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Grant support up to a maximum of 50% for costs covering trainee wages, internal trainer, external trainer and travel and accommodation costs

Sustainability Reports give businesses an understanding of their environmental performance across a number of areas, such as raw materials, energy, carbon, packaging, biodiversity and waste

A series of initiatives that encourage employers to put health at the centre of their business agenda

The Age at Work programme provides access to toolkits, networks and support to unlock benefits for businesses and employees.

Bespoke support to employers to recruit economically inactive participants into paid employment.

Specialist mentoring support tailored to individual business needs for businesses in the borough who are in their early stage of development.

Innovation help available for micro and small Ballymena businesses to become more innovative, agile and successful

Employer incentive scheme to help young people aged 16–24 at risk of long-term unemployment to get into the job market.

The Quality Grading Scheme for Visitor Experiences offers tourism operators a chance to be awarded with a one to five star rating to indicate the level of quality a visitor can experience when visiting their attraction or activity

The scheme is open to hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, self-catering, hostels and guest accommodation; with premises having the ability to achieve a grading of between one to five stars