Sharing the lessons of starting a businessIF ALL you need to transform your brilliant business idea from a spare bedroom operation to a potential stock market star is …Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Bombardier in Belfast posts $84.5m profitBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE Belfast recorded pre-tax profits of $84Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
New affiliate deal between UTV and ITV 'a milestone'A NEW affiliate agreement between Belfast-based UTV Media and ITV, one of the UK’s biggest commercial television networks, has…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Happy workforce really pays offBELFAST BRIEFING: IF, BY chance, you are reading this before you go for a job interview here is some advice – start smiling, …Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Property crash is no respecter of bordersBELFAST BRIEFING: SHOULD FALLING house prices, rising repossessions and a growing army of “mortgage prisoners” prompt a new-…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Odeon deal just part of the pension pictureBELFAST BRIEFING: A NORTHERN Ireland pension fund is set to enjoy a starring role in an English town after acquiring its only…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Nama to benefit from sale of prime Belfast siteNAMA IS set to get the proceeds of the sale of a prime site on the edge of Belfast city centre that was once earmarked for Northern…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Carmichael Group pays £3m for pubsA HOSPITALITY group which sold the majority of its pub portfolio in Northern Ireland six years ago has paid almost £3m (€3.56m…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Gloomy sentiment and slowdown sparks further layoffs in NorthFEWER ORDERS and fears over economic prospects sparked a fresh round of job cuts at private sector firms in Northern Ireland …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Northern Bank suffers €258m net loss for 2011NORTHERN BANK’S exposure to the subsiding commercial property market cost the Danske subsidiary a record €326 million in impairment…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Bombardier buys former Nortel siteNORTEL NETWORK’S former Northern Ireland campus is set for a new lease of life after Bombardier Aerospace acquired the facility…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
UTV to launch new radio station in BritainUTV MEDIA has confirmed plans to launch a new radio station, Signal 107, in Britain following its acquisition of three local …Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Dealmaker could end up drawing himself out of the pictureBELFAST BRIEFING : IT IS not often you find a mergers and acquisitions lawyer keen to talk himself out of a job – particularly…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Wall Street comes to Belfast with trading room at Queen'sQUEEN’S UNIVERSITY in Belfast is set to create a virtual Wall Street with the launch of the city’s first financial trading room…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Cable opens £6m research centre in NorthA NEW £6 million research centre that aims to become a global leader in developing materials technology was officially opened…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Smyth & Gibson put their shirt on quality brandingBELFAST BRIEFING: A Derry factory has combined the North’s worldwide shirt-making reputation with a quality-led brandTue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Belfast hopes costly Titanic visitor centre will be tip of iceberg of tourism boomBELFAST BRIEFING: The £97m building is not just a homage but a glimpse into a distant powerhouse economyTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Equity fund shows NI firms the money - but do they want it?Invest NI seems unable to get rid of its money, so will a fund do any better?Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
How golf entrepreneur landed in the roughBELFAST BRIEFING: HOW MANY Northern Ireland companies with Bank of Scotland Ireland loans have been placed in administration…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Local enterprise can provide the best route to job creationBELFAST BRIEFING: IF IMITATION is the highest form of flattery then how much economic mileage might there be for Northern Ireland…Tue Jan 03 2012 - 00:00
Homegrown talent stands high in otherwise difficult yearBELFAST BRIEFING: THERE ARE likely to be few company bosses waving goodbye to 2011 in Northern Ireland with a smile on their…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Changes have already boosted credit unionsBELFAST BRIEFING: CREDIT UNION members in the North are celebrating an early Christmas present this week – one they hope they…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
NI software provider acquired by Kofax for up to $48mDERRY-BASED software provider Singularity has been acquired by California-headquartered Kofax in a deal worth a potential $48…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Firms hope for brain gain by investing in Queen's executive education centreBELFAST BRIEFING: CAN YOU imagine knocking at the door of a company in Northern Ireland these days and asking for a donation…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
