What could a £5,000 voucher do for your business? Innovation Vouchers allow you to access the skills and expertise of public sector knowledge providers, such as universities and colleges, in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Typical projects supported through Innovation Vouchers include: helping to create or improve products, services or processes access to…
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is welcoming applications for the 2024 Rosy James Memorial Trust Award This award aims to support makers steeped in practice using materials singly or in combination. Such materials might include: fired clay or glass fine or base metals textiles wood plastics paper or other materials not included in this…
Neville Graham, Head of Farmer Services, Dale Farm; Sue McGuire, Senior Strategic Partnership Manager, Digital Catapult; Andrew Muir MLA, DAERA Minister; Fiacre O’Donnell, Sustainability Director, Encirc; and Jason Rankin, General Manager, AgriSearch. DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched the latest phase in his Department’s partnership with Digital Catapult to assist companies here to achieve their net…
Funding to support the local food and drink sector The 2024/25 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme, run by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), is currently accepting applications. The programme offers £170,000 in funding aimed at promoting high-quality regional food. Its primary goal is to encourage collaboration among various sectors and representative…
Businesses will begin to receive their rate bills for 2024-25 by the week ending 5 April 2024. Rate bills will start to arrive with businesses by Friday 5 April 2024. The bill will set out the amount due for 2024-25, details of any rate relief which has been applied to your account, and also any…
The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) is hosting a flagship economic conference that aims to foster collaboration between businesses and policymakers in the region. The event, called Momentum, will feature keynote speeches and panel sessions from industry leaders and subject-matter experts. The half-day conference will cover areas such as: green growth…
A new £5 million programme has launched to support entrepreneurs and high growth start-ups in Northern Ireland. Invest Northern Ireland has launched its new accelerator programme Founder Labs. It’s a programme of support to help early-stage, technology-based, start-up businesses and entrepreneurs become global businesses of the future. Founder Labs is specifically focused on technology-based Start-Up…
Grants of up to £40,000 for eligible organisations working with children and young people in Northern Ireland. Ulster Wildlife is working with the Energy Saving Trust Foundation on their new round of funding for organisations working with children and young people in Northern Ireland. The funding will support organisations working with children and young people…
Economy Minister Conor Murphy today announced a new programme of support to help early-stage, technology-based, start-up businesses and entrepreneurs become global businesses of the future. £5million Founder Labs accelerator programme The Minister was joined by Steve Baker, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, and Kieran Donoghue, CEO, Invest Northern Ireland, at the launch event. Speaking…
Additional flood support scheme for businesses not previously eligible for the £7,500 payment or the Enhanced Flood Support Scheme. The Flooding Hardship Scheme is financed by the Department for the Economy and administered by district councils. The purpose of the scheme is to provide support to businesses, and some other non-domestic premises, that were affected…
