Celebrating Women Innovators on International Women’s Day
Join Innovate UK on 8 March 2023 to celebrate the legacy of their Women in Innovation Programme
Latest HMRC Tax Webinars
Listed below are a number of live HMRC webinars that will give the self-employed an understanding of key taxes that affect them and also help employers with payroll. The webinars are free and last around an hour.
Minimum Wage Rates Increase From 1 April 2023
Employers should be aware that all minimum wage rates increase on 1 April of each year. This includes all National Minimum Wage rates and the National Living Wage rate. The new minimum wage rates apply to eligible workers in Northern Ireland from 1 April 2023.
Apprenticeship Employer Event
You will find out how local employers have developed skills relevant to their business through Degree Apprenticeships and how apprenticeships help to drive productivity and boost business performance. You will also have the opportunity to find out about the range of apprenticeship programmes available.
Innovation Vouchers: January 2023 Call
Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) Innovation Vouchers allow you to access the skills and expertise of universities, colleges or Institutes of Technology in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Grow Your Understanding of the Fundamentals of Getting Your Cargo to Its Destination Successfully

This workshop is an introduction to trade and logistics – gain an understanding of the essentials required to facilitate the movement of goods from Northern Ireland. The presenter will provide you with an outline of the basic principles and an introduction to processes and routines to be followed.
DAERA Launches £500,000 Competition to Deal With Livestock Slurry
Can you deliver a sustainable utilisation of livestock slurry solution for Northern Ireland?
File Your Self Assessment Tax Return and Pay Your Tax Bill by 31 January 2023
The deadline for Self Assessment tax returns and paying the tax owed for the 2021 to 2022 tax year is 11:59pm on Tuesday 31 January 2023.
NI Management Practices Survey 2022
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are inviting local businesses to participate in a new survey, which aims to understand how management practices vary across Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Christmas Licensing Hours
Licensed premises include businesses such as bars, restaurants, hotels and theatres who hold a licence to sell alcohol or ‘liquor licence’. Alcohol may normally be sold from 11:30am to 11pm, or on Sundays from 12:30pm to 11pm. Some licensed premises have a ‘late licence’ that normally allows them to sell alcohol as late as 1am or with further additional permitted hours until 2am, instead of the usual limit of 11pm.