Business coaching in Ballymena
The Buzz Northern Ireland office is in Ballymena, at Unit 13, 62 Fenaghy Road, so in-person sessions here are a short trip. Coaching is one-to-one, fortnightly and ninety minutes at a time, in four areas: personal, leadership, business and financial.
Farming is the largest group of businesses.
More than a quarter of businesses in Mid and East Antrim are in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Farm businesses and the firms that serve them need cash planning around seasons, grants and long payment cycles.
Nine in ten firms are micro businesses.
90.5% of businesses in the council area employ fewer than ten people, above the Northern Ireland share of 89.4%. At that size the owner does most jobs, and coaching decides which to hand over first.
Construction and production follow.
Construction (12.8%) and production (7.9%) are the next largest groups. Coaching for these owners covers job costing, cash and the supervisors who run the site or the factory floor.
Ballymena businesses in numbers
NISRA counted 5,285 VAT or PAYE registered businesses in Mid and East Antrim in March 2026, up 140 (2.7%) on 2025 and up 620 (13.3%) since 2016. 4,785 of them employ fewer than ten people, which is 90.5% against 89.4% for Northern Ireland, and 5,200 (98.4%) employ fewer than fifty. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest group with 1,470 businesses (27.8%), followed by construction with 675 (12.8%) and production with 415 (7.9%).
Source: NISRA, Northern Ireland Business: Activity, Size, Location and Ownership 2026, published 10 June 2026.
Business support in Ballymena
Ballymena Business Centre, the local enterprise agency listed by Enterprise NI, is at 62 Fenaghy Road, the same address as the Buzz office. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council promotes Go Succeed, the free business support service run by Northern Ireland’s eleven councils, on its business pages. The Ballymena Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry runs membership and events. Coaching is a paid, regular, one-to-one arrangement focused on the owner. UK coaching options compared sets out the free and paid routes side by side.
Where do sessions happen?
In-person sessions run by appointment at Unit 13, 62 Fenaghy Road, Ballymena, BT42 1FL. Owners can meet in person for every session, or for the first two and then mix in-person and video sessions to suit the week. In person and online cost the same. Everything starts with a free discovery call, and the Performance on Purpose scorecard shows where you sit before it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I meet my coach in person in Ballymena?
Yes. The Buzz Northern Ireland office is at Unit 13, 62 Fenaghy Road, Ballymena, and in-person sessions run there by appointment. Owners close by can meet in person for every session, or meet in person for the first two diagnostic sessions, when the business is mapped out and the working relationship is built, and then move to video for the fortnightly rhythm. The fee is the same either way, and you choose on the discovery call.
I run a farm business or rural firm near Ballymena. Can coaching help?
Yes. Farm businesses and the contractors, suppliers and processors around them deal with seasonal income, long payment cycles, grant schemes and succession across generations. Financial Coaching with Peter Allen builds a cash view across the year and sets the owner’s drawings on a basis the business can carry. Business Coaching covers pricing and diversification. Where two generations are involved, the family business coaching work covers roles, decisions and the handover plan.
Is Buzz Coaching part of Buzz Accounting?
Yes. Buzz Coaching is a trading style of Buzz Accounting Ltd, and Financial Coaching is delivered with Buzz Accounting, which has its Northern Ireland office at the same Fenaghy Road address. If your accounts are with Buzz Accounting, the coaching works from those figures. If they are with another firm, you keep your accountant and the coaching works from the figures you share. The Northern Ireland page covers coaching across the province, and the Belfast page covers the city.
Book a free discovery call for your Ballymena business.
The call with Andy Jackson is free and lasts 30 minutes. You leave with your position on the Performance on Purpose quadrant, your money, time and mind scores, and your top three priorities in writing.