NI to receive extra £134m for public servicesBRITISH CHANCELLOR George Osborne delivered a reprieve for motorists, an additional £134 million (€157 million) of new money …Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Cautious building society has the last laughBELFAST BRIEFING: DARINA ARMSTRONG is the exception to the ruleTue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Andor reports sharp sales and profit increaseA BELFAST-BASED maker of specialist digital scientific cameras has reported a sharp increase in sales and profit.Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Will VAT hike lure value-seeking shoppers North?While the differential in prices will rise, sagging cross-Border trade could be hit by weakening euroTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
UTV Media puts its faith in radioA BRITISH radio station aimed at men who like sport is likely to be one of the top performers over the next two months for UTV…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Youth unemployment in North at 19% as UK rate hits record highTHE OFFICIAL youth unemployment rate soared to 19Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Secret to TG Eakin's £40m family business: 'just do the right thing'BELFAST BRIEFING: The business employs over 200 and despite a deepening recession continues to prosperTue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
PWC predicts NI growth 'elusive'NORTHERN IRELAND’S exposure to Republic’s ongoing difficulties and the UK’s weak recovery are two of the key reasons why the …Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Bankrupt faces strict credit rulesFOR THE next 12 months Seán Quinn cannot ask friend, foe or bank manager to lend him even £500 without declaring he is a bankrupt…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Women making it their business to acknowledge their achievementsBELFAST BRIEFING: BELFAST MAY be still buzzing from its first MTV awards gig but already the city is getting ready to stage …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Knowledge sector jobs could be game changer for NorthBELFAST BRIEFING: HERE IS a question David Cameron has probably asked himself once or twice – how can I get Northern Ireland…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Fewer loans for North's businessesTHERE HAS been a substantial increase in the number of businesses in Northern Ireland that have been refused loans or overdrafts…Sat Oct 29 2011 - 01:00
Ditty's takes the biscuit when it comes to top bakery awardBELFAST BRIEFING: An artisan bakery in Co Derry is now officially home to the UK Baker of the YearTue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
United co-op sees pretax profits rise to £4.16mUNITED DAIRY Farmers, the North’s largest diary co-operative owned by 1,900 farmers grew turnover by a record £69 million to …Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
Building firm's turnover in Republic down €18mONE OF Northern Ireland’s oldest family construction companies saw turnover from operations in the Republic plummet by more than…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
MTV bash is music to the ears of hospitality sectorBELFAST BRIEFING: Next month’s music awards are poised to deliver a much needed economic boostTue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Pubs to operate as receivers appointed to freehold firmsDRINKERS IN five of Belfast's best-known pubs will be raising a glass to Nama after the agency appointed administrators to two…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
A roll of the dice proves fortune favours the braveBELFAST BRIEFING: A BELFAST husband and wife team are proving that if you want to be successful entrepreneurs all it takes is…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
North private-sector employment fallsTHE NUMBER of people employed in the North’s private sector fell for the 43rd consecutive month in September, new research shows…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Andor says 2011 sales should double last year's figuresANDOR TECHNOLOGY, the Northern Ireland company which develops and manufactures high-performance scientific digital cameras, expects…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Sky's the limit for start-up's satellite antennaBELFAST BRIEFING: Award winning idea that could consign the satellite dish on the side of your house to the binTue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Belfast firm sells London shopping centreONE OF Belfast’s oldest companies, William Ewart, has sold a major shopping and leisure centre above Victoria Station in central…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
US group buys Northern business GemSYNNEX CORPORATION, the California-headquartered business process services group, has acquired the privately owned Belfast-based…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Air passenger duty to be cut in NorthBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has confirmed that air passenger duty is to be cut in Northern Ireland in …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Outsourcing firm to create 336 Belfast jobsOUTSOURCING COMPANY Capita is planning to create 336 jobs in Belfast through a major expansion of its life and pensions division…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
