Multinational takeovers of small firms can work wellWHEN A successful family-owned Northern Ireland business is acquired by one of Canada’s top aerospace companies, is it an occasion…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Belfast property values rose in second quarterTHE PROPERTY market in Belfast showed “clear signs of recovery” in the second quarter of this year, with average values in south…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Hastings Hotels hit by rising overheads and declining businessPROFITS HAVE fallen sharply at Hastings Hotels, one of Northern Ireland’s largest hotel groups and part-owner of Dublin’s five…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Revenue up at UTV in 'most difficult' market conditionsUTV Media has attributed a 4 per cent increase in revenue in part to the popularity of Euro 2012, even if did not reap rewards…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Derry goes digital with Culture Tech festivalDERRY IS hosting a late summer festival with a difference as it launches its first “digital” festivalTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Printing firm in administrationADMINISTRATORS HAVE been appointed to an award-winning commercial printing firm in Northern Ireland that has been in business…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Wind turns corner for green, ethical investorsBELFAST BRIEFING: ETHICAL INVESTMENT – two words that you might imagine have gone somewhat out of fashion in these financially…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Helping hand brings small NI businesses a long wayBELFAST BRIEFING: NUTRITIONAL experts may claim that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; David and Jill Crawford…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Tax break for patents a vital step in stimulusDES SPEED may only be dreaming about profits at the moment. But that is not to say he is not banking on them in the future.Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Forecast sees North's economy stagnatingNORTHERN IRELAND’S economy has moved into reverse gear and is in the same place it was 18 months ago, latest economic forecasts…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Pennies from heaven as shoppers cross BorderBELFAST BRIEFING: WHAT DOES £1 get you today in Northern Ireland?Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Are laws to protect employees killing jobs?BELFAST BRIEFING: SHOULD THE North’s political leaders make it easier for businesses to lay off staff in Northern Ireland to…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Administrator appointed to Belfast furniture storeADMINISTRATORS HAVE been appointed to one of the North’s best known up-market retailers, Fultons Fine Furnishing, a family business…Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to move to George Best airportAER LINGUS is to relocate its operations in Northern Ireland from Belfast International Airport to George Best City Airport in…Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Unemployment rate is up as output falls in real termsThe number of people claiming jobless benefit rose by 400 last month to hit a high of 62,900 in Northern IrelandThu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Group pulls out of trying to slay the Tesco dragonBELFAST BRIEFING: IT WAS billed as a David and Goliath battle between a mighty British supermarket multiple and a Northern Ireland…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Bank 'glitch' last thing small firms needed nowBELFAST BRIEFING: WHEN ULSTER Bank chief executive Jim Brown was asked recently if, in relation to the bank’s IT crisis, he …Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Belfast expects record 40 cruise liners to visit this yearTitanic draw: A record 40 cruise ships are expected to call at Belfast Harbour this year, drawn by the lure of the new Titanic…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
FG Wilson move to China puts 260 jobs at riskENGINEERING GROUP FG Wilson plans to relocate some production from Northern Ireland to China in a restructuring that could result…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank 'needs more time'Ulster Bank has said it needs more time to address a backlog of payments arising from a technical problem that has affected accounts…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
On a mission to fund local success in businessBELFAST BRIEFING: MARK ENNIS is on a mission to give away money in Northern IrelandTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Hi-tech hopes for a thriving financial districtBELFAST BRIEFING: PICTURE A map of Belfast 10 years in the future and what might you see? Signposts to the still “unmissable…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
North business body warns of growing 'finance gap'NORTHERN IRELAND is suffering from a “finance gap” that is stunting investment and growth and preventing job creation, according…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
NI needs to do more to help start-ups tee offBELFAST BRIEFING : FORMER US Open golf champions Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy might like to look up Fergus Wallace next …Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Boost for Belfast as Bombardier lands €5.8bn dealBOMBARDIER AEROSPACE has landed its largest business aircraft deal for a potential 275 business jets worth a possible total value…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Tax rate change would come at a priceFORGET THE fiscal treaty debate because a new challenge to Ireland’s low rate of corporation tax might just be about to materialise…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Quinn division freed of €794m debt burdenA SUBSIDIARY of the restructured Quinn Group has been “permanently relieved” of €794 million of debt owed to related parties …Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Turnover at First Derivatives grows by a quarterFirst Derivatives, the specialist financial software and consulting services company, has grown its annual turnover by more than…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Sectarianism in workplace dampens jubilee cheerBELFAST BRIEFING: THERE IS a special bank holiday in Northern Ireland to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s diamond jubileeTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Airtricity parent in €19m Phoenix Supply dealSCOTTISH ENERGY group SSE intends to acquire Phoenix Supply which provides natural gas to around 130,000 domestic and business…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
UTV Media gets £90m bank facilityUTV MEDIA has put in place a new £90 million (€112 million) banking facility, which, it believes, is a “good deal for UTV and…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Pretax loss of £54.5m at Northern BankNORTHERN BANK grew its operating profit by 51 per cent in the first quarter of the year to £18 millionFri May 11 2012 - 01:00
North sitting profitably as 'Game of Thrones' film locationAudits show a £1.6 million investment in the first series by NI Executive delivered £17 million and helped generate 800 jobs…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Belfast call centres to create 420 jobsTWO MAJOR call centre operators yesterday confirmed plans to create a total of 420 jobs in Belfast.Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Olympics to fan the flame of North's economyBELFAST BRIEFING: IN JUST 86 days, Northern Ireland’s Cunningham Covers will be hoping to deliver a medal-winning performance…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
US firm to create 90 jobs in Belfast operationTHE CHICAGO Mercantile Exchange group has confirmed it will create up to 90 jobs in Northern Ireland when it opens its first …Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Texthelp still talking up business abroadBELFAST BRIEFING: ANTRIM ON a cold, wet spring afternoon or São Paulo on a warm, sunny morning? Where would you rather be doing…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Progressive Building Society reports increase in profitsProgressive Building Society has reported an increase in pretax profit to £3.3 million for its 2011 financial yearThu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
China links provide incentive to NI firmsBELFAST BRIEFING: BOILIE IRISH goats’ cheese and creamy Tyrone cheddar may not be what you might expect to find on the shelves…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
North's private sector continues steep declineA “TITANIC” surge in tourist figures might help boost job prospects in Northern Ireland’s service sector over the coming months…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Government intervention can play role in recoveryBELFAST BRIEFING: Could wealthy individuals with cash to spare be persuaded to back aspiring businesses in Northern Ireland …Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Administrators appointed to storesThe directors of one of the North’s longest- established family-run department stores have appointed administrators to its retail…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Underwriting firm to create 40 jobs in expansionA Co Down insurance underwriting agency hopes to create 40 new jobs by expanding its business portfolio in the Republic and Britain…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Derry braces itself for potential €115m boostBELFAST BRIEFING: THERE IS a tale of two cities emerging in Derry as it prepares to become the first UK City of Culture next…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Food processing jobs among 300 createdNETHERLANDS-BASED FOOD group Vion is to create 164 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of a significant £11.5 million (€13Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Engineer driven by desire to create jobsHE MAY be one of the most talented, serial entrepreneurs of his generation, with a celebrated track record of starting, growing…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Kaspersky warns of 'cyber weapons'POLITICAL LEADERS in every country need to take urgent action to combat the imminent threat of cyber-war and cyber-terrorism, …Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
North's £14.3m boost could be negatedTHE NORTHERN Ireland Executive will receive an additional £14.3 million (€17Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Legal firm Axiom to open Belfast officeTHE US-headquartered legal firm Axiom is to open a new office in Belfast that could create more than 100 jobs within two years…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
