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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.

Connections Through Culture Grants 2025

Artists, creative practitioners and organisations can apply for up to £10,000 to develop projects that foster cross-cultural exchange.

Northern European Mobility Opportunity (NEMO) call

New pilot programme to 91Ïã½¶»ÆÉ«ÊÓÆµ artistic mobility and exchange across the Nordic region, UK and Ireland is opening in August 2025.

Arts Council NI: New Small Grants Programme

This funding is for projects that will bring the arts to communities, encouraging greater participation and engagement.

Open call: Spark - Incubation Programme 2025

Support is available for the creation of new ventures in the architecture and cultural heritage sectors.

GBIP in the USA: Digital health innovation

Join Innovate UK's Global Business Innovation Programme to explore digital health opportunities in the USA.

BridgeAI: AI Insight Chat Series

Join the upcoming BridgeAI session to find out can the creative industries protect their IP in the age of AI.

Community Involvement Grants

Applications are open for the Community Involvement Grants, offering funding up to £5,000.

Community Investment Fund

Grants up to £350,000 are available for transformative community projects.

Resource Matching Workshop at The Academy

One company's waste can be another's treasure at this resource-matching workshop and networking session.

Call for future Leaders to join Arts Boards programme 2025

Arts & Business NI is now accepting applications for their Leaders on Arts Boards programme.

Learn how to leverage dual market access opportunities at local events

How to maximise opportunites in Great Britain and European Union markets to drive business growth.

Global Incubator Programme: AI for health in Canada

UK businesses working on AI applications in healthcare can apply for Innovate UK's Global Incubator Programme in Canada.

Global Incubator Programme: Healthtech in the USA

Apply for a place on Innovate UK’s accelerator programme with a world-leading healthtech incubator in Houston.

Circular Electricals Fund

Support for new ideas and innovative approaches aimed at keeping electricals and their materials in use for longer, and reducing e-waste.

GBIP in South Korea: Advancing maritime technologies

Join Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme in South Korea to explore global opportunities in the maritime sector.

Drop-in advice clinics for local businesses

Attend free Regional Business Advice Clinics in June for 91Ïã½¶»ÆÉ«ÊÓÆµ on growth, market expansion, and more.

Funding for community-based diet and exercise projects

Apply for up to £250,000 in funding to develop and scale your diet or exercise innovation.

Defence Innovation Loans 2025-26

Loans from £100,000 to £1 million are available for mature defence innovations with a clear route to commercial success.

Apply to INVENT 2025 to showcase your innovation

Enter INVENT 2025 to win £25,000, gain exposure, and access resources to scale your innovative idea.

Innovation workshop: From ideation to commercialisation

Join Innovate NI's free innovation workshop to accelerate growth and turn ideas into scalable business solutions.

AI security webinar for businesses

Discover practical measures to mitigate AI and cyber security risks at this BridgeAI webinar.

Belfast Business Survey

Businesses and social enterprises across Belfast are encouraged to share their views on trading conditions, current challenges, and business 91Ïã½¶»ÆÉ«ÊÓÆµ needs.