BREAKING NEWS

Bell announces 80 new jobs for engineering firm in £4m investment

Engineering Group announces 80 new jobs

December 16, 2015 - 12:31 pm
THE Hutchinson Group, with sites in Kilrea and Antrim, has announced that they are creating 80 jobs across the Group as part of…
RealValue Consortium

€15.5m project to deliver ‘RealValue’ to future energy storage

December 16, 2015 - 12:21 pm
The RealValue consortium, led by Glen Dimplex and consisting of 13 Pan-European companies, revealed details on how the RealValue…
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The Lava Group increases employee numbers by 50% in 2015

December 16, 2015 - 12:13 pm
Belfast-based technology company The Lava Group has today announced that it has expanded its team by 50 per cent in 2015, with employee…

IN DEPTH

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NI ‘at risk of making promises it can’t keep unless we address growing skills gap’

December 16, 2015 - 12:26 pm
"While the confirmation of a corporation tax reduction in the recent 'Fresh Start' agreement is welcome, Northern Ireland is at…
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2015 Spending Review: Impact on Northern Ireland

November 26, 2015 - 8:47 am
Key facts for Northern Ireland Confirmation of reduction of corporation tax rate to 12.5% £11bn block grant will be available for…
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More ‘girl power’ needed from entrepreneurs

November 5, 2015 - 11:42 am
Connor Sweeney, Seedcorn Competition Manager of InterTradeIreland, talks about the gender imbalance between the number of male and…

ADVICE

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Property advice for older people

December 15, 2015 - 9:13 am
As winter sets in and many vulnerable older people consider property decisions which could potentially reduce running costs and…
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In the hiring line?

November 23, 2015 - 12:00 pm
Neal Lucas is Managing Director of Neal Lucas Recruitment. Northern Ireland’s leading executive search and recruitment business…
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Social innovation, shared value and the double bottom line

November 20, 2015 - 10:23 am
Paul Braithwaite is Development & Implementation Officer at the Building Change Trust. He heads up their work in the areas of…

INTERVIEWS

Steven Mealey, managing director of Ziggicig, launches the local e-cigarette company?s latest store in Newry, following a £100,000 investment. The expansion brings the number of branches Ziggicig has across Northern Ireland to 16 and follows the phenomenal success of the homegrown brand, which was born in 2010 and established as a limited company in 2013. The brand now employs 32 members of staff with a further 13 staff through reseller stores and has an ambitious growth strategy to expand its operations with the aim of opening 30 new stores by 2017, creating over 100 jobs and reaching its turnover target of over £6million.

Ziggicig: Big vision for 2017

December 4, 2015 - 7:53 am
With the wheels of growth already in motion, Steven Mealey, managing director of SM Innovation, talks about his big plans for the…
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Chaka Travel: Try before you sell

November 24, 2015 - 6:49 am
 Ahead of the Irish Golf Expo this weekend we speak to Tim Ferris, marketing manager of the official partner for the event, Chaka…
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Midas Jewellers: Work hard and work fast

November 17, 2015 - 7:31 am
Jim Conlon, proprietor at Midas Jewellers in Lisburn, talks about the red tape and bureaucracy behind working with diamonds. Describe…