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Micro Business Revitalise Fund for Antrim and Newtownabbey
This fund aims to help businesses in the COVID-19 recovery process with up to £1000 available for each qualifying business
Limited Company Director's Support Scheme
The Limited Company Director’s Support Scheme is designed to provide financial support to company directors who have personally been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
Coronavirus: Download a template if you're claiming for 100 or more employees through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Complete a template with the details of the employees you're claiming for and upload this when you claim (for claims on or after 1 July 2020).
Coronavirus: Calculate how much you can claim using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back
Coronavirus: Reporting employees' wages to HMRC when you've claimed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
How and when to report employees’ wages to HMRC using the PAYE Real Time Information system if you’ve claimed through the Job Retention Scheme
Coronavirus: Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave ('furlough') due to coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Recovery Revitalisation Business Grant for Derry and Strabane
Grants of between £500 and £3000 are available to eligible businesses
Climate solutions awards open for entries
Applications for the 2021 Ashden Awards now open to spotlight the world's next climate champions
Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme: Part B
Aims to assist supply chain businesses impacted by customers restricted or forced to close/cease trading under the Health Protection Regulations.
Winter Executive Education Programmes at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute
Businesses can now apply for the William J Clinton Leadership Institute’s winter schedule of leadership programmes
Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme: Part A
The Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme (CRBSS) aims to support those businesses directly impacted by the Health Protection Regulations.
Coronavirus: Localised Restrictions Support Scheme
Financial support to businesses affected by the health protection restrictions put in place by the NI Executive
Buyer to Producer Programme for Newry, Mourne and Down
This free programme provides guidance on how to switch from buying and selling products to producing and commercialising products in-house
Coronavirus: Wet Pubs Business Support Scheme
The Wet Pubs Business Support Scheme provides support to wet pubs, whose premises were required to close or cease trading during the period from 4 July to 23 September 2020.
Self Assessment deadline reminder
HM Revenue and Customs is reminding Self Assessment customers to complete their tax return before the deadline of 31 January 2021
Off-payroll working rules webinars
HMRC webinars to explain how the off-payroll working rules will change on 6 April 2021
Scaling the Edge Programme for innovative SMEs
Scaling the Edge Programme, funded by Innovate UK, will open for innovative SMEs across the UK from February to April 2021
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - HMRC webinar
Support webinar to help employers and employees deal with the economic impacts of COVID-19
Coronavirus: Business closures and restrictions in Northern Ireland
Measures to fight coronavirus place restrictions on businesses and services
Expressions of interest: Mid and East Antrim Agri-food Demonstrator Project
The Agri-food Demonstrator Project has been developed to support the agri-food sector
Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme
The Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme provides support to newly self-employed individuals (sole traders and those in partnerships) adversely impacted by COVID-19
COVID-19 Energy Efficiency Capital Grant
[CLOSED TO APPLICATIONS] The Minister for the Economy has launched a new £500,000 COVID-19 Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) from Invest NI