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Latest Business Academy webinars

Upcoming webinars from the Business Academy to help you master the skills you need to reach new customers in the UK and around the world.

Latest HMRC tax webinars

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

Equality Commission employer webinars 2026

The Equality Commission's employer training programme of online events for 2026 will help keep employers on the right side of equality law.

Go Succeed business events

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

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.

Support for women researchers with WeVenture

Supportive, structured guidance to help women researchers explore and grow the commercial potential of their work.

Rate bills for 2026-27 to issue this week

Businesses will begin to receive their rate bills for 2026-27 from the start of April 2026.

Cluster Acceleration Programme

The Cluster Acceleration Programme offers financial support to groups of SMEs that want to collaborate, boost competitiveness, and grow.

Medicines Manufacturing: Labs of the Future competition

Innovate UK Business Connect is hosting a briefing event for a major new opportunity to advance the future of medicines development and manufacturing in the UK.

Ofcom and ICO issue joint guidance on age assurance

Guidance to help online services meet age assurance, online safety and data protection requirements to keep children safe online.

Consultation on licence requirements for zero emission goods vehicles

Views sought on proposals on changes to regulations to support the uptake of zero emission goods vehicles (ZEGVs) in Northern Ireland.

Funding available to support arts and business partnerships

Arts & Business NI Investment Programme offers funding for partnerships between cultural and commercial businesses.

Consultation on new long-term rural policy for Northern Ireland

Views sought on how people and government can work together to address the challenges and opportunities that face rural communities.

Sunday openings in Belfast 2026 | Share your views

Public views sought on extending Sunday trading hours across Belfast.

Join Belfast Met event for World Creativity & Innovation Day 2026

Businesses will get a chance to hear local success stories and learn about fully funded innovation support, skills training and funding options.

Tax Confident website to help you understand tax

HM Revenue & Customs has launched Tax Confident, a new website to help you understand tax in plain, simple terms.

Great Neighbourhood Days Out event

Tourism organisers, group leaders and staff are invited to find out more about Belfast’s unique attractions

SELECT programme offers executive development for social enterprise leaders

A new training programme helps social enterprises to strengthen leadership and grow commercial income.

Innovate UK support for next generation tech businesses

Innovate UK has launched a new strategy to support the UK's most ambitious businesses to scale, commercialise and compete globally.

New statutory payment rates for 2026-27

New rates for statutory payments in force from April 2026.

LRA employer events 2026

Labour Relations Agency (LRA) events to help employers, managers, and HR practitioners with key employment issues.

Work Well Live Well workplace support programme

Work Well Live Well is a free support programme to help support your workplace to improve employee health, wellbeing, and culture.