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A £1million community fund which provides small, unsecured loans to social enterprises and charities has committed £850K to 36 groups in Northern Ireland in just 18 months, including a training provider which has been saved from closure.

ARC NI is now offering membership to student and individual, as well as organisation.

The gala ball which took place during Hospitality Exchange, the two-day conference for everyone who works in the hospitality industry, raised a total of £2270 for local charity PEAT (Parents’ Education as Autism Therapists).

Loaf Catering are running a competition for one team to win a hot breakfast delivered to their office this December.

Help Others and Help Yourself We will provide you with free training to gain an accredited ILM Level 3 Award in Coaching. All you have to do in return is agree to coach or mentor the next intake on our Involving People programme.

The Peace Bells were unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of County Down and dedicated by Lord Eames of Armagh at a special civic service in St. Mary's Kilmood on Friday 9th November 2018.

The ease-of-access to information and knowledge has accelerated the pace of change in recent times; from the way people buy and sell, to how they compete with others. Your direct “competition” is no longer the only threat to the profitability of...

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Will to Give is dedicating the week of 5th- 11th November to promoting an increasingly popular way of giving, leaving a charitable gift in your Will, with our Change the Future campaign - how will you #changethefuture?

Nomination deadline for the CO3 Leadership Awards 2019 is 12 noon Thursday 22 November 2018.

Local businessman, Dr Terry Cross OBE, recently visited the headquarters of the charity Air Ambulance Northern Ireland (AANI) in Lisburn to meet with the team and to learn more about the vital service the air ambulance provides.

Laura McNamee and Joe Devlin are part of 50 young people from around the globe meeting world leaders, parliamentarians and academics in the UK as part of the British Council’s Future Leaders Connect programme.

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Read the recent article about our work in The Parliamentary Review, highlighting best practice. http://www.theparliamentaryreview.co.uk/organisations/empowering-commun…

Tree of the Year winner revealed

NOW Group were awarded the best Education, Training and Jobs Social Enterprise at the Social Enterprise NI awards on Friday at their annual gala awards night.

Social enterprise NOW Group have revealed plans for a new initiative that will train people with autism and learning difficulties to be tour guides in Belfast.

Do you enjoy watching films? Would you like to be the first to see new films from around the world? Ever thought of being a film critic? If so, this weekend's Cinemagic Belfast ‘CineSeekers’ film jury’ is just for you!

Autism NI’s Impact Award Training and Support Programme has been developed to help organisations create a more ‘Autism friendly environment’ for their customers.

Second-hand cars top complaint in Northern Ireland

The Dementia JAM Card, for people living with dementia/memory problems, is a discreet way of telling people that they may sometimes need a little extra time and patience.

Beginning: Monday 15th October from 6pm-10pm (12 Weeks)

Bodies unite to help NI businesses understand their parcel rights and responsibilities

A new awareness campaign has been launched aimed at reducing the threat posed by cyber-criminals targeting home-buyers, sellers, lenders and solicitors in Northern Ireland.

The Community Foundation is set to deliver a share of the UK Tampon Tax Fund to women in Northern Ireland and has opened a new fund to benefit women here.