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Catalyst is Northern Ireland's independent non-profit innovation hub, where founders, researchers, and businesses turn ideas into impact.

27/04/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

Northern Ireland is great at starting companies. Scaling them is where they get stuck.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 & 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 to meet that challenge head on. You will work with Northern Ireland's most market-ready founders, help them build repeatable, scalable sales, and contribute to how scaling support evolves across the region. Apply here: https://wearecatalyst.org/career-and-opportunities/growth-and-scaling-manager/

24/04/2026

There’s a lot happening across Northern Ireland’s innovation community.𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

As a Digital Marketing Executive, you’ll support and deliver campaigns, capture moments at live events, bring our programmes to life, and help celebrate the people behind them, playing a key role in how that story is told. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻. Apply here: https://catalyst.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=7a1180e9-bac3-475d-b3e8-6bd03409d4aa

⏱ Full-time | Fixed-term contract (Maternity cover) ending July 2027
💰 Salary up to £31,000
📍 Based at Catalyst, Queen's Road, Belfast (hybrid working available)

24/04/2026

In June 2024, the BBC came to Catalyst and asked: 'Can Belfast build a £1bn start-up?'

Today, they effectively answered their own question.

£50m, Led by TCV - Cloudsmith has closed the largest Series C ever completed by a Northern Ireland tech company, and unicorn territory is no longer hypothetical.

Huge congratulations to Alan Carson, ☁️ Lee Skillen, Glenn Weinstein and the whole Cloudsmith team!

Cloudsmith came through our Springboard scaling programme in their early days.

Our Director of Entrepreneurship and Scaling, Fiona Bennington, spoke to BBC News NI about what this actually signals for Northern Ireland:

'This is an incredible piece of news for the people of Northern Ireland, and it should be taken as a signal for something that has fundamentally changed here. We have amazing talent, that can build globally facing companies that can create really big, impactful things... We can build these companies. We have the talent to do it. And this is evidence that it's possible.'

23/04/2026

What separates companies that grow from those that actually scale?

Usually it is the system around them. The right support, at the right moment, from people who have done it before.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 to help build that system for Northern Ireland's highest-potential companies. You will work directly with founders, shape the programme, and help define what scaling support looks like here. Apply today https://wearecatalyst.org/career-and-opportunities/growth-and-scaling-manager/

21/04/2026

Join us for “Grow Your Business with EU Funding”, a series delivered in partnership with Invest NI, designed to help NI businesses unlock funding through Horizon Europe.

Built for ambitious businesses, these sessions support innovation and growth, whether developing new products, processes and services or collaborating with international partners to tackle global challenges.

📍 Available at all Catalyst locations:
🗓️ Wed 6 May – Catalyst Derry~Londonderry
🗓️ Tues 12 May – Catalyst Bedford Street
🗓️ Wed 13 or Tues 19 May – Catalyst Titanic Quarter

Register your spot here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/c642ad80f4c1fa05625dec851a0b1aff?r=use1

17/04/2026

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁!

We’re looking for a Digital Marketing Executive to help deliver creative campaigns, manage digital channels and showcase the incredible work happening across our innovation community.

You’ll work closely with teams across Catalyst to create engaging content and bring our programmes and partnerships to life.

If you’re passionate about marketing, storytelling and making an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today: https://wearecatalyst.org/career-and-opportunities/digital-marketing-executive/

⏱ Full-time | Fixed-term contract (Maternity cover) ending July 2027
💰 Salary up to £31,000
📍 Based at Catalyst, Queen's Road, Belfast (hybrid working available)

16/04/2026

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻.

For years, the assumption has been that entrepreneurial ambition is something you either have or you don't. New independent research from DCU Business School & DCU Institute for Business and Society challenges that directly.

Diane Reilly spent over two decades working in the NHS. She didn't consider herself an entrepreneur. She almost didn't come. Hello Possible came to her hometown of Enniskillen and it changed everything. She is now developing Endovia, a pre-consultation tool for women with endometriosis, accepted onto the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and a finalist in the GoSucceed Big Pitch Competition.

Diane is not an exception. She is the point.

86% of Hello Possible participants left the programme wanting to start their own business. Many arrived with no entrepreneurial intention at all. Delivered across east Belfast, Magherafelt, Enniskillen and Cushendall - communities across Northern Ireland where entrepreneurship has not always felt like an option, the results are unambiguous.

Entrepreneurs can be made.

🔗 Full story: https://wearecatalyst.org/2026/04/15/catalyst-proves-entrepreneurs-can-be-made-not-just-born/

13/04/2026

📢 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁

We’re looking for a proactive Management Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you’ll take ownership of key processes including month-end, reporting, VAT and statutory compliance, while working closely with colleagues, auditors and advisers to ensure everything runs smoothly.

You’ll be someone who is confident working with detail, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and motivated to continuously improve how things are done. Apply now: https://wearecatalyst.org/career-and-opportunities/management-accountant/

⏱ Full-time | Permanent Contract
💰 Salary up to £50,000
📍 Based at Catalyst, Queen's Road, Belfast (hybrid working arrangement available)

09/04/2026

✨ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

We’re looking for someone who can keep things moving, stay organised and support the successful delivery of projects from start to finish. You’ll play a key role in coordinating tasks, maintaining accurate records and working closely with colleagues and stakeholders to keep everything on track.

⏱ Full-time | Fixed term until September 2029
💰 Salary £25,000 - £30,000
📍 Based in either Belfast or Derry~Londonderry

If you’re proactive, detail-oriented and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you! Apply here: https://wearecatalyst.org/career-and-opportunities/project-administrator/

Innovate+ is a new cross-border initiative funded through the PEACEPLUS Programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), with support from the European Union, the UK Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Irish Government.

01/04/2026

Confident communication is not just about what you say. It’s how you think, show up, and lead.

Join us for the Confident Communication & Impactful Leadership Roadshow, delivered by Louise Keenan Clarke. You’ll be introduced to the Succeed with Confidence Leadership Communication System©, a practical framework to strengthen how you think, speak and lead!

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
• Communicate with clarity and confidence
• Shift your mindset to improve leadership outcomes
• Build trust and influence through stronger pitching

📍Catalyst, Derry~Londonderry
📅 Wed 15th April, 6-8pm

Sign up here: https://wkf.ms/4s0g0Ts

30/03/2026

Thinking about claiming R&D tax credits but unsure where to start?

Join Deloitte's Ron Gibson and Catarina Freitas for a practical workshop on how to confidently support your RDTC claim. With recent changes to the scheme and new HMRC requirements, this session will help you understand what is needed, from evidence to compliance, so you can navigate the process with greater confidence.

📅 Wed 20th May | 08:30-10:30
📍 Catalyst, Bedford Street

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-your-research-and-development-tax-credit-claim-tickets-1984770989458?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

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