An audit office report has revealed that an emergency support scheme, set up for small businesses who were being badly affected by Covid restrictions during lockdown, may have paid out a total of £13.5 million to businesses who were not eligible. Not only that it seems unlikely that a great deal of this money will …
Emergency Support Scheme Mistakenly Paid Out Grants To Businesses Who Weren`t EligibleRead More
As predicted Storm Barra hit our shores today and it has caused quite a few problems with some residential areas and businesses without power as we write this article. It is estimated that around 4,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity so far, with the strong gale force winds likely to carry on well …
Businesses Without Electricity As Storm Barra Reaches Northern IrelandRead More
The Holiday At Home scheme was arranged as a way of boosting the tourism industry in Northern Ireland, the scheme would have offered holiday makers in the country £100 off local tourism stays. However it seems that departmental officials got cold feet over the scheme and decided that it would not provide enough value for …
Should The Holiday At Home Scheme Have Been Scrapped?Read More
In normal times the hospitality sector would be gearing up for its busiest time of the year as Christmas approaches, with Christmas parties at the forefront of their thoughts. But as we know these are far from normal times and there is a great deal of uncertainty as to whether there will be further Covid …
It is easier for some businesses to reduce their carbon footprint than others. Any business that at present relies heavily on using fossil fuels to drive their industry will obviously find it much harder and it could take some time to make the transition to more renewable sources of energy. Reducing Emissions Per Employee In …
Can Businesses In Northern Ireland Significantly Reduce Their Carbon Footprint?Read More
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published figures which show that Northern Ireland has bounced back after the lockdown period better than any other part of the UK. The recent statistics find that the output of the economy here is only 0.3% below where it was at the end of 2019, before we were …
Northern Ireland Economy Recovering Quicker Than Rest Of The UKRead More
It seems that self employed people in Northern Ireland have suffered a greater impact from the Covid pandemic than most other workers, according to figures published recently. This is a very serious issue of course as it is these self employed entrepreneurs who often drive the economy, create new jobs and provide the creativity and …
The Self Employed Have Been Hit Harder Than Most By CovidRead More
It has now been confirmed that a mandatory Covid certification scheme is going to be rolled out in Northern Ireland, so we thought we would take a look at this scheme, which will come into effect later this month (but with a two week grace period before it becomes mandatory on December 13th), from a …
The Covid Certification Scheme And What Businesses Need To DoRead More
