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Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26 now open for applications
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.
Fleadh 2026 stakeholder engagement sessions
Join an online information session to learn about the opportunities the Fleadh 2026 will bring to Belfast.
Empty to Energised Grant for Ards and North Down
Financial assistance to renovate empty commercial properties, making them fit for purpose and ready to occupy.
Minimum wage rates increase from 1 April 2026
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates are increasing from 1 April 2026.
GIP in Canada: Opportunity for agritech businesses
Innovate UK is inviting UK-based agritech businesses to join a Global Incubator Programme with leading agritech hubs in Canada.
Executive Education Programmes at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute
Businesses can now apply for the William J Clinton Leadership Institute’s schedule of leadership programmes.
Survey on cross-border insurance for businesses
Help assess insurance challenges for cross-border businesses by completing a short, anonymous survey.
CyberWise support for SMEs in Ards and North Down area
Free mentoring and practical cyber support are available to small and medium-sized businesses in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area.
Lights for Change Christmas Appeal in Fermanagh and Omagh
This campaign is designed to raise awareness and inspire action to end violence against women and girls.
Sovereign AI Open Call: Autonomous Labs
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched an early market engagement call for teams developing autonomous lab capabilities in the UK.
Prepare for plastic wet wipes phase out
Get ready for the ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.
Help to Grow: Management Course in Northern Ireland
Applications are open for businesses to sign up for a subsidised leadership and management course.
Three new women’s entrepreneurship programmes launched
New programmes designed to help women entrepreneurs grow, innovate and scale.
We Innovate 2026 | Support for women entrepreneurs
Applications are open for women's entrepreneurship programme at Queen's University, offering workshops, mentoring, and a £15,000 prize fund.
Consultation | Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention on Rules of Origin (PEM)
Share your thoughts on the potential impacts of UK accession to the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin.
Webinar to explore the impact of AI on employment
Online event will explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment issues, including recruitment, management, and bias.
Event to help employers apply reasonable adjustments
Event will help employers create more inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities by showing how reasonable adjustments can and should be applied.
Save the date for CYBERUK 2026
Registration is now open for CYBERUK 2026, the UK's top cyber security event for leaders and innovators.
LRA employer webinars available as recordings
Labour Relations Agency's webinar recordings to help employers keep up to date with the latest Northern Ireland employment law.
Safe Shop launched to support Antrim and Newtownabbey businesses
The initiative aims to reassure shoppers and support local businesses during the busy festive season.
Call for evidence on occupations for Temporary Shortage List
The Migration Advisory Committee is seeking evidence to identify the occupations that should be considered for the Temporary Shortage List.