SME Support Forum Northern Ireland
Helping to provide guidance and support toNorthern Ireland's SME Sector
Almost a year after being begrudgingly forced to evacuate our offices, the thought of going back to a daily commute and dismal cubicle is tough to stomach. But what do we need to do to make this forced change a new normal?
The SME Support Forum has launched a Small Business Showcase initiative aimed at shining a light on some of the fantastic local businesses from across Northern Ireland who have continued to adapt and survive despite the many challenges they have faced over the last year. Chris Ross, Managing Partner of McKees and Founder of the SME Support Forum: “Local business owners have faced unprecedented challenges since last March.
The Northern Ireland Executive Minister for the Economy has announced details of the Limited Company Director’s Support Scheme, designed to provide financial support to company directors who have personally been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
Around 600,000 retail, hospitality and leisure sites will be able to claim a one-off grant of up to £9000, the UK Government has announced.
The new Localised Restrictions Support Scheme already in place in Derry City and Strabane, will be rolled out to all 11 council areas from 19th October.
New lockdown measures are being introduced in Northern Ireland in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. The Northern Ireland Executive will meet on Turesday 5th January 2021 to approve these new restrictions in addition to those already in place.
October 2020: Job Support Scheme expanded to firms required to close due to Covid restrictions announced by Chancellor
New research sheds light on implications of using politically correct and incorrect speech and identifies five techniques to increase persuasiveness and diffuse conflict. Insights from two recent studies in an emerging field—the psychology of conversation—are aimed at organizational leaders interested in improving their conversation styles to create higher quality collaboration.
The restaurant interior has been re-modelled and re-equipped to the highest possible standard in an overall development costing over £500,000.
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency released The Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates on August 11th. They indicated the following key points:
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