IPO Warns of Spike in Misleading Invoices
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has warned customers to beware of misleading payment requests from unsolicited organisations. These requests often come as invoices for trade mark, design, or patent services. Such ‘services’ – once paid for – […]
Go Succeed Ensures Sweet Sound Of Success For Omagh Music Academy
A Tyrone music tuition school is composing plans for expansion after receiving assistance from the government-backed Go Succeed business enterprise programme. Omagh Music Academy already caters for more than 180 students but has plans to grow that number yet further. Founder and Director Claire Bowes said mentorship received through Go Succeed has given her the […]
LRA Employer Webinars Available as Recordings
Access recordings of the Labour Relations Agency’s (LRA) webinars that help employers keep up to date with the latest in Northern Ireland employment law The LRA has made a number of their webinars available as recordings so employers in Northern Ireland can watch them at a time that suits their schedule. The current webinar topics […]
Finance Minister Responds to Chancellor’s Statement
Speaking following the Chancellor’s statement, Finance Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA said: “Since taking up office, I have consistently called out the underfunding of our public services. The scale of this has been laid bare in the Chancellor’s statement today. “It is too early to determine the full implications of today’s announcement for the Executive. […]
Latest HMRC Tax Webinars
Upcoming webinars from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to help employers, businesses and the self-employed understand tax issues that affect them. 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 […]
InterTradeIreland Trade Series Webinars
Help to navigate Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland & Great Britain trade requirements InterTradeIreland is hosting a series of free webinars to help businesses navigate trade between Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Supporting businesses of all sizes, these webinars will provide you with guidance to support future trade under the UK/EU Free Trade Agreement […]
The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2025
Northern Ireland businesses are invited to apply for the UK’s most prestigious business award The King’s Awards for Enterprise recognise and encourage the outstanding achievements of UK businesses in the fields of: international trade innovation sustainable development promoting opportunity through social mobility Businesses of all sizes and from all sectors can apply. The awards are […]
Farm Safety Week 2024
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland is aiming to reset the way farmers approach farm safety and risk-taking The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is supporting the Farm Safety Foundation during Farm Safety Week, which is running from Monday 22 July to Friday 26 July 2024. HSENI, as a member […]
Deadline Extended for Reval2026 Rent and Lease Questionnaire
The deadline for businesses to return their rent and lease questionnaire (RALQ) has been extended until the end of August. Land & Property Services (LPS) has confirmed that businesses will now have until the 31 August 2024 to return the Reval2026 rent and lease questionnaire for non-domestic properties. Reval2026 offers businesses the opportunity to have a say and […]
Northern Ireland Agricultural Incomes in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the first (provisional) estimate for farm incomes in 2023. Revisions have been made to previous years. Aggregate Agricultural Income Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income from Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland decreased by 44.0% (47.8% in real terms) from £609 million in 2022 […]