The 2020/21 Small Capital Grants Programme for Northern Ireland has opened for applications. Co-operation Ireland, on behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC), is administrating the Programme, which has a total fund of £800,000. It is aimed at assisting voluntary and community organisations to purchase items of equipment to enhance and sustain the activities and…
Grant aid of £500-£4,999 for projects costing up to £20,000 for micro-enterprises based in a rural area The Rural Business Development Grant Scheme aims to support the sustainability, survival and development of micro rural businesses across Northern Ireland by providing a small capital grant for the business. The scheme, which is funded by the Department…
Free HM Revenue & Customs webinars to help make payrolling easier for employers Payrolling makes it easier for employees to see they’re paying the right amount of tax, and easier for employers as they will not have to send in P11Ds for payrolled benefits. Webinar: Payrolling – tax employees’ benefits through your payroll These webinars…
Grant for existing rural micro-businesses to invest in innovation and new technologies and for start-ups developing new products or services The Rural Micro Business Growth Scheme will provide a grant to existing rural micro-businesses to invest in innovation and new technologies, which improve efficiency and productivity, create growth in the rural economy and make a…
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If you’re aged between 18 and 30 and looking for business support, apply now Innovate UK is working in partnership with The Prince’s Trust to find young people from across the UK with great business ideas. Their goal is to find a new group of young innovators that, with their help, can turn their great…
A County Fermanagh gin distillery has announced it’s won £634,000 investment through a network of business angels. The Boatyard Distillery said it had raised the funds through private investors in the Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) and Co-Fund II. And the company has also started making hand sanitiser in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Boatyard…
Guidance published on making workplaces safer and priority business sector list The Department for the Economy has published guidance on making workplaces safer and a list of priority sectors during the current coronavirus crisis. Workplace safety guide The Working Through This Together guide sets out principles and practical steps for employers and employees to keep themselves and their workplaces…
A timeline of when businesses in Northern Ireland can reopen as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased To slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Northern Ireland Executive introduced measures placing restrictions on how businesses operate. The legislation, known as the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, became law on 28 March 2020. Easing of restrictions On 12…
Workplace guidelines and measures prevent the transmission of coronavirus As an employer, you must protect the safety and health of everyone in your workplace. This applies to businesses who continue to operate under current the impact of coronavirus. Health and safety law requires employers to do ‘what is reasonably practicable’ to protect their staff and members of the public.…
