Government outlines plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
Support for households, businesses and public sector organisations facing rising energy bills has been unveiled. New support for households, businesses and public sector organisations facing rising energy bills in Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been unveiled...
Bank holiday announced for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral on Monday 19 September
Monday 19 September, the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank holiday. This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final...
STEM Ambassador Information Session
Mid & East Antrim Council are delighted to advise we have arranged an exciting and inspiring STEM Ambassador Information Session with Dr Anna Monaghan on Tuesday 20th September. The STEM Ambassador Programme is managed by STEM Learning, the largest provider of...
NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM BUSINESS IMMIGRATION, RECRUITMENT & COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
With inflation, rising costs and skilled labour shortages continuing to impact the manufacturing sector, it is imperative that manufacturing companies understand how they can navigate challenges in respect of recruitment, skilled labour and commercial contracts....
Belfast Chamber Business Awards- International Trade & Export Award
The Belfast Chamber Awards, now in their 7th year and sponsored once again by Bank of Ireland, have become the city’s premier celebration of business excellence in the city and will take place on Friday 21 October in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Shaw’s Bridge. Across 22...
Advice from HMRC on Steel Tariffs
There has been some press commentary about the potential for a 25% safeguarding tariff on UK origin steel arriving in to NI from GB. We have asked and received advice from HMRC which I’m sharing with you now which reminds traders of the process, clarifies the...
Statement from the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group
“With inflation rising to a 40 year high, the Northern Ireland Business Brexit Working Group call on the EU and the UK to redouble their efforts to resolve their differences on the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and find an agreement based on compromise. For too...
Fully Funded Upskilling Opportunities with the Open University
Enrol for a FREE professional development course with The Open University Applicants can save up to £3,200 with a postgraduate or microcredential course funded through the Department for the Economy’s Skill Up funding initiative. The Open University in partnership...
Green light for Newtownabbey metal packaging facility – one of NI’s biggest manufacturing projects
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council’s planning committee has approved one of the biggest investments in advanced manufacturing in Northern Ireland – a new £150m drinks canning plant at Global Point Business Park. Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) intends to build the...