Northern Ireland Social Enterprise, in partnership with Go Succeed, is hosting its annual Awards to celebrate the achievements and contributions of social enterprises across the region.

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.

On Monday 13 May 2024, the UK became a member of the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) initiative

Finance Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald today relaunched a rate support scheme aimed at attracting businesses into town centres and onto the high street.

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir is urging Farm Businesses who have not yet submitted their 2024 Single applications to take action before midnight on 15 May.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is encouraging their customers to complete their Self Assessment tax return as soon as they can. This will help you avoid any rush in January, you’ll know what you owe HMRC and you can budget to make the payment by 31 January 2025.

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.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has provided clarification on how the department intends to take forward the transition of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements into Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) entitlements as part of the launch of the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (FSTP) in 2025.

Listed 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.

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.

Farmers are being reminded that any Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlement Transfers for this year must be completed by midnight Thursday 2 May 2024.

Innovate UK is offering travel support for businesses to attend consortia-building events in Europe