LOCAL BUSINESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS AS COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS RELAX

Sixty percent of Small Business Owners in the Newry, Mourne and Down Council area are feeling optimistic about the prospects for their business. That is the headline finding of a Business Confidence survey recently conducted by the Down Business Centre team.  112 local business owners responded to the Local Enterprise Agency’s survey which was conducted on-line earlier in the month.

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ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THE FOURTH SELF EMPLOYMENT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME?

If you are self-employed or a member of a partnership that has had a downturn in trade because of coronavirus, you may be eligible in the fourth round of grant funding through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
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INNOVATION VOUCHERS PROGRAMME

30th April is the deadline for applications for the latest Innovation Vouchers programme delivered by Invest Northern Ireland.
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BALLYSUGAGH – WHERE HAPPINESS IS EGG SHAPED

Newly returned from living in Australia she had taken up residence in a cottage on her parent’s farm near Saul, Downpatrick.  It was her 26th birthday and when asked what she would like as a present she said “Some hens to help keep the grass down”.  In May 2020, Cliodna took receipt of her gift of 10 hens, and she was hooked.  The following week she decided to buy another 10 to keep the first 10 company and the week after that she bought another 10.  A year later, she’s not only got 200 hens but she’s established a growing free-range egg business ‘Ballysugagh Eggs’.

‘DOWN BUT NOT OUT’ – A FREE WEBINAR FROM DOWN BUSINESS CENTRE

Register now for our FREE webinar entitled "Down But Not Out". It's for you if you are feeling exhausted and demotivated.

BUSINESS SUPPORT GRANTS ANNOUNCED WORTH £178m

Welcome news for many local businesses as the Finance Minister, Conor Murphy MLA announces £178 million in new business support grants.
Questionnaire for Self-Employed Business Owners

SURVEY REVEALS SERIOUS COVID-19 IMPACT ON LOCAL SELF EMPLOYED

The Covid-19 crisis has had a major or severe impact on two-thirds of small businesses in the Newry Mourne and Down Council area and over a third of business owners have experienced major or severe mental health problems as a result. These are the headline findings of a Down Business Centre survey, which focussed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the local self-employed sector. 105 local business owners responded to the Local Enterprise Agency’s survey which was conducted on-line during the last week of February.