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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

Shopping centres close to the border may see a fall in sales

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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Janice Tracey: enthusiasm for Dungiven bypass and final leg of A6 comes as no surprise

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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John Friel - SMEs need support

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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Toni Forrester thinks voters need to ask tougher questions

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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Janice Tracey: enthusiasm for Dungiven bypass and final leg of A6 comes as no surprise

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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Bill McGinnis encourages firms to grasp opportunities abroad

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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Awards to celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs

Monday, 2 March 2009

The number of women running and starting businesses in the North West has always lagged behind the male statistics and over the years much has been written about the many reasons cited for this.
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Decision to locate the Telehouse in Derry is a common sense move

Monday, 23 February 2009

Derry is Northern Ireland’s second city, the regional capital of the north west of the island. It is a city that is re-inventing itself through regeneration.
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Training is the key to our long-term |economic prosperity

Monday, 16 February 2009

Invest Northern Ireland and IDA Ireland have recognised the pivotal role of training in the North West Business Technology Zone (NWBTZ) that they are now marketing proactively around the world.
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Can councils avoid the inevitable rise in our district rates?

Monday, 9 February 2009

In the coming weeks councils across the North West and the rest of Northern Ireland will be setting their new district rates in preparation for bills in April.
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  • Ian Doherty (17, from Londonderry) and Melanie McNally  (18, from Ballymena) with Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey MLA. The Give and Take scheme, which is run by Include Youth, provides training and support for 16 to 21 year-olds who have difficulty accessing mainstream training

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