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InnovateUs and Skills Focus development programmes

How the InnovateUs and Skills Focus programmes can help employers develop the skills of their staff.

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Resources and Waste Management Strategy consultation

Views sought on opportunities for moving towards a circular economy in new strategy.

News

Updated: 2 Feb 2026

RENDR Festival 2026

This two-day immersive creative technology event will bring international talent to Belfast on 12 and 13 February 2026.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

Adopt a Music Creator 2026: call for composers

Making Music is inviting emerging composers to take part in its Adopt a Music Creator 2026 scheme.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

IPO publishes updated guidance on fee changes

The Intellectual Property Office guidance explains how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply from 1 April 2026.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

Housing Executive Grants now open

Social enterprises can now apply for the Housing Executive’s Social Investment Grants.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

NI Reval2026 | Revaluation of business rates

Businesses are urged to review draft property values online.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

Reval 2026 | Draft valuations for business properties

Land & Property Services has published draft valuations for over 75,000 non-domestic properties in Northern Ireland as part of Reval 2026.

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Updated: 2 Feb 2026

Funding opportunity for innovative wind technologies

Innovation grants are available to businesses looking to accelerate their growth and capability in offshore wind.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Using cookies and the law

You must be open about what cookies do, how and why you use cookies and provide instructions on how to turn them off to comply with electronic communications regulations.

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Data Protection Act

How rules on data protection are likely to affect your business including what personal information you store, how long you retain personal information, how it is stored and what it may be used for.

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Data protection and direct marketing

Tell people who you are, how you will use their information and if you will pass it on to other businesses to comply with data protection regulations.

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Electronic, email and telephone marketing regulations

Email, telephone and fax marketing regulations including rules about opting-in and opting-out of email communications and the telephone preference service.

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Get flexible business support with Co-builders

Catalyst has launched a new, flexible programme to help entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland develop business ideas, build start-ups and grow with confidence.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Safeguarding support for arts organisations

Volunteer Now, in partnership with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, is offering free one-to-one safeguarding advice clinics for ACNI clients.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Ambition to Grow programme: January 2026

The Ambition to Grow January 2026 call closed for applications on 30 January 2026.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

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Collaborate with professionals to solve your design challenges

DesignLink offers businesses the opportunity to work with highly skilled early-stage creatives to tackle their design problems.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Northern Ireland innovation funding is on the rise - how can your business benefit?

Innovation investments are capitalising on Northern Ireland’s expertise while growing the local economy.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Funding for developing semiconductor hardware for critical technologies

Apply for a share of up to £5 million for feasibility studies on improving semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

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.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

European Commission launches public consultation on US tariff measures

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

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs

The funding aims to help SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs break into new local and global markets, drive innovation, and support business expansion.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Community Investment Fund

Grants up to £350,000 are available for transformative community projects.

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Updated: 30 Jan 2026

Community Involvement Grants

Applications are open for the Community Involvement Grants, offering funding up to £5,000.

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