Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has announced the 2024 Small Woodland Grant Scheme is now open for applications. This grant will support landowners to create new native woodland that will provide a range of ecosystem services and benefits for people including contributing to mitigating the impacts of climate change. The scheme provides…
Register for upcoming events offered by Go Succeed, the council support service for Northern Ireland businesses. Go Succeed is a business support service led by Northern Ireland’s eleven local councils. The service assists businesses of all stages, whether you want to start a new business, are an established business that hopes to grow or plan…
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to be alert to potential scams and fraudsters ahead of the filing deadline on 31 January 2025. Concerned customers reported nearly 150,000 scam referrals to HMRC in the last year, as Self Assessment filers are warned to be alert to fraudsters. With millions of people…
About this event Join for a deep dive into Continuous Monitoring – learn how to effectively monitor, report, and continuously improve your processes! Date and time Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:00 – 14:00 Continuous Monitoring – Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement! This online event is designed to help you enhance your monitoring processes and…
Economy Minister Conor Murphy today announced the SME Productivity Booster, a new £350,000 initiative aimed at increasing productivity and skills in small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Economy Minister Conor Murphy pictured at the launch of the SME Productivity Booster at Southern Regional College’s Newry campus with James O’Neill of Rathbanna Ltd and Lee Campbell, Principal and Chief…
Over 7,000 farm businesses who registered for Zone 2 (County Fermanagh, County Armagh West and County Tyrone South) of the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS), will now have received a full and comprehensive set of soil analysis results in the post. These results and farm maps are also available to view online for each farm…
New series of digital AI webinars tailored specifically for the Tourism & Hospitality sector Tourism NI is hosting a new series of Digital AI webinars which have been created specially for the Tourism industry and will be delivered between January and March 2025. The webinars will be delivered by Ciaran Connolly, founder of Profile Tree,…
Prepare for new parcels arrangements from 31 March 2025 On 19 September 2024, the government confirmed that the new arrangements under the Windsor Framework for parcels and freight movements that were due to come into effect from 30 September 2024, would not take effect from that date and that businesses should be fully prepared for…
Up to £15 million is available to fund innovation projects Innovate UK has opened applications to another round of its Smart Grant funding for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations. Eligibility for Innovate UK Smart Grants Innovations must be genuinely new, with significant potential for a rapid economic return to the UK. Proposals must be business-focused,…
New grant funding for Mid and South West innovators Techstart Ventures, working with The Workhouse in Enniskillen, has launched the InnovateWest Initiative, a grant programme to support new business ideas in the Mid and South West areas of Northern Ireland. Proof of concept grants of up to £10,000 are available to individuals and businesses with…
