Belfast City Council are looking at a proposal to extend Sunday trading hours in Belfast. The idea is to run a pilot scheme for around 6 weeks which would relax opening time hours to give businesses in the city more time to trade on a Sunday. At a meeting the Council agreed by 18 to …
New Report Suggests Innovation Activity In Decline
Until very recently I had no idea that there was such a thing as an ‘Innovation Survey’ but there seems to be a report about most things these days! As the name suggests, the UK Innovation Survey looks at the rate of innovation among businesses in the different regions of the UK. In the years …
Management & Leadership Training Required For SME’s
A new study, which has been produced by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, has found that SME’s in Northern Ireland are lagging behind the rest of the UK when it comes to formal management and leadership training practices. These sort of practices are vital in developing SME’s to ensure they fulfill their potential. However …
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What Makes A Good Accountant
In this blog article we thought we would share our thoughts on “What Makes A Good Accountant”. Here goes, we definitely think we tick all of the below boxes! A good accountant is more than just someone who crunches numbers. They possess a unique blend of skills and qualities that enable them to provide invaluable …
Surge In Business Start-Ups In Northern Ireland
The latest data has shown that there has been a large rise in business start-ups in Northern Ireland. The figures, compiled by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, show that there were over 130% more start-ups in July this year, compared to the same month in 2022. The figures were also over 45% higher than …
Event Looking To Ignite Entrepreneurial Spirit
This November in Belfast there will be the inaugural Entrepreneurs Unleashed Conference at the Cathy Short Theatre on Jennymount Business Park. There will be a wide range of speakers who it is hoped will motivate and drive the entrepreneurial talent in the country to even greater heights. The event has been organised by media and …
Manufacturing Sector Needs More Support Says Kelly
The chief executive of Manufacturing NI, Stephen Kelly, says that, although the manufacturing sector makes up 40% of the Ulster Business Top 100, it is still in a position where it needs all the support it can get from the current Executive in Stormont. There are approximately 250,000 people in Northern Ireland who work in …
Lisburn Firm Says 4 Day Working Week Has Been A Great Success
A Lisburn firm who introduced a 4 day working week for its employees around a year ago says the trial has been a resounding success and has urged other companies to roll the system out ahead of a new 4-Day Week pilot which is being launched across Northern Ireland. This is the second pilot scheme …
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