Coffee lovers are in for a festive treat as Belfast company Cubist Coffee have launched a unique Christmas set that will have lovers of the bean beating a path to make sure they can sample the best out there. The Cubist Coffee Gift set contains three samples of coffee sourced from the best products across […]
A spectacular six-bedroom property in Stranmillis is now on the market that is guaranteed to be a sumptuous family home or an attractive investment opportunity. Including a separate apartment on-site, 1A Richmond Park, Belfast has luxury and practicality. The BT9 property, which is priced at offers over £550,000, oozes with opulent finishes throughout, including a
The ongoing success of women in leadership empowerment network Lean In locally is to be celebrated at an event in Belfast later this month. Four years ago entrepreneur Nuala Murphy of Moment Health brought the international organisation to Northern Ireland where it has now grown to boast a staggering 2,000 members since its inception. Within
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A major Northern Ireland event on November 23 will be held to mark the British Institute of Facilities Management’s (BIFM) transition to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management IWFM). A host of speakers will explain what the change will mean, its ambitions and how IWFM will be an organisation reflecting the new dynamics in
A Northern Ireland entrepreneur is set to bring the power of medicinal mushrooms to one of the UK’s biggest food and drink industry conferences next week. Tricia McNeilly, founder of Ötzibrew, will be exhibiting her flagship product Ötzibrew Pure Chaga, an alternative hot drink, as well as previewing the company’s latest product Organic Lion’s Mane
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In years gone by, it was common for users to go to websites directly by typing the specific URL in the address bar. However, recent estimates indicate that between 81 and 93% of users find their desired destination through a search engine. As a result, digital-savvy businesses have realised that in today’s cluttered marketplace, it
EXCLUSIVE by Tina Calder online pharmacy buy anafranil no insurance with best prices today in the USA A BUSINESS incentive scheme dubbed “the new RHI” by environmental campaigners is set to make millions of pounds worth of payments to UK investors over the next 20 years. And the payments, which are made following the granting
The ever-burgeoning number of salons stocking the Belfast developed Bronze Leaf tanning product has been boosted with 22 more outlets across Ireland signed up in the last 3 months Owner and creator of Bronze Leaf, entrepreneur Karen Walker, is celebrating the company’s latest growth that now sees the product being used in 152 salons in
Great night at the #CIMawards tonight, big thanks to Peter Craven from Blue Sky Marketing and The Future Of Marketing Conference for inviting me: The #CIMawards winners are: Best New Product, Business or Service Launch sponsored by Mintel: Translink for Belfast Glider Launch Cause Related Marketing sponsored by McGowans: Public Health NI for Not Sorry Mums Creative Industries Marketing
Storytelling isn’t a new thing, it’s not a digital marketing buzz phrase and it certainly isn’t an alien concept. In fact “storytelling” is at the very core of all society, it’s what makes us human. The ability to relate and recall stories is something we teach children from a very young age as we use
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Award winning artist, Kathryn Callaghan, launches her exclusive Homewares and Accessories Collection at a special event in Crossgar’s JN Wine on November 9. Kathryn, whose work has achieved worldwide acclaim, will officially launch her range of cushions, coasters, placemats, tea towels, and greeting cards at the two-hour event that will also see her original paintings
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Up to 20 job have been created by Global Adventure Play LTD near County Down’s Ballynahinch after a £500,000 investment at the former Pinewick furniture unit on Magheraknock Road. The 10,000 sq foot unit has been converted to a dedicated play area for children, including zones for 4-11 year-olds, younger children and interactive computer gaming.
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Queens’s University Law student Niamh Mackin has been named Study USA Student of the Year. The 21 year old spent a year studying business at Marymount University, Virginia as part of the Study USA initiative. Formerly known as the Business Education Initiative, it is run by the British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the
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BELFAST City Council is funding an innovative programme for tourism focused organisations through the ‘WorldHost Principles of Customer Service’ training. Delivered by Licensed WorldHost facilitator and Chartered Marketer, Christine Watson, the course has been fully funded by Belfast City Council Community and Neighbourhood Tourism Unit. Normally £85, places at the events on September 18, 20
By Ursula Mayers MRICS Founder/Owner, Mayers Real Estate For a decade we have watched as our town and city centres have taken a blow in terms of their popularity among retailers and consumers. I don’t believe the downward surge in the uptake of retail space is a choice that retailers happily take, rather it is
Life Through My Eyes- Jennifer, 41, County Antrim The Struggle of Life After Abuse This is the story of a woman from Northern Ireland, who would like to keep their name and area anonymous so they have been changed for the purpose of this interview. Jennifer tells us her story about the awful difficulties she
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We’ve all been there… Bored out of our minds and looking for somewhere to go and meet up with our mates. Well for the next 5 times you feel like this, don’t worry cause i’ve got your back with 5 places to go in Belfast. 1. The Lost City Adventure Golf Located at cityside, this
David Meade, the Belfast mentalist, is to take to the stage at this year’s annual Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry conference. The TV star will join over 700 businesses from across Northern Ireland at the large-scale networking conference in Belfast in September. Meade will give an insight into “How To Sell Like A
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Employee engagement and HR brand, EVOLVE, is the latest developing company to benefit from the Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator programme. Belfast Businesswoman Claire Loftus, Founder & Director of EVOLVE, has already worked with some of Northern Ireland’s leading and up and coming companies. And now with the support of Ulster Bank EVOLVE is growing into
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The magnificent Erganagh Estate in Omagh, Co Tyrone is now for sale. The house, listed with Mayers Real Estate, is located at the Foothills of the Sperrins, sits in eight acres of land and comes with a gate lodge, gardener’s cottage, and outbuildings as part of the sale. Spread over three floors comprising 7,500 sq
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By Claire Loftus Owner, EVOLVE When it comes to engaging employees in the workplace it’s an ever increasing challenge. With employee expectations changing rapidly and companies desperately trying to keep up it’s no wonder the end cost to the business is growing at an alarming rate. Last year Hays did a survey of Northern Ireland
Content and copywriting specialists, Excalibur Press, is already seeing tremendous benefits by being part of the Ulster Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator programme, helping them move from strength to strength. The six-month programme is designed to power up entrepreneurs who want to grow and scale their business with each hub surrounding entrepreneurs with the right coaching, environment
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Only one in 10 people are doing the jobs they dreamed of when they were children according to a new study. The research, commissioned by lifestyle company Simba, also found that just over one in 10 people at one point did work in their perfect job. Figures released, following a survey of 2,000 people across
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Turning a home ironing service into a successful operation supplying over 400 weddings a year is no mean feat. Taking on 5 staff and turning over £200,000 a year is even more impressive when you consider that Sinead Norton from Coleraine was faced with a shock redundancy and the need to provide for 4 children.
