Invest NI have just published a bold new 3 year strategy entitled ‘Our Future In Focus’, in which they hope to turn Northern Ireland into a prosperous country with a sustainable and productive economic model. With this new strategy they want to remove any regional imbalances in the country’s economy, drive through the use of …
New 3 Year Business Strategy Called ‘Our Future In Focus’ Is Published By Invest NIRead More
Northern Ireland MP’s have called on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reconsider the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief that was announced in the latest Autumn Budget. Since 1984, Agricultural Property Relief has allowed land used for crops or raising animals, as well as farm buildings, cottages and houses, to be exempt from any inheritance …
MP’s Call For Chancellor To Reconsider Plans To Change Agricultural Property ReliefRead More
The big talking points of the autumn budget delivered by the new Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, certainly from a business point of view, were the changes to employer national insurance contributions. Safe to say it did not go down particularly well with many businesses up and down the country. We thought we would …
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Like him or loathe him (and there does seem to be a large majority of the latter, even among people who voted for him!) Donald Trump is going to loom large in all our lives over the next 4 years or so as he starts his 2nd stint as President of the United States in …
Will The Trump Presidency Be Bad News For Northern Ireland?Read More
The organisation Advice NI has called for more digital inclusion across Northern Ireland, as they fear that the lack of digital resources in the country is leading to many individuals and communities getting left behind. The digital world is so important now to the future health and wealth of all countries and their people and …
Digital Inclusion Crucial For Individuals & Communities Says Advice NIRead More
The first Budget of the new Labour government certainly left us all with plenty of talking points. They had been signalling that they had to raise money to balance the books, after they found what they called an alarming black hole in the public finances left by the previous incumbents. Whether the move to raise …
A report carried out for the NI Assembly last year (2023) found that over 15% of jobs in Northern Ireland paid below the Living wage. But these employers may be missing a trick as there seem to be many reasons why paying your employees at least the Living Wage can be very good for business. …
Should All Businesses Become Living Wage Employers?Read More
The latest report from the insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor has found that more businesses in NI are showing signs of early or significant financial distress. The figures indicate over a 32% increase in firms falling into this category in the third quarter of 2024. Conversely, the number of businesses in critical financial distress actually fell …
Report Finds More Businesses In Early Financial DistressRead More
