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  • Entries open for the Social Enterprise Awards 2026

    Making a social impact in Northern Ireland? Applications are now open for the Social Enterprise Awards 2026.

  • 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.

Agri-Food Investment Initiative

Northern Ireland agri-food businesses can access financial assistance for capital investments to grow and increase their competitiveness.

Transport Accelerator: Maritime 2025

Get support for ideas that could help with automating operations, integrating future fuels and improving safety in ports.

Impacts on the Water Environment call for evidence

Views sought to improve the knowledge base and enable more accurate assessments of potential pressures and impacts on water quality.

Voluntary carbon and nature markets integrity consultation

Views sought on the implementation of the UK government’s principles for voluntary carbon and nature market integrity.

Consultation on amendments to package travel legislation

Views sought on proposed changes to the 2018 Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations (2018 PTRs).

Major Civil Engineering Works Framework market engagement call

Take part in a preliminary market engagement exercise on the proposed strategy and framework for major civil engineering works.

Geovation PropTech Innovation Challenge

Can you develop digital and scalable PropTech solutions to boost home-building and foster a new supply-side ecosystem for the sector?

Call for views: Enterprise connected device security

The government is asking for views on the security of enterprise connected devices, also known as 'IoT devices'.

FSA: Avoid ocean bound plastic in food packaging

Food Standards Agency warns against using ocean bound plastic in food contact materials.

Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator 2025

Develop and test your solutions in real-world environments to help solve pressing challenges within the freight sector.

HMGCC Co-Creation challenges

Collaborate with industry and academic experts on national security engineering challenges and innovations.

Decarbonising smaller vessels call for evidence

Evidence sought on emission reduction measures for vessels with a gross tonnage of less than 400.

Net zero ports call for evidence

Views sought on the challenges and opportunities associated with decarbonising ports towards net zero practices.

Consultation on greenhouse gas removal and power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

Views sought on how government can best support a diversity of GGR technologies, and large-scale Power BECCS projects.

Solar canopies on car parks and electric vehicle charging consultation

Views sought on proposals to mandate the installation of solar canopies on new outdoor car parks.

European Commission launches public consultation on US tariff measures

Share your views on a list of US imports potentially subject to EU countermeasures.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Masterclass for Newry, Mourne and Down

Explore the positive impacts of inclusive employment at this masterclass for businesses.

Trading with the US - access one-to-one advice clinics

Keep informed of how changes could affect your business.

Support for 5G innovation in the screen and performance sectors

Creative companies are invited to explore innovative applications of 5G in screen technology in this CoSTAR Screen Lab call.

Safer Food Means Better Business Campaign 2025

This campaign aims to help food businesses to keep their customers safe and run a successful business.

Opening Doors | Make your recruitment more inclusive

The Opening Doors initiative is an inclusive recruitment campaign that identifies five key ways to make your jobs accessible to everyone.

Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 pre-published

Horizon Europe's main work programme 2025 and the amended main work programme 2023-2025 have been pre-published.