Waste Less, Achieve More Boost efficiency and cut costs with our Introduction to Lean Manufacturing and Waste Reduction Strategies workshop. Designed specifically for small businesses, this hands-on session introduces proven Lean principles to help you eliminate waste, streamline processes, improve quality, and maximise limited resources. Learn practical tools you can apply immediately to increase profitability,...
Join E-DATA Collaborative Network for a peer-learning session and manufacturing case study If your production schedule lives in a spreadsheet, quotes take days to turn around, and you only find out a job is late when the customer calls - you're not alone. As manufacturing SMEs grow and product complexity increases, many reach a tipping...
This workshop focuses on helping you design a simple, practical customer acquisition system tailored to your own business. By the end of the session, you will have greater clarity on who you are targeting, how customers move from awareness to enquiry or conversion, and what actions to prioritise next. You will also receive practical guidance...
Turn Sustainability into a Business Advantage In the 2026 business landscape, sustainability is no longer a “nice to have” — it is a core driver of cost control, resilience, competitiveness, and compliance for SMEs. Rising energy prices, customer expectations, and regulatory pressures mean businesses must act now. This Sustainability Insights Workshop provides a clear, practical route to understanding sustainability...
AI is creating new opportunities for businesses across every sector, from improving productivity and automating processes to enhancing quality, customer service, decision-making and supporting growth. But how do businesses move from exploring the potential of AI to actually putting it to work? In many cases, the starting point is having the right data, processes and...
To work with SMEs to introduce Lean principles and associated tools and look at ways of embedding lean thinking into day-to-day SME operations. Learning Outcomes
What Are Buyers Asking From Your Business? Sustainability questions are becoming part of doing business. From carbon emissions and energy use to environmental policies and supply chain information, SMEs are increasingly being asked to provide evidence when tendering for work. But what do buyers actually expect from a small business? Join us for a practical...
This workshop focuses on helping SMEs use CRM systems or simpler equivalent tools in a more practical and structured way. The aim is to improve follow-up, conversion, and decision-making through clearer visibility of customer and marketing performance. By the end of the session, you will have a better understanding of which customer and marketing data...
To work with SMEs to introduce Lean principles and associated tools and look at ways of embedding lean thinking into day-to-day SME operations. Learning Outcomes
Most businesses know what they spend on electricity. But do you know when you're using it, what's driving the cost, or where energy might be going to waste? Join Sustainable NI and E-DATA at Galgorm for a free breakfast session looking at how businesses can use the energy data they already have to better understand...