
A Burren man has been shortlisted in a major innovation competition – which could see him turn his company into a global business, as well as win a share of the £33,000 prize fund and a money-can’t-buy opportunity to take part in the NI “Tech Mission” to San Diego and San Francisco. Niall Cox has […]
May 22 2015 | Posted in
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Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has welcomed a record performance by Invest Northern Ireland, with nearly 14,000 jobs promoted in the 2014-2015 financial year. Speaking after the publication of the end of year results, Jonathan Bell said, “Once again Invest NI has recorded a strong year of performance. This year’s results are tremendously […]
May 22 2015 | Posted in
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The introduction of Shared Parental Leave at the beginning of April marks a radical change to a whole raft of family leave regulations in NI that will affect all employers. Failing to bring managers up to speed with the key areas of risk could be detrimental to organisations, as getting things wrong is costly and […]

Students from Newtownhamilton High School have been working with local charity Young Enterprise and Ulster Bank to start a business through the QuickStart programme. Year 9 students have started 4 companies with the charity developing skills for life and work through this hand-on enterprise experience with the support of volunteer business advisers from local businesses. […]
May 21 2015 | Posted in
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Buttercrane Shopping Centre has made a number of new appointments to enhance its management team. James Loughran has been appointed Operations Director for the Centre. James from Camlough, holds a Business IT degree from Queens University Belfast. James has previously worked as a Surveyor and Architectural Technician and most recently was employed as Owner/Operator of […]
May 20 2015 | Posted in
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A new Market Start Up Programme has been launched to attract new traders to The Shambles Variety Market in Armagh City. The programme, run by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is designed to help individuals and small companies get extra help and professional support to set up and run their own stall at […]

Brendan Digney, a student from Newry who is studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Queen’s, has been awarded a scholarship by Northern Ireland Electricity. The scholarship package, which is worth £25K, includes financial support as well as the opportunity to spend a year’s placement and each summer working for the Company. Brendan is a past […]
May 18 2015 | Posted in
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The environment has never been better for start-ups to attract early stage financing according to InterTradeIreland at the final call for entries for the All-Island Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition, which closes on Friday 29th May. The competition, which supports young innovative companies, offers a share of a €280,000 total cash prize, with no equity stake […]
May 15 2015 | Posted in
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Mulkerns EUROSPAR has become the first grocery business in the Newry area to receive WorldHost Business Recognition for Retail. WorldHost is a world-class customer service training programme that has already been used to train nearly one million people worldwide, including front-line staff in retail, hospitality, tourism and passenger transport for sporting and cultural events across […]
May 12 2015 | Posted in
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A Newry sandwich manufacturer has been shortlisted in the Henderson Wholesale’s Local Supplier of the Year awards, the winners of which will be awarded at the Balmoral Show this month. Around Noon is a finalist in the awards which are run by Henderson Wholesale, owners of the SPAR and EUROSPAR franchises in Northern Ireland, to […]