North West Business

Good news for stores as parade signals a return to normality

The recent Apprentice Boys parade through Londonderry’s city centre may have again raised the bar of expectation in the city.
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Inside North West Business

Price reductions may make a difference to cross-border business

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

As a border town and as a cross border worker you soon become aware of pricing differences in all types of products and services, from grocery prices, to electricity charges.
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Businesses are keen to broaden horizons even in challenging times

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

From quality traditional craftsmanship to computer software, businesses of all kinds in the North West are showing a sustained commitment to broadening their horizons to secure extra sales, despite the current challenging economic conditions.
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Facing the challenges of requiring a licence for security exports

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Exporters in the North West and other parts of Northern Ireland face a new challenge from growing international security worries.
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Innovation from our SMEs is the heart of economic recovery

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

While expense claims, televised talent shows and celebrity wedding breakdowns seem to be the centre of media attention lately the very real day-to-day effects of the ongoing global economic uncertainty continue to be a central focus for the Federation of Small Businesses.
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The message now — it’s time to get on with our new economic reality

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

A few weeks ago one of our young entrepreneurs here in Letterkenny organised an Expo event to encourage business to business transactions.
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Reap the benefits of green technology while it’s available

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

More than 100 smaller companies turned out recently at a seminar in Limavady to hear about business opportunities that are now developing strongly in the global renewable energy market.
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The long road to economic success finally underway

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

There’s so much happening in the North West over the next few years, new footbridge, public realm, university expansion, tourism signature project and a continuing flow of annual festivals and events for visitors.
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No Budget relief for beleaguered small business sector

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Government figures released at the end of last month revealed the North West continues to have the highest rates of unemployment in Northern Ireland.
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Where will they get the money to solve the Budget deficit?

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

I listened with interest to Alistair Darling’s Budget and have read the analysis to see what negative or positive impact it may have on the North West and specifically Donegal — but as one commentator noted it was a benign budget.
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City’s regeneration creating excitement and new business

Tuesday, 28 April 2009

The recent launch of the design for the new footbridge in Londonderry has created a buzz of excitement in the North West. For those who have long cried for something tangible from the regeneration efforts led by ILEX, this is the first physical sign of regeneration in the NW.
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Exporting can be our way through economic recession

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Rebuilding the Northern Ireland economy requires a sharper focus by policymakers and individual companies on finding and supporting smart, driven-to-win people.
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Rates relief green light vital for credit crunch survival

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

The real impact of the ongoing global economic uncertainty was made even more apparent last month with the news that unemployment in Northern Ireland has soared by almost 76% in the last year.
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We all have a part to play in restoring market confidence

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

As we await another crisis budget in the Republic, we can be confident that Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will again hit the nation hard.
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Increasing employee skills will benefit your company in the future

Monday, 23 March 2009

In my role as Northern Ireland adviser on employment and skills and a member of the UK Commission on Employment and Skills (UKCES), I am one of the signatories to a call by UKCES to companies to resist the temptation to cut training budgets.
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Chamber calls for balanced approach from Government

Monday, 16 March 2009

“We have come from plantation to peace — and now what?” — that was the question posed by the new North West business leader at the Chamber’s AGM last week.
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Government and banks must take action to free up credit for companies

Monday, 9 March 2009

After much rumour and speculation the inevitable became a reality with confirmation that we are currently in the grip of a recession. For the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) the news, while most unwelcome, came as no surprise.
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