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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has launched a week of activity today (October 14th 2024) in a bid to reduce business crime. During the week they will be connecting with the business community and urging them to report any crimes against themselves and their premises. The police will be conducting high visibility patrols …
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The latest report, looking at September, by the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Growth Tracker, shows the private sector flourishing. Business activity in the sector is increasing, more orders are coming in and many companies are taking on more staff, which all points to a healthy state of affairs. The main areas of growth were definitely …
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