The JobStart scheme provides funding from the Department for Communities to allow employers to create new job opportunities to help young people aged 16-24 at risk of long-term unemployment to enter the job market. What do employers need to know about JobStart? Employers in Northern Ireland can receive 100% government funding to create 6-month job…
When you’re busy running your small business it can be hard to find the time to share updates on social media with any sort of regularity or frequency. But to build an engaged following and reach a wider audience, that’s exactly what you need to do. This is where social media management tools can help…
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will trial redirecting Self Assessment helpline queries to their digital services over the summer months. A trial to redirect Self Assessment queries from the helpline to HMRC’s digital services will run between 12 June and 4 September 2023. The HMRC Self Assessment helpline receives fewer calls over the summer period…
Upcoming webinars from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to help employers, businesses and the self-employed understand tax issues that affect them. Listed below are a number of live HMRC webinars that will give the self-employed an understanding of key taxes that affect them and also help employers with payroll. The webinars are free and last…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling for views to support the development of guidance on how data protection law applies to online content moderation processes Content moderation is the process of analysing content generated by users of online platforms to assess if it meets certain standards or if it is appropriate for a given…
Apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to develop innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient farming. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is investing up to £12.5 million in innovation projects through the Farming Innovation Programme, which is a partnership with UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Challenge and delivered by Innovate UK. The…
Grants, loans, pitches, investment, applications… it can be a minefield to find funding for your business. Are you trying to find funding and find it is a minefield? What are the options available to you? Is it right for you? Are you ready for this? And how to make a good application?… We bring you…
Views sought on Place10X policy to ensure a collective approach to sub-regional economic initiatives. The Department for the Economy (DfE) through its 10X economic vision plans to create a pathway to transform the Northern Ireland economy innovatively, inclusively, and sustainably at a regional level. This is a long-term plan where NI will become one of the top-performing…
The Ambition to Grow programme looks for Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious businesses to take part in a competition to receive up to £45,000 in funding. Successful applicants will also become part of Invest Northern Ireland’s client portfolio. Designed specifically to help micro, small and medium local enterprises, the competition will support businesses to…
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy Innovate UK is offering up to £25 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Loans are for highly innovative late-stage research and development (R&D) projects with the best potential for the future.…
