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  • Community Connections Conference 2025

    The Community Connections Conference is a key event for fostering partnerships between businesses and community organisations.

  • LRA employer events January/February 2025

    Labour Relations Agency events to help employers, managers, and HR practitioners with key employment issues.

  • Latest HMRC tax webinars

    Upcoming webinars from HM Revenue & Customs to help employers, businesses and the self-employed understand tax issues that affect them.

Autumn Budget 2024

A summary of how the Autumn Budget 2024 affects Northern Ireland businesses.

InterTradeIreland tender opportunity is now open

InterTradeIreland seeks a web development agency for website support.

Consultation | Statutory Sick Pay

Employers encouraged to have their say on proposals to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay.

Smart Nano Technology Access Programme

NI businesses can now apply for the Smart Nano Technology Access Programme, offering expert support and high-tech resources. Apply by 2 December 2024.

New Supply Chain Resilience Navigator tool

Boost your supply chain resilience with the new Navigator tool from the Digital Catapult's Digital Supply Chain Hub.

Arts Council NI: Knowledge exchange and networking event

Join a networking event on 29 November 2024 at The MAC, Belfast to discuss artist conditions and mental health.

Funding for digital therapeutics in mental health

Apply for a share of up to £3.7 million to develop innovative digital therapeutics using extended reality (XR) for mental health solutions.

Immersive Arts programme opens for applications

Grants of £5,000, £20,000 and £50,000 are available as part of the three-year project designed to help artists explore immersive technologies.

Responsible Innovation Conference

Belfast conference to explore ethics in technology innovation, inviting business leaders, tech experts, and academics to discuss responsible innovation practices.

UKRI: 2024 stakeholder perception survey

UK Research and Innovation is seeking stakeholder feedback to help them address issues, tailor their activities and measure progress.

ICO warns businesses to prepare for the quantum-enabled future

The Information Commissioner’s Office is urging businesses to get ready for a new wave of cyber security threats as quantum computing advances.

Join Design for Planet Festival 2024

Get free entry to the Design Council's Design for Planet Festival and join the movement that's rethinking how we design, innovate, and create a greener future.

Invest 2035: the UK’s modern industrial strategy

Share your views on the UK government’s proposed 10-year plan for the economy.

Event: The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK

Find out how devolution and increased local decision-making may impact the UK’s creative, cultural and heritage sectors.

Equaliser Mentorship Programme for sound professionals

Applications are now open for the new talent development program, offering mentoring, networking, and more to sound professionals from global majority backgrounds.

Maker Relief Fund applications now open

Heritage Crafts' Maker Relief Fund is targeted at people facing financial hardship while striving to make their living as a professional craftsperson.

Funding for space-related R&D, innovation and education

Details on open funding opportunities for individuals and businesses working in the UK space sector.

The Open Portrush 2025 | Webinar to help businesses prepare

Online event to help local tourism and hospitality businesses get ready for golf's Open Championship taking place in Portrush in July 2025.

Draft environmental principles policy statement consultation

 Views sought on how to interpret and proportionately apply environmental principles across government policy.

AgriFood Connect: Boosting innovation in agri-food sector

A new cross-border initiative, AgriFood Connect, has been launched to drive innovation and collaboration in the local agri-food sector. 

International Trade Week 2024

Series of events designed to help businesses maximise their global potential.

Export services survey

Share your views on export support and advice services in Northern Ireland.