Manufacturing Month NI News
Keep up to date with the latest manufacturing news in Northern Ireland and be the first to hear about Manufacutring NI’s series of events scheduled for 2020.
Apply today for £2k grant for trading with the EU
Please note a new article that may be of interest to your audience has been published on GOV.UK to announce that SMEs can from today apply for the £2k grant to help them with the new rules when trading with the EU:...
£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...
VIES & Supplementary Declarations
XI VAT Numbers The Department of the Economy have recently become aware of a VAT issue with NI businesses operating under the NI Protocol and trading with the EU. The issue concerns a business’s ability to access the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES). Fortunately...