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The recently published Northern Ireland SME Access to Finance Report 2025, developed by the British Business Bank in partnership with Enterprise Northern Ireland, offers a detailed picture of how small and medium-sized businesses are managing, seeking and accessing finance.  With 1,014 responses gathered across all council areas, it provides a statistically significant view of the

InspecVision, a leading manufacturer of precision inspection systems for quality control, has  achieved the highest business honour in the UK for it’s outstanding export performance. Announced this week, InspecVision is one of 197 organisations nationally -and one of only two in Northern Ireland – to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. The

InterTradeIreland has signed up as a lead sponsor of the TechFoundHer Summit 2025, powering the event’s inaugural Breakthrough Awards for women innovators at the upcoming all-island gathering. The announcement comes as final preparations are underway for the high-energy, purpose-driven event, which is expected to attract over 300 women-led startups, funders, and tech allies from across

Global female trailblazers in technology, innovation, and investment are set to take to the stage next month for the third annual TechFoundHer Summit. The event will take place on May 14 at the Mansion House in Dublin with a series of Runway to Summit events happening in advance including a dynamic lunchtime Town Hall in

‘Scale Up Your Street’ competition will see Jet2holidays help up to ten agency partners open a new retail shop, with support including a potential six-figure financial contribution in total 28th March 2025: Jet2holidays has announced details of a brand-new campaign called ‘Scale Up Your Street’, which will see the company help up to ten agency partners open a new retail shop, with

Upstream assumes full local ownership and wins backing from Pollen Street Capital to help power local businesses. Belfast-headquartered asset-based lending (ABL) specialist, Upstream, has successfully completed a management buyout (MBO) of the business, bringing it back into full local ownership. The MBO team, led by original Upstream founder, Judith Totten MBE, has secured an agreement

After months out of work, Co Antrim man Darren Crawford has turned his experience in hospitality cleaning into a successful business, building a thriving company that has already secured major contracts. Originally hailing from Ballymena and now living in Randalstown, Darren struggled to find employment that was flexible enough to cater to his partner’s health

Bangor businessman and Northern Ireland director of Toastmasters International Kevin O’Reilly is set to take to the stage for the inaugural Entrepreneurs Unleashed conference later this month. The event, which is taking place at the Cathy Short Theatre in Belfast on November 28 at Jennymount Business Park, is designed to ignite entrepreneurial spirit and provide

Lisburn entrepreneur Ruth Young has joined the line-up for the inaugural Entrepreneurs Unleashed Conference.  The event, which is taking place at the Cathy Short Theatre in Belfast on November 28, is designed to ignite entrepreneurial spirit and provide actionable insights to growing businesses. Organised by media and marketing agency Excalibur Press, the conference is set