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Recovery Loan Scheme Launches Today
The Recovery Loan Scheme, a new scheme to support access to finance for UK businesses as they recover and grow following the pandemic, opens to applications from today. The scheme, announced at the Budget on 3 March 2021, is scheduled to run until 31 December 2021,...
Belfast City Airport Announces Covid Testing Centre with Randox
Belfast City Airport has announced an onsite covid testing centre in partnership with leading global diagnostics firm, Randox, in preparation for the return of its international flights in the coming months. The centre will offer both PCR tests and antigen (lateral...
£178 million new business support grants
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced £178 million in new business support grants. Making the announcement, Conor Murphy said: “These grant schemes, together with the 12 months rates holiday, will provide a lifeline for many businesses who continue to confront...
Murphy bolsters business with £230 million rates holiday
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced he is extending the rates holiday for a further 12 months for 29,000 businesses at a cost of £230 million. Conor Murphy said: “This £230 million package will provide continued support for businesses dealing with the impacts...
COVID-19 Supply Chain Resilience Development Framework
The Supply Chain Resilience and Development Framework (SCRDF) is new scheme launched today by Invest NI to provide support to businesses to help improve their supply chai resilience and competitiveness in response to the challenges caused by COVID-19 and EU Exit. This...
Workplace covid testing for key sector employers
Employers from key sectors within Northern Ireland, including manufacturing, can now access the national testing programme as part of a targeted expansion of asymptomatic testing. Launching the programme Health Minister Robin Swann said: “As COVID-19 infections...