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  • Latest UK Export Academy webinars

    Upcoming webinars from UK Export Academy to help businesses boost their exporting skills and sell their goods and services to new markets.

  • Dormant Assets For All

    Funding is available to help voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations become better prepared for future challenges.

  • Changes to UK immigration working visa

    Employers should be aware that changes to the immigration working visa are set to take effect from Tuesday 22 July 2025.

Irish Open Industry Engagement Session

Golf's Irish Open takes place in Newcastle in September 2024 - find out what this could mean for your business.

New tool released to test AI safety

New AI safety testing platform offers opportunities for startups, AI developers and academia.

International Supply Chain Accelerator

Digital supply chain innovation programme offers £85,000 funding opportunity for UK tech innovators.

Food safety workshops in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland district councils, in partnership with the safefood Knowledge Network, are hosting free food safety workshops for small food businesses.

Deadline approaching for move to CDS

Businesses must submit all export declarations through the Customs Declaration Service by 4 June 2024.

Innovate UK Investor Partnerships: SME round 7

UK registered businesses can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Discover AI solutions for manufacturing decarbonisation

Digital Catapult is hosting the next instalment of the ADViCE webinar series on Monday 20 May 2024.

Five reasons to file your 2023-24 tax return early

You don't need to wait until January 2025 to file your Self Assessment tax return.

Funding for life and health sciences innovators in NI

Businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to boost innovation in Northern Ireland's life and health sciences sector.

Changes to UK company law: New rules for company names

Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, there are new rules for company names.

Growth and productivity conference for Fermanagh and Omagh

The conference will focus on the future of the local economy with the aim of boosting growth and productivity.

Webinar: Smart manufacturing powered by data

Discover how data-driven technologies can help your business innovate, optimise and accelerate in the digital age.

Event: Integrate AI into your business

Register for this free Hartree Centre NI Hub event to learn how to leverage data and AI for business growth.

Biomethane network planning consultation

Views sought from prospective biomethane producers and existing biogas producers in Northern Ireland.

Consultation on Performance Improvement Objectives for Ards and North Down

Have your say on Ards and North Down Borough Council's proposed Performance Improvement Objectives 2024/25.

Ban on selling single-use vapes from 1 April 2025

The DAERA has announced disposable vapes will no longer be sold or distributed in Northern Ireland.

HMRC QR code scam alert

HMRC is warning that a new VAT email scam is circulating which encourages recipients to scan a QR code and enter personal details. 

CERN: Meet the Buyer event at Invest NI

CERN, in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland and the Department for Business and Trade, is hosting a Meet the Buyer event at Invest NI.

CYBERUK Digital Loft event

Register for a virtual event with NCSC this May to examine the future of cyber security for small organisations.

Windsor Framework: New GB to NI parcel delivery scheme

Apply for UK Carrier (UKC) Scheme authorisation to move consumer parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.

Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Cohort 3

Scheme aims to deliver innovative tech across the industry to decarbonise freight and boost the UK supply chain.

Blue Carbon Action Plan consultation

Views sought on the creation of the first-ever Blue Carbon Action Plan for Northern Ireland.