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News

Welcome to our news page.

SIGNAL will keep you up to date on issues that affect yor business, new sources of funding and changes in legislation.  We will also let you know what has been happening here at SIGNAL.

Our news stories are listed below. Click on each title or alternatively choose from the menu on the left.

• SIGNAL Events - Our Next Two... - Find out what our next two exciting events are and put a date in your diary
• Venture Capital Conference 2012 - A must for Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business angels, investors and anyone with an interest in venture capital.
• Steps To Work/Graduate Acceleration Programme - Looking to recruit?  Why not consider this programme for employing someone new to your business?
• ICT Unit comes to SIGNAL - offering local businesses the opportunity to avail of IT expertise
• Foster Announces Enhanced Support For Research and Development  - £637,000 in R&D for small and prototype businesses.
• Government Announces £75m Technology Fund for SMEs - Encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises to invest in technology and innovation.
• Creative Industries Innovative Fund - funds for Digital Content Development Projects
• Enterprise Investment Scheme- Bank lending for higher risk start up companies
• Invest NI Visit - Gordon Dunne MLA and Councillor hosts Invest NI chief Alastair Hamilton in North Down
• The Entrepreneurial Alternative – A Career in Self-Employment
• InterTradeIreland Elevate Sales Programme - Elevate, a programme developed to help small businesses embark on cross-border exports. 
• Energy Efficiency Financing Scheme-£550m available to implement green equipment for your business.
• Update on SIGNAL Business Improvement Programme (BIP)- Helping SMEs to face and deal with the challenges of moving their business forward in today’s ongoing difficult climate.
• Halo Investment Pitch Event - Opportunity to pitch for investment and friendlier than "The Dragon's Den"!
• The Jobs Fund - Grants for new business starts for individuals who are resident in Neighbourhood Renewal Areas (NRA) and to young people aged 16-24 Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). 
• Tradelinks Programme - Are you a micro-enterprise interested in developing cross-border trade and linkages? Check out the Tradelinks Programme.

More News items will be added here on a regular basis.