UK joins European supercomputing initiative

On Monday 13 May 2024, the UK became a member of the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) initiative The membership secures enhanced access to European supercomputing resources and funding for UK researchers, businesses, and academics. What is EuroHPC? EuroHPC is a collaborative programme of 35 countries, offering access to cutting-edge computing facilities, and funding…

Help to Grow: Management Essentials

New, self-guided course for small business leaders Following the success of the 12-week Help to Grow: Management course, the government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials. This self-guided, online course is free to access, and consists of a series of bite-sized videos and supporting resources on a range of business topics. Some modules include links…

Go Succeed business events

Register for upcoming events offered by Go Succeed, the council support service for Northern Ireland businesses. Go Succeed is a business support service led by Northern Ireland’s eleven local councils. The service assists businesses of all stages, whether you want to start a new business, are an established business that hopes to grow or plan…

Funding for communication network innovations

£500,000 for next-gen communication solutions Innovate UK is inviting UK-registered micro and small businesses to apply for a share of £500,000 to develop affordable and innovative communication network solutions. To be eligible, your innovations should: lead to new products, processes or services superior to others currently available propose innovative uses for existing products, processes or…

Grant support for energy efficient equipment

Up to £150k is available to help businesses buy and install energy efficient equipment. Invest Northern Ireland’s Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) will help local businesses reduce energy costs and build resilience through efficiency. It will offer grant support to buy and install energy efficient equipment that reduces energy and carbon emissions. Grants of up to…

Innovation Vouchers: April 2024 call

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…

DAERA Digital Catapult partnership will aid local businesses’ net zero ambitions – Muir

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…