The stark warning that half of the takeaway businesses in Northern Ireland could face closure this winter has been made by the NI Takeaways’ Association, who believe that government intervention as soon as humanly possible is the only solution to the growing cost of doing business crisis. 60 Takeaways Have Already Closed Over the last …
Half Of Northern Ireland Takeaways Could Face ClosureRead More
The news has just come through less than half an hour ago as we write this blog that Liz Truss will be the next Prime Minister of the UK. She has just won a hard fought, and rather bitter battle, against her final opponent Rishi Sunak to become the successor to Boris Johnson. The polling …
Will Liz Truss Deliver Solutions To The Many Crises Facing Us All?Read More
We have long talked about the incredible pressures that businesses have been coming under over the last few months, with escalating prices for raw materials and ingredients, calls for higher wages to keep up with the rises in inflation, huge increases in energy bills with no end in sight, and a drop in demand for …
‘Cost Of Doing Business’ Crisis Leads To Action PlanRead More
Two support schemes, which were introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in a bid to alleviate the pressure on retail and wholesale businesses across Northern Ireland, have helped over 700 businesses according to Economy Minister Gordon Lyons. Helping Businesses Grow Their Online Presence The two schemes in question are the Covid-19 Digital Selling Capability …
Covid Support Schemes Helping Businesses Across Northern IrelandRead More
The head of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Northern Ireland, Roger Pollen, has called for the Department for the Economy to provide urgent assistance to small and micro businesses as they face escalating costs. And although he welcomes the commitment to introduce an energy discount scheme to local households he believes that businesses should …
FSB Calls For Urgent Help To Keep Small Businesses AfloatRead More
The latest survey of businesses in Northern Ireland by the Ulster Bank has shown that record inflation has meant that demand is falling across all sectors of the economy, with retail taking a particularly large hit. But one right spot appears to be that unemployment is staying very low, with companies still looking to recruit …
In yesterdays blog we looked at the crisis in consumer confidence which is pervading our shores here in Northern Ireland, but today we are looking on the bright side and checking out the latest news that businesses here are performing rather better overall than businesses in the rest of the UK. Businesses Showing A Great …
Northern Ireland Businesses Show Reasons To Be CheerfulRead More
This probably won’t be much of a surprise unless you have spent the last few months with your head in the sand, but recent figures show that consumer confidence dropped further in Northern Ireland as high prices for food and goods, along with high fuel and energy bills, really hit home. The whole of the …
