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Paid promotions: guidance for social media companies, brands, and influencers
Social media users set to benefit from new hidden advertising protections.
'Ask for Angela': Helping the hospitality sector safeguard their customers
'Ask for Angela' is an initiative from the PSNI to enable people who feel vulnerable or threatened in a hospitality setting to discreetly ask for help.
Additional bank holiday for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
An additional bank holiday has been proclaimed on Monday 8 May 2023 to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.
Enabling Technologies Programme: Call 2
The UK Space Agency has opened a further round of funding for innovative technology research and development in the UK space sector.
Biodiverse Landscapes Fund open for applications
Fund aims to reduce poverty, protect and restore biodiversity and lessen climate change impacts in six environmentally critical landscapes
Innovation in railway construction competition
Funding for feasibility studies with projects to propose, deliver and demonstrate innovation in railway construction
Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility supply chain competition
Up to £16 million available for projects to develop technologies and capabilities in the CAM supply chain
Take heights seriously safety campaign
Awareness campaign on the risk of falls from height in construction, to help prevent fatalities and major injuries
Are your staff aware of the £2,000 funding to help with childcare costs?
Tax-Free Childcare offers working parents up to £2,000 in government funding to help with childcare costs.
Fermanagh and Omagh Multimedia Support Programme
Successful applicants will receive professional imagery and a video of their tourism business.
Self Assessment: Be alert to potential scams
HM Revenue & Customs is urging their Self Assessment customers to be vigilant of fraudsters and scams asking for personal information or bank details.
New cyber guidance for retailers
Advice for retailers on choosing the right authentication methods and removing malicious websites.
Waste premises workplace transport inspection campaign
Campaign this autumn to highlight risks and encourage best practice in transport safety in the waste sector
Rural Investment Fund for Lisburn and Castlereagh
Scheme for new businesses wishing to renovate a vacant property or existing businesses repurposing current premises
Trader Support Service extended
The Trader Support Service, which helps businesses move goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has been extended
R&D funding for application of XR in mental health care
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £4 million in innovation projects in the creative technologies sector
Road works and maintenance procurement market consultation
Views sought from industry on the development of a new procurement strategy for roads construction in Northern Ireland
Review of Net Zero call for evidence
Evidence sought on the UK government’s approach to delivery of its net zero target, as part of an Independent Review of Net Zero
Business workshops for Newry, Mourne and Down
The online workshops focus on Instagram and building tendering networks
Funding for textiles skills and innovation
Grant support for ideas that support waste prevention, reuse and repair models, and reimagining in the textiles industry
Belfast City Council High Growth Programme
This programme includes a series of skills development workshops, tailored business mentoring and opportunities for networking
Companies House to introduce a new WebFiling account
New WebFiling with improved security features will give users more freedom to self-manage their account