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19 May 2021 Businesses across Northern Ireland will be able to enhance their productivity and digital capabilities through a new Digital Transformation Programme, which has been announced today.

17 May 2021 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council continues to implement the ‘COVID-19 Recovery Revitalisation Plan’ to deliver financial support for a range of businesses across the district’s urban and rural settlements.

17 May 2021 Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade, supported by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, is helping businesses plan a pathway for growth and recovery by bringing back its Small Business Conference programme for 2021.

4 May 2021 The NMD Business Growth and Tender for Growth programmes are supporting the creation jobs every week, according to new figures released.

28 April 2021 Belfast Region City Deal partners, which includes Newry Mourne and Down District Council met today to discuss and announce Ulster University’s plans for a new, world class Screen Media Innovation Lab (SMIL).

16 March 2021 Applications for the 2021 Yes You CAN £20K Pitching competition are now open! Yes You Can is a three-year female enterprise programme delivered by Women in Business throughout Northern Ireland in collaboration with the 11 Local Councils, including Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Invest NI.

11 March 2021 Belfast Region City Deal partners, which includes Newry Mourne and Down District Council, are putting apprenticeships in the spotlight as part of their focus on how employability and skills will underpin their plan for jobs through the ambitious city deal investment.

10 March 2021 A local carer who has been shielding her severely disabled son throughout the pandemic has been inundated with orders after launching a sensory box business, thanks to support from the Go For It Programme in association with Newry, Mourne and Down Council.

2 February 2021 The Go For It Programme has supported over 7,200 would-be entrepreneurs across Northern Ireland in the last three years.

8 December 2020 Local businesswoman and star of BBC show The Apprentice, Grainne McCoy, has hailed the support she received from local business support programmes, provided by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

2 October 2020 A Crossgar based entrepreneur is helping local couples say ‘I DO’ after launching a unique new wedding venue business with the support of the Go For It Programme, in association with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

7 January 2020 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in partnership with local enterprise agencies deliver virtual support to local entrepreneurs Newry, Mourne and Down District Council in partnership with Down Business Centre Ltd and Newry & Mourne Enterprise Agency is offering local budding entrepreneurs’ ‘virtual’ access to the Go For It Programme to help them launch their business idea during the Coronavirus pandemic.