Business

Chamber Festival Is Set To Be Magic

More than 1,000 businesspeople will attend NI Chamber’s Festival of Business when it returns to St George’s Market on Wednesday 18 September. The annual event will feature an eclectic mix of networking, learning and interactive exhibitions, with 120 local companies preparing to showcase their work. Magician, mentalist and television presenter Joel M will headline the […]

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Belfast City Airport Celebrates One Year Of £1.2m Aspire Lounge

Belfast City Airport and Aspire Airport Lounges have marked one year since it opened its £1.2 million refurbished lounge. Since then, Aspire has welcomed over 125,000 people through its doors, with the investment increasing capacity from 70 people to accommodate 178 seats. In celebration of the anniversary, Kathy Toye, Commercial Manager at Belfast City Airport,

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Catalyst’s Co-Founder Programme Open For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Northern Ireland science and technology hub, Catalyst has today opened applications for its Co-Founders programme where ambitious and innovative people will collaborate to create start-up businesses that could change the world. Co-Founders, which will begin on 22 November 2024, is a completely free programme designed for people who have an interest in pursuing the opportunity of

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Christmas Comes Early As 12 Deals Of Christmas Kicks Off With More Savings Than Ever

Shoppers are hearing jingle bells early this year as SPAR, EUROSPAR, ViVO and ViVOXTRA NI’s highly anticipated 12 Deals of Christmas returns this week. Launching with a double deal, Henderson Group has invested £6 million into the campaign this year, with even more savings and products available than ever before. Week one is now live,

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Programme Launched for Hospitality Exchange 2024

Hospitality Exchange 2024 marks a significant milestone as the event enters its twenty-fifth year, offering an engaging and insightful experience with a focus on the themes shaping the future of the industry. This year’s programme will reflect on the journey since 1999, exploring the evolution of Northern Ireland’s hospitality sector. NIHF President, Eddie McKeever, highlights

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Less Than Two Weeks To Go Until Northern Ireland’s Largest Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

Industry leaders from across the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in Belfast for Northern Ireland’s most significant event of its kind. The 5th annual Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will take place at TEC Belfast on September 12. The event will feature over a hundred trade stands as well as incorporating

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Apprenticeships Emerging As Viable Alternative For Aspiring Accountants

AS thousands of students across Northern Ireland contemplate their futures on the back of their exam results, a leading local accountancy firm has issued a reassuring message that the traditional university route is NOT the only pathway to a successful and rewarding career. Lisburn-based Exchange Accountants is one of Northern Ireland’s leading digital accountancy firms and has

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Queen’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre Joins as Main Sponsor for Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition in Belfast

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) has been announced as the main sponsor for the upcoming Northern Ireland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, the largest event of its kind in Northern Ireland.  The 5th annual conference and exhibition will take place at the TEC Belfast in Belfast on September 12, bringing together industry

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Construction Workloads In NI Fall Broadly Flat As Public Housing Activity Sees Pickup

Construction workloads in Northern Ireland were broadly flat through the second quarter of the year according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor, but public housing workloads rose at the fastest rate in two years and faster than all the subsectors. On an all-sector level, a net balance of 2% of

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Co. Down Woman Puts Sizzle Into Sausage Cook-Off

Earlier this year, Northern Ireland’s third best-selling sausages, Hafner’s, launched a cookery competition to find amateur cooks with the tastiest and most original recipes that feature the humble sausage. And following a battle at Belfast Cookery School between Banbridge woman, Laura Rooney and Belfast man, Gerry McDonald, who were chosen as finalist by judges, one

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