NEWRY Chamber, in partnership with InterTradeIreland, has organised a series of webinars to raise business awareness of the need to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period.
The three events, starting tomorrow will focus on the protocol and what it means for your business, the services sector, and the transport and logistic issues.
Chamber president Emma Mullen-Marmion said: “Managing Covid-19 has been the focus for many businesses. With the transition period ending in a matter of months, it's important businesses re-engage on the Brexit issue and prepare for the changes that will happen on January 1.
“The purpose of these webinars is to ensure businesses understand what the changes mean, what they need to do and where they can go for help.
“InterTradeIreland has played a vital role in supporting businesses through Brexit and the Chamber is delighted that they will be partnering with us in these webinars.”
IntertTradeIreland’s designated officer Aidan Gough added: “Britain’s exit from the European Union will change the basis on which trade takes place between the two blocs and between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
“It's vital businesses are ready to adjust to the new arrangements as they impact on their sector so that we continue to grow cross-border trade on this island and benefit from the many opportunities that have been realised through innovative partnerships.
“InterTradeIreland aims to assist businesses to make this process as seamless, or least disruptive as possible through the provision of detailed information on new processes as they emerge from the negotiations.”
The first of the webinars on Wednesday August 26 is entitled “The NI Protocol and What it Means for Your Business.”
Katy Hayward, Professor of Political Sociology at Queen’s University and Senior Fellow in the UK in a Changing Europe, will provide a precis of the Protocol and the current negotiations.
A Q&A panel will include Stephen Kelly (Manufacturing NI), Aodhán Connolly (NI Retail Consortium) and Deirdre Maguire (InterTradeIreland).
For more information on how to register for this and other webinars email admin@newrychamber.com
