www.princes-trust.org.uk



and East Antrim Council
Chamber
The Gallaher Trust

14/08/2024

As you can see we did not let the dull, rainy day dampen our spirits as we launched the new schedule for Enterprising Women MEA 2024/25 in Carrickfergus earlier this week.
Enterprising Women MEA is managed by Carrickfergus Enterprise in partnership with Ballymena Business Centre and funded by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
For those that don't know, Enterprising Women is a dedicated female network in Mid and East Antrim, that supports new and established female entrepreneurs.
Kelli McRoberts lead partner said ' Women often feel quite isolated when they are running a business and we to create a warm and welcoming environment to help members to connect, grow in confidence, develop their networks and collaborate with like-minded women just like them.

We are delighted that Council's continued support allows us to provide such an interesting and diverse range of events. We are also launching a new online platform in Autumn 2024 to allow members to be more visible to each other and their wider markets.

Melanie Christie Boyle from Ballymena Business Centre added 'We have a range of great events coming up including Coffee and Chat events and workshops in the areas of personal development and management skills to help you and your business grow'

To be eligible to join the network you need to be resident or have a business located in Mid and East Antrim.

If this sounds like something you want to be part off and you don’t want to miss out on future events, join today by completing our online registration form https://form.jotform.com/242183900172349

A warm welcome and a cuppa awaits you at our next event!

From Left Melanie Christie Boyle CEO Ballymena Business Centre, Kelli McRoberts CEO Carrickfergus Enterprise Christine Barnhill Mid and East Antrim Borough Council with members Joanne Campbell, Joanne Campbell Art and Linda McGibbon Sugar Handmade Confectionery.





Carrickfergus Enterprise