The Queen’s Award for Enterprise has been renamed following the Accession of King Charles III. The Awards will become The King’s Award for Enterprise.

Applications for the Back in Business scheme, which offers local businesses a 50% rates discount for up to two years, will close on 31 March 2023.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding VAT-registered businesses to file their returns and pay on time, ahead of new penalties being applied.

Join Innovate UK on 8 March 2023 to celebrate the legacy of their Women in Innovation Programme

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.

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.

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.

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.

Can you deliver a sustainable utilisation of livestock slurry solution for Northern Ireland?

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.

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.