The Innovation Voucher Programme is open to Northern Ireland registered small enterprises with a valid NI Company Registration Number. Company registration numbers may be checked on the Companies House WebCHeck at
www.companieshouse.gov.uk. For the purposes of the Programme, a Small Enterprise is defined as a company or (if part of a group) a group of companies where the total number of full-time employees in the company (or the entire group) is less than 50 and has either an annual turnover and/or an annual Balance Sheet total not exceeding €10m.
Small enterprises in the transportation and agricultural sectors are excluded in line with specific State Aid guidelines.