Latest News - November 2025

This consultation sets out details on how the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) will work and seeks views on its design & implementation.

The competition will award up to 60 women innovators, each receiving up to £75,000 in grant funding and 12 months of tailored business support.

Join an online information session to learn about the opportunities the Fleadh 2026 will bring to Belfast.

Financial assistance to renovate empty commercial properties, making them fit for purpose and ready to occupy.

A summary of how the Budget 2025 affects Northern Ireland businesses.

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates are increasing from 1 April 2026.

Innovate UK is inviting UK-based agritech businesses to join a Global Incubator Programme with leading agritech hubs in Canada.

Businesses can now apply for the William J Clinton Leadership Institute’s schedule of leadership programmes.

Help assess insurance challenges for cross-border businesses by completing a short, anonymous survey.

Free mentoring and practical cyber support are available to small and medium-sized businesses in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.

This campaign is designed to raise awareness and inspire action to end violence against women and girls.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched an early market engagement call for teams developing autonomous lab capabilities in the UK.

Get ready for the ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.

Applications are open for businesses to sign up for a subsidised leadership and management course.

New programmes designed to help women entrepreneurs grow, innovate and scale.

Applications are open for women's entrepreneurship programme at Queen's University, offering workshops, mentoring, and a £15,000 prize fund. 

Share your thoughts on the potential impacts of UK accession to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin.

Online event will explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment issues, including recruitment, management, and bias.

Event will help employers create more inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities by showing how reasonable adjustments can and should be applied.

Registration is now open for CYBERUK 2026, the UK's top cyber security event for leaders and innovators.

Labour Relations Agency's webinar recordings to help employers keep up to date with the latest Northern Ireland employment law.

The initiative aims to reassure shoppers and support local businesses during the busy festive season.