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  • Survey gives businesses their say on tax system issues

    The survey provides crucial insight into the big issues faced by small businesses including tax agents in the tax system.

  • Go Succeed business events

    Register for upcoming events offered by Go Succeed, the council support service for Northern Ireland businesses.

  • Latest HMRC tax webinars

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

IPO consultation on Standard Essential Patents for SMEs

The IPO is inviting smaller sized businesses to respond to a short questionnaire asking about their experiences in using Standard Essential Patents when innovating.

Funding for advanced materials for defence innovations

DASA is seeking advanced materials innovations to support generation-after-next defence capabilities.

SBRI: Skin cancer detection using artificial intelligence

Funding for innovative use of AI to accelerate the detection of skin cancer in referrals from primary to secondary care.

Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence competition

Phase 3 of a DASA competition to identify technologies that can mitigate against the effect of future windfarm development.

Have your say on artist studios in Belfast

Views sought on the existing and future needs for artists' workspace in Belfast City.

All-Ireland Heritage Skills Programme 2023-24

Programme providing an opportunity to keep many traditional skills alive within the construction sector.

CR&D resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing competition

Apply for a share of up to £12 million to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to improve resource efficiency.

Open Networks Ecosystem Competition

Apply for up to £80 million of funding to support the development of open network solutions.

UK Battery Industrialisation Centre SME Credit Round 1

Apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to increase and facilitate your engagement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.

Battery manufacturing training initiative

Apply for a share of up to £2 million to establish at least one training initiative for battery manufacturing.

Energy Strategy Action Plan 2023

Priority areas of action and tasks for delivery in the second year of the delivery of the Energy Strategy programme.

Business rates: New valuation list published

The new valuation list for non-domestic properties will be used to calculate business rate bills from 1 April 2023.

InterTradeIreland Digital Sales Supports

Access digital Sales Supports designed to help your business improve and expand its online presence in the cross-border market and beyond.

Apply for funding from the UK Seafood Fund

Find out about the aims of the UK Seafood Fund, what grants are available, and how to apply for them.

Green Innovation Challenge Fund pilot third window

Innovative projects sought to help alleviate the current energy crisis and move Northern Ireland further along the path to net zero.

Blockchain Demonstrator Challenge Fund

Funding for innovative prototypes to demonstrate how blockchain can integrate with real-world data and systems.

Newry, Mourne and Down consultation: performance improvement objectives 2023-24

Have your say on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s proposed improvement objectives for 2023-24.

Consultation | Extending income tax cash basis for the self-employed

Views sought on proposals to increase eligibility and use of the income tax cash basis for the self-employed.

V2X Innovation programme bi-directional charging demonstrations

Funding for small scale demonstrations of novel vehicle to everything energy technology providing storage and flexible services.

Climate Change Agreement scheme consultation

Views sought on proposals for an extension to the current Climate Change Agreement scheme and further proposals.

Call for evidence on protected nature sites laws

Views sought to feed into a review of protected nature sites laws in Northern Ireland.

Launch event for second Researchers in Residence programme

Join the launch event on 20 April 2023 to find out more about the Innovation Launchpad Network+ and its Researchers in Residence opportunities.