Grants: the basics What kind of grants are available? Currently, the main groups that award grants are: the UK government the European Union Northern Ireland government local authorities or local councils Northern Ireland business support finder Use our searchable database that can help you find publicly-funded sources of assistance in Northern Ireland you may be…
From the time you first start thinking about owning your own business to the day you open the doors, entrepreneurship seems like an exciting, challenging, gratifying experience. Even the stressful moments have a bit of magic to them; you go to work, knowing that your mistakes will likely be little more than temporary setbacks that…
Would you like to learn more about tax and bookkeeping for self-employed people? Fermanagh Enterprise will be running a Financial Management workshop that will cover these topics in an easy to understand and practical way. The workshop will be held on Wednesday 14th February at 7.00 pm in the Enniskillen Business Centre, Lackaghboy Industrial Estate,…
Innovation is a crucial aspect of the modern world. We’re almost accustomed to the flow of new technologies with the potential to change how we live and work. We know 2018 will bring new ideas, new possibilities, things we can’t fully anticipate yet. Strictly speaking, innovation is about what we do with those ideas –…
I was prompted to create a post containing Irish business competitions to win investment after the success of my Irish Technology and Irish Business awards article. There can be a fine line between accelerator programmes and competitions, so I’m sticking purely with competitions and as usual it’s a B2B focus. Of course the ultimate for those with…
Out of all of the exciting and potentially revolutionary innovations currently under development for the benefit of commercial firms, few could be as game changing as the research done towards making driverless vehicles not just a reality, but something that is widespread on roads across the world. Pioneered by some of the world’s leading tech…
Nurturing ideas – growing success With Co-Innovate, you can learn about the benefits of innovation, identify opportunities for growth in your business and create a vision to make it happen. Overview Co-Innovate, a new programme supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body, will help you harness ideas…
Ten best practice steps for employers to follow to help them support employees affected by illness The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland recently hosted an event to highlight how local employers can support employees affected by cancer. In addition the Equality Commission also launched a ten step best practice guidance to help employers manage and…
If you’re an entrepreneur, maybe you’ve vowed that this year you’ll be more productive. Are you doomed to be disappointed like everyone else? Not necessarily. According to some psychologists, if you experiment with small potential solutions to your problem, big changes are possible. You may need, in other words, some handy hacks. The wise words…
COONEEEN Protection Ltd has been awarded a multi-million Euro body armour contract by the French government. The €48 million major contract, which is the largest police body armour contract to be awarded in Europe in the last 25 years, will involve the manufacture and supply of thousands of sets of body armour to the French…