Some of Belfast’s most successful start-up companies will be being given a unique opportunity to spread their wings to the US following the launch of a new business competition. Funded by Belfast City Council in partnership with Invest Northern Ireland and Catalyst Inc, the first ever Bridge to MassChallenge Belfast international competition will identify and
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Over a third of workers across the UK are suffering from sleepless nights because of money worries a survey has revealed.According to YouGov who carried out the research for Equifax, 38% of those surveyed said they have been unable to sleep at night due to financial concerns. The NHS advises that after several sleepless nights
It’s hard to think that just 100 years ago women were fighting to get the right to vote. They couldn’t wear what they wanted or spend their lives following their chosen career. However, fast forward to today and we really have come such a long way by comparison! Women can do just about anything they
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One of Northern Ireland’s largest restaurant chains, Four Star Pizza, are on the hunt for local and ambitious talent to grab a slice of the action by becoming business entrepreneurs and running their own franchise. The company are planning to increase its number of NI stores from 12 to 30 by 2019, and is actively
A tech event taking place in Titanic Belfast next month was the brainchild of a 16-year-old entrepreneur. Innovative teen tech event Future Summits on March 10 will bring together the future of technology under one roof. It’s the first established tech summit and hackathon event provider in Northern Ireland exclusively for teenagers and organised by
The Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce are once again on the lookout for the city’s best businesses. The 2018 Belfast Business Awards are looking for businesses across the city to enter with the chance of being honoured at the awards ceremony in April at St Anne’s Cathedral. Sponsored by Bank of Ireland UK, the
BELFAST app design company, 360 Production, has produced a ground-breaking app that will be used by the BBC in a massive citizen science project to track how deadly a deadly pandemic could be spread across the UK. BBC Four’s documentary ‘Contagion: BBC 4 Pandemic’ will use the app to collect over 24 hours, showing app
UP to a third of all jobs could be taken by robots and automation by the mid-2030s according to a report by PwC. More than 5,500 workers in the UK were part of a global study of 200,000 over 29 countries were involved, with women amongst those likely to be hardest hit in the job
Shopper numbers across Northern Ireland continue to be in decline and the bad news is hitting the high street, retail parks and shopping centres alike. Figures released by Springboard between November 26 and December 30 last year footfall declined by 3.1% showing a seven month streak of continuous decline. The month before had reduced by 2.4%.
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ONE of the hardest things for self employed women to do is to learn the art of self appreciation and self worth in business. Despite my outward confidence over the years it’s taken me over a decade, to have become a mother and have a career break to accept that not only do I have
Having a good CV can be the thing that gives you the edge over another candidate for a job, yet many people simply don’t know how to lay out a winning CV. Whether you’re going for a new career and are out of practice of how to update your credentials or you’re starting out and
AS people across Northern Ireland get ready to embark on their New Year’s Resolutions an online learning and training platform is setting the “Learn 31 New Things In January” challenge. TrainingMatchmaker.com, founded by Belfast marketer Christine Watson, has launched it’s #LearnuaryNI campaign encouraging people to share one thing they’ve learned or can teach to others
You may not even be aware of it but your body is being bombarded by electromagnetic radiation every minute of every day. You cannot see it, smell it, feel it or hear it, but Electromagnetic Frequencies (EMFs) are constantly being emitted by the technology that now dominates our modern lifestyles. Microwaves, computers, mobile phones, Wi-Fi,
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Shoppers in Carrickfergus are in for a treat as discount retailer The Original Factory Shop opens on the High Street. Not only is it good news for those hoping to bag a Christmas bargain it’s great news for employment in the area as 15 jobs have also been created. The Original Factory Shop has taken a
There were celebrations all round this week as a new health, well-being and fertility clinic arrived in the world with the expansion of Logan Wellbeing and Medical to larger premises on Belfast’s Lisburn Road. Enlargement and development of the business, previously established in the city centre for over eight years, sees the creation of nine
