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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Business Activity In NI Soared In July
There was a good news report out today (13th August 2024), from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Growth Tracker, which showed that business activity had really ramped up last month. The business growth was in the main coming from the manufacturing and services sectors, with retail and construction rather lagging behind. A number of companies …
High Proportion Of Workers In NI Being Paid Below The Real Living Wage
Paying what is known as the Real Living Wage is a voluntary action for businesses to take. As long as they are paying the national minimum wage they are quite within their legal obligations. The Real Living Wage is currently set at £12 an hour (outside London that is), whereas the national minimum wage is …
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Key Economic Indicators Are Positive Moving Into 2nd Half Of The Year
The NI Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with BDO NI, have just published their economic report on the 2nd half of this year, and all key economic indicators are looking reasonably rosy, which is great news to hear. Overall business performance has been classed as steady as she goes, with some shoots of growth around …
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Violent Anti-Immigration Protests Hit Belfast
Despite Northern Ireland having relatively low levels of immigration this did not stop it from being affected by the protests that have spread throughout the UK over the weekend. Bolton, Tamworth, Rotherham, Liverpool and Middlesbrough to name but a few were all hit badly, and many Belfast businesses were also targeted in violent attacks. The …
More Businesses Showing Signs Of Financial Distress In 2nd Quarter
The latest report by independent business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor shows that more businesses were showing signs of financial distress in Northern Ireland in the 2nd quarter of this year than in the 1st quarter. This mirrors the rest of the UK and is a real concern. It does show that the turmoil …
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