Find out how taking on an apprentice can bring a number of benefits to your business Many employers have reported that by employing apprentices they have seen growth and improvement in productivity in their business. By offering opportunities to apprentices you can also make a practical contribution to the skills needs of the Northern Ireland…
Intellectual Property Rights are becoming increasingly important to Northern Ireland businesses. Invest NI, in conjunction with the European Patent Office (EPO), are holding two Patent Searching workshops. The EPO’s search engine Espacenet is an essential business tool when developing new products with the database holding more than 90 million patent documents from around the world.…
Funding available for collaborative food projects This regional food funding programme within the food and drink sector encourages collaboration between all sectors and representative bodies within the local food industry. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is accepting applications from not-for-profit groups and regional development agencies as well as registered charities for the…
Land & Property Services (LPS) has released draft valuations of all 74,000 businesses in Northern Ireland Known as Reval2020, this process will result in a new non-domestic Valuation List being used to calculate business rate bills from April 2020. This process is about restoring fairness in the rating system by redistributing basically the same rating…
YES YOU CAN – Explore it Initative! Explore It Applications NOW OPEN For Fermanagh and Omagh! Are you a female entrepreneur with a business idea or an early stage start up? We want to hear from YOU! The Yes You Can ‘Explore It’ initiative will be delivered across Northern Ireland by Women in Business in…
THE WAIT IS OVER… ENTER THE “YES YOU CAN” £20K PITCHING PRIZE FUND TODAY! Following on from last year’s success, the Yes You Can Pitching Competition returns for a 2nd year to give YOU the opportunity to pitch to win £5K to support you on your entrepreneurial journey! Yes You Can is a 3-year female…
Unlock the Potential of the Literary Tourism Sector Three-year literary tourism programme launches across four Northern European countries €80K fund available to support literary tourism enterprises in Northern Ireland & counties Cavan and Monaghan Organisations and businesses encouraged to sign up to January 2020 workshops Are you an entrepreneur, culture vulture, or community group…
Applications for the Rural Business Development Grant Pilot Scheme closes – Wednesday 18th December 2019 at 12 Noon We would like to remind everyone that DAERA’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) Programme closes for applications at 12 noon on Wednesday 18 December 2019 – Applications submitted after this time deadline cannot be considered.…
Specialising in reflexology for special needs and anxiety, over the past few years reflexologist Judy Buckley has been working with a number of Fermanagh schools to provide sessions for children. “I’m the first and only reflexologist in Fermanagh that has brought reflexology into schools for the children,” commented Judy, who travels from her home in…
Equality Commission’s programme of employer events running from January to March 2020 are now available to book The Equality Commission’s Advisory Services Team is running a number of training sessions throughout Northern Ireland for employers, HR professionals and service providers. The events cover some of the most common enquiries received by the Equality Commission each…
