In an interesting initiative, local businesses are being invited to sign up for free net zero support, courtesy of the Mid South West (MSW) Region’s Net Zero Transformation Programme, which is being funded by Innovate UK. They are promoting the scheme at an SME Big Breakfast Briefing in Cookstown on Thursday 6th March. And they …
Local Businesses Invited To Sign Up For Free Net Zero SupportRead More
As we wrote about in our previous blog, the medium to long term outlook for business growth in Northern Ireland looks very healthy, and it is expected we need to be proactive in ensuring there is going to be a big enough labour force to ensure job vacancies are covered. But looking at the recent …
Staff Levels Remaining Strong But Private Sector Business Fell At End Of 2024Read More
A new report published by Ulster University’s Economic Policy Centre has forecast that Northern Ireland will require over 5,000 additional workers each year over the next 10 years. If these workers cannot be found this could seriously hold back economic growth here. The report has forecast a high growth economy over the next few years …
Over 5,000 Additional Workers Per Year Required To Grow NI EconomyRead More
There are many small businesses in the UK who it seems are being discouraged from selling their products to Northern Ireland, due to the increased amount of red tape they have to wade through. They are having to figure out how to comply with the new EU safety regulations that have been introduced. The new …
EU Red Tape Putting Off Small Businesses Selling To Northern IrelandRead More
The latest data, provided by Creditsafe and published by the UK’s restructuring and trade body R3, has revealed that there were a total of 16,664 businesses set up in Northern Ireland last year (2024). That is up by a huge 25% on the previous year where 13,280 businesses were set up. This was a larger …
2024 Saw A Sharp Rise In The Number Of Start-Up BusinessesRead More
It is only 5 days to the self assessment deadline for filing your tax return as I write this blog. It is very important that you file your tax return before the deadline, as if you don’t, you run the risk of penalties even if you do not owe any taxes. The initial penalty you …
File Your Tax Return By Jan 31st To Avoid PenaltiesRead More
An excellent scheme has been introduced in Belfast city centre which will help to revitalise the area and bring businesses back in. The Vacant To Vibrant scheme was actually launched back in July 2022 and the objective of the scheme is to provide funding to budding businesses who want to take over one of the …
Vacant To Vibrant Scheme Helping To Revitalise BelfastRead More
Last month saw the biggest dip since August 2020 in the number of employees in Northern Ireland on company payrolls. The figures on employment have been largely positive over the last few months, so this is the first setback for some time. However it is not all doom and gloom as the number of employees …
