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Free service to help enhance your leadership and management strategy

Invest Northern Ireland's Leadership and Management Advice Service can help develop more effective leadership in your business.

Better Hiring Toolkit for the hospitality sector

Toolkit provides employers with best practice advice and guidance on how to hire quickly, fairly, and safely in the hospitality industry.

Consultation: Proposed amendments to the Food Law Code of Practice for Northern Ireland

This consultation seeks stakeholders’ views on proposed changes to the Food Law Code of Practice and Practice Guidance in Northern Ireland.

Updated allergen guidance for food businesses

New allergen guidance for food businesses selling non-prepacked food.

All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference 2025

Join the Women in Business annual All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference to gain support, tools, and connections for your business.

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.

Request for input on potential UK measures in response to US tariffs

How businesses can share their views on potential UK measures responding to the new US tariffs

Crown Estate Marine Supply Chain Accelerator Fund

A £50 million fund to help catalyse UK supply chain capacity and capability for offshore wind.

NI Regional Food Programme 2025/26

Financial support for the local food and drink sector.

Rate bills for 2025-26 to issue this week

Businesses will begin to receive their rate bills for 2025-26 by the week ending 4 April 2025.

Developer Contributions for Wastewater Infrastructure consultation

Views sought on proposals for developer contributions to help fund necessary improvements to wastewater infrastructure.

Construction products reform consultation

Green paper consultation on proposals for institutional and regulatory reform of the construction products regime.​

Deadline for pEPR data submission and registration approaching

Obligated businesses must submit 2024 packaging data by 1 April 2025 under new extended producer responsibility for packaging scheme.

Green Support Scheme

Local businesses and social enterprises can now apply for grants and technical support to implement sustainable practices.

Repair Week 2025

Get involved in this initiative aiming to encourage a repair and reuse culture throughout Northern Ireland.

Electricity distribution network connection costs consultation

Views sought on proposals for the increased socialisation of connection costs in the electricity distribution network.

Get a sustainability report for your business

Support to gauge environmental performance across areas such as raw materials, energy, carbon, packaging, biodiversity and waste.

InnovateUkraine 2025 funding competition

Competition to support the identification and development of energy related innovations which are critical to Ukraine's recovery.

Biennial MOT Test consultation

Views sought on potentially changing the frequency of MOT testing for some private cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles.

Environmental Governance in Northern Ireland consultation

Views sought on the current environmental governance arrangements and options for improvement.  

NI Small Business Loan Fund

Small businesses in Northern Ireland can apply for loans from £10,000 to £100,000.

Net Zero Transformation Programme for the Mid South West Region

This programme provides support to businesses including carbon reporting software, expert workshops, and tailored decarbonisation plans.