We hope that the following is a blip rather than a worrying trend as retail saw a steep drop in footfall last week in what is traditionally one of the busier weeks in the calendar year. In fact the drop in Northern Ireland was the biggest recorded across the UK, leading to concerns that if …
Is The Hospitality Sector Being Ignored?
Hospitality Ulster have launched stinging criticisms that the hospitality sector is being ignored, as the industry tries to get back on its feet after a terrible year which has led to a swathe of businesses being liquidated and the loss of many, many jobs. Northern Ireland Executive Not Moving Swiftly Enough They believe that the …
Survey Points To Surge In Spending From Big Business
A recent survey by Deloitte, the UK CFO Survey Q2 2021, shows that chief financial offers at some of the biggest businesses in the UK are looking to increase their capital expenditure over the coming months. And over three quarters of the CFO`s in the survey said that they expected to hire more staff through …
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Government Funding For Businesses Crucial To Their Survival
There is no doubt that the government schemes that have provided funding to businesses in Northern Ireland during the pandemic have been crucial. Without this funding many many more companies would have gone into administration never to return, the schemes have saved businesses and they have saved jobs. No Choice But To Provide Funding The …
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Free Covid-19 Testing Available To NI Firms As Staff Return
The Department for Health is encouraging employers to use the free rapid Covid-19 testing that is available now that staff are returning to work as furlough and home working is coming to an end. It is very important that staff are tested on a regular basis, as it is in this way that asymptomatic cases …
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Businesses Urged To Apply For Top Up Grants Online
Businesses in Northern Ireland who are eligible to apply for the top up support grants available, have until July 28th to do so. They must apply through the online portal that has been set up for this. Aiding Businesses In Their Recovery The top up grants are there to aid businesses in their recovery from …
Vital That This Time We Remain Open For Good Says SHS Group Chief Executive
Elaine Birchall, who is the Chief Executive of Schloer owner SHS Group, has spoken about how important it is that this time businesses remain open for good, as the prospect of another lockdown would be catastrophic for many of them as well as the economic climate as a whole. The SHS Group has a turnover …
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Should Northern Ireland Be Taking More Of An Advantage Of Its Unique Market Position?
A lot has been said and written recently about the issues of the Northern Ireland Protocol and how it is hampering the importing of, among other things, sausages into the country. So it was pleasing to read a more positive spin on the unique position that Northern Ireland finds itself in at this moment in …
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