Belfast City Council

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists at the recent Eastside Awards for their fantastic progress and achievements. We were pleased to sponsor the Business Start-up category at the awards, won by Rebecca McCullough from Eden Consultancy NI Well done to everyone involved! #EastsideAwards #NIBusiness #BusinessAwards #BelfastBusiness #BusinessGrowth #BusinessStart

Young people considering starting a business are invited to a special free event next week: 'Exploring Young Entrepreneurship - in partnership with The King's Trust' 📆 Wednesday 12 February 🕞 10am-12pm 📍 Belfast City Hall You'll hear from young ambassadors, business mentors, our team and staff from The King's Trust about what's involved in starting a business and support that is available to help you along the way. To find out more and register, go to: https://ow.ly/5IyX50UTQh8 #KingsTrust #YoungEntrepreneurs #StartingABusiness #Networking

Calling all small and micro businesses 📢 Are you ready for the next step in digital transformation? If you're interested in applying for funding through the Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF), we're holding a briefing session to guide you through the process. 🗓️ Monday, 24 February 2025 🕙 2pm-4pm 📍 Belfast City Council offices, 9-21 Adelaide Street The funding aims to support companies interested in transforming their business through advanced digital technologies. We're delivering the 'Call 4 Pre-Briefing' in partnership with the William J Clinton Leadership Institute at Queens. Register to attend at: https://ow.ly/He5c50URbrl #DTFF #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Funding #GrantApplications

Over 50 community and voluntary organisations were in City Hall today to hear more about our Local Change Fund, supporting grassroots projects aimed at ending violence against women and girls. As well as highlighting details of the grants available - up to £25,000 per project - the event was a chance for groups to come together and share their thoughts on the kinds of projects they'd like to see delivered locally. Representatives from those working to deliver NI-wide projects, through the Regional Change Fund, were also on hand to highlight their work - also part of the NI Executive's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy. These included Relate NI NSPCC and Women's Resource and Development Agency. To apply for support via the Local Change Fund, visit belfastcity.gov.uk/funding The deadline for bigger schemes (£5,000 and £25,000) is Monday 17 February at 12pm. The closing date for smaller schemes (under £5,000) is Friday 28 February at 12pm. #Grants #Funding #EndViolence #CommunityFunding #Belfast #EVAWG #EndVAWG

As a Council, we provide a range of vital services and facilities for the city. We work in collaboration with many partners to help us achieve the best outcomes for our residents and people in Belfast. We develop many different frameworks, plans and programmes. Our Corporate Plan brings all this work together - setting out how we will support the Belfast Agenda, the city’s community plan, while delivering our own organisational priorities, services and programmes. It sets out our key priorities for 2025-2028 with a focus on the following strategic themes: 🔹 Our services 🔹 Foundations for success 🔹 Our people and communities 🔹 Our economy 🔹 Our place 🔹 Our planet 🔹 Compassionate city This is an opportunity now - to tell us what you think about our draft Corporate Plan for 2025-2028 and influence the final document. Read the draft plan ➡️ https://ow.ly/4uma50UQgvE Have your say ➡️ https://ow.ly/fStp50UQgvF Our public consultation will run until Tuesday 18 March. #CorporatePlan #Collaboration #Partners #Communities #Residents #Staff #CityLeadership #BelfastAgenda #Belfast

Register now for the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor Summit 2025. 📆 Thursday 27 February 2025 📍 ICC Belfast, 2 Lanyon Place, Belfast BT1 3WH The Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor (DBEC) partnership was established as a strategic collaboration between eight councils and two universities to drive policy and create a more dynamic and high-performing cross-border economy. The summit will highlight the partnership's ambitions, with attendees hearing from policy makers and leaders as they discuss cross-border investment, connectivity, sustainable growth and global opportunities. Join policy makers, business leaders, and innovators for thought-provoking discussions, networking and collaboration. Find out more and book your place at: https://lnkd.in/eDYxxpgX #DBEC #CrossBorder #SustainableGrowth #Investment #DBECSummit2025

There’s less than two weeks to have your say on our draft ‘Planning Application Validation Checklist’ with our consultation closing on Monday 10 February. This Checklist will assist applicants and planning agents with the information required to be submitted with planning applications – above the current minimum mandatory guidance, which remains unchanged. It will benefit stakeholders including consultees, communities and businesses in providing more clarity to the information needed with planning applications, at the start of the planning process. It follows legislation, published by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on 1 October, that now permits councils to publish a Validation Checklist for planning applications. This new legislation will come into operation on 1 April which will enable councils time to prepare and consult on their proposed Validation Checklists. Read more ➡️ https://ow.ly/yLe050UQaVF Have your say ➡️ https://ow.ly/1YCm50UQaZP #Planning #PlanningApplications #CityPlanning #CityDevelopment #BuildingBelfast

*𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬* We are seeking expressions of interest for the sponsorship of our annual Belfast Sports Awards, recognising the achievements of our local athletes, coaches and volunteers. This is a unique opportunity for an organisation to partner with us to: 📢 increase brand awareness 🏀 highlight the value of grassroots sports 🎯 target new audiences 👨👨👦👦 support local communities Visit https://lnkd.in/dKprFdHK to request an expression of interest pack. #Sponsorship #SponsorshipOpportunity

Is your business or organisation based in the Belfast region? And would you like to explore how 5G could benefit your processes and services? Sign up for this free Digital Catapult 5G Innovation Region workshop at The MAC on 18 February and learn from expert innovators. https://ow.ly/wy3O50UNFhc #5GinAction #Belfast5GIR

It was good to join with our city partners in the University of Ulster today for Belfast Summit, looking at opportunities and challenges for Belfast in 2025. As Lord Mayor, Councillor Micky Murray, describes here, there was plenty of energy in the room, looking at topics like retail support and our night-time economy, as well as the chance to hear from guest speakers, including New York nightlife mayor Ariel Palitz and urban planning expert Catherine Gall from Chaire ETI. Lots of inspiration and ideas to take forward together! #BelfastSummit #BelfastCityCentre #Regeneration #Belfast #Placemaking