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Ones to Watch: Dr Roisin Molloy, TriMedika

Ones to Watch: Dr Ava Brown, The Mango Girl

Leaders in Business: Conal Henry, Fibrus

A stint under the wing of Michael O’Leary, selling off companies and rolling out broadband across an island has certainly helped pave the way for Conal Henry’s current venture, and it securing a huge £165m deal for Northern Ireland connectivity.

Leaders in Business: Emma Meehan, Down Royal Racecourse

Dealing with horse racing amid a global pandemic presents its own unique set of problems for the boss of a racecourse.

The Mid South West Region

Companies have an important role to play in supercharging the Mid South West’s (MSW) economy as part of a unique collaboration between three of Northern Ireland’s most dynamic councils.

Leaders in Business: Clare Guinness, Montreaux

Over the last couple of decades, Northern Ireland businesswoman Clare Guinness has been in the thick of the transformation of several different companies, across very different areas of industry.

EU Settlement Scheme: what to do if you employ EU citizens

The UK has left the EU and EU citizens living in Northern Ireland can now apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue to live, work and study here.

Specialist task force embraces hospitality and tourism recovery for 2021

As the hospitality and tourism sector across Northern Ireland continues to react and respond to evolving Covid-19 restrictions, one local council is embracing the recovery challenge head on through its specialist new task force.

McCulla: developing a cleaner energy future with Phoenix

GVA NI becomes part of Avison Young global network

A leading firm of chartered surveyors and commercial property consultants has joined the fast-growing Avison Young global network.

Word from the Wise: Tom Verner - Momentum Group

Is your business ready for the end of the EU exit transition period on December 31?

With the end of the transition period less than a month away we are encouraging businesses to prepare as best they can.

Translink: stepping stones to recovery

As we continue to deal with Covid-19, Translink has a key role in helping the region build back responsibly, getting more people back to the workplace and education and ensuring that Northern Ireland’s recovery from the crisis is sustainable and environmentally sound; this reflects the fact that climate change is still the most pressing existential crisis facing us all globally.

Pictured outside the newly opened Abbey Centre store in Belfast is left Aaron McAuley, business manager, Bank of Ireland UK with owner and managing director of Toytown, Alan Simpson

Bank of Ireland UK supports expansion of NI business Toytown

Toytown, the family run toy retailer based in Newtownards, was established with a small shop on the Castlereagh Road, Belfast in 1979.

The Gardiner Brothers store at Waring Street in Belfast

Gardiner Brothers: a family firm with sights set on the future

Gardiner Brothers has been at the forefront of designing high-end jewellery in Belfast across four generations.

EOS Warehousing: seamless import and export experience for businesses

EOS Warehousing had added a new additional service to its growing portfolio entitled EOS Customs, which has proven to provide businesses with invaluable support on the run up to the end of the EU exit transition period on January 1.

Colm McElroy, partner, Samantha Moore and Lauren Young, associates, Stuart Mansfield, who heads the banking and finance team, Laura Feeney and Lucy McKee, associates

Finance team builds on Arthur Cox heritage by looking ahead

Approaching a quarter of a century since the establishment of the practice in 1996, it has been a year of significant milestones for Arthur Cox in Belfast.

Emma McCloskey (solicitor), Glenn Watterson (partner), Chris Guy (managing partner, head of corporate), Hannah McGilpin (solicitor), Darren Marley (senior associate) and Jenna Watt (solicitor)

Mills Selig: Expanding expertise through difficult times

For Mills Selig, while the overall economy here has suffered arguably the most difficult period in modern times, it’s continued to strengthen its corporate offering for its clients.

Participating businesses in the Belfast City Centre Gift Card #GiftTheCity initiative are: Jonathan Topping from the Clayton Hotel, Jennifer Lemon from Jigsaw, and Paddy McGurgan from Make-up Pro Store

Gift the city and support businesses with Belfast City Centre Gift Card

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift idea for staff or corporate clients? Then, look no further than the Belfast City Centre Gift Card.

Dr Terry Cross OBE and Aaron Flaherty, Hinch Distillery

Hinch Distillery launches unique whiskey cask release

Co Down’s Hinch Distillery has launched its An Chead Dún cask release which contains its first distillation of Irish single malt spirit.

The NI asset finance sales team: Jenna Gass, Emma Blair, Garvan McCauley, Rose McMullan, Cathy McGale and Frank Coffey

Close Brothers appoints new sales director in Northern Ireland

Close Brothers Commercial Finance, part of Close Brothers Group plc, has appointed Frank Coffey as sales director in Northern Ireland.

Hays: Growing your team in the new era of work

Funding available to employers to support construction apprentices

CITB NI is encouraging construction employers to help support both new and retained apprentices and claim up to £11,700 of funding.

My Day: Alex Thomas - Master blender, The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Apprenticeships: now is the time to invest

Belfast Met is accelerating its efforts in collaboration with employers across a range of industries to ensure the retention of existing apprentices in employment, as well as the recruitment of new apprentices to new employment opportunities.

Jennifer Watterson with Ryan Falls, Des Kelly (front centre), Michael Drumm and Janette Burns

CavanaghKelly: Growing and expanding while helping clients through the most difficult of times

For Des Kelly and his practice, the strength, resilience and experience of his team has never been more important in dealing with its clients during a period of such economic and business upheaval.

Belfast City Council chief executive Suzanne Wylie, Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Frank McCoubrey and chief executive of Belfast Chamber of Commerce, Simon Hamilton

Belfast: Our plan for the city's recovery

Belfast City Council has set out an extensive plan detailing its targeted support for communities, businesses and vulnerable people.

Shoosmiths: growing local expertise

What started out as a small office just four years ago as part of a wider national legal practice has grown into a burgeoning office of almost 40 staff with a huge level of expertise and experience in the Northern Ireland market.

The role of Ultrafast Full Fibre broadband in supporting economic recovery

If our experiences over recent months have taught us anything, it is that demand for online services is only going in one direction. It will then be welcome news to many businesses that Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest digital infrastructure provider, Openreach, has announced more than 50% of homes and businesses in the region can now access ultra-reliable, ultrafast Full Fibre broadband on its network.

Mills Selig: A busy summer but headwinds and stasis remain

While there may be some pause for thought among commercial property investors here as the industry gets a grasp on demand, for Anne Skeggs and her team, other areas within the department have significant uplift

January 2021