Barclays has launched a toolkit to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) get back on their feet as they navigate the uncertainty created by coronavirus. The ‘Barclays Back to Business’ programme has been designed in partnership with Cambridge University’s Cambridge Judge Business School.
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, has invested £10m in Lisburn-based Decora, a leading manufacturer of window coverings, to support its long-term growth plans. The funding will be used to support Decora’s continued strong growth via expansion into European markets, strategic M&A, and
All non-essential goods retailers in Northern Ireland can re-open from Friday 12 June, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced. The Minister confirmed the major step forward during a visit to Debenhams in Belfast city centre. Mrs Dodds said: “I am very pleased to be able
Hospitality Ulster has said that it is “extremely disappointed” that the NI Executive has still not come to a decision on a date for the re-opening of the sector despite having the opportunity at its latest meeting to settle on a timeframe. The lack of
O2 has used virtual queuing technology and new store design to safely reopen its shops in Northern Ireland to customers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. At these ‘future stores’, all customers will skip the queues and instead join a virtual system, receiving a text
Maeve Hunt has been elected Chair of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society at its 113th Annual General Meeting. The Ulster Society represents 4,700 local Chartered Accountants and is a district society of Chartered Accountants Ireland, the largest and oldest professional accountancy body in Ireland. Ms Hunt,
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is supporting a Northern Ireland charity with its efforts to combat the increasing resistance of livestock in the Developing World to medical treatments. The initiative between QUB and Self Help Africa is designed to provide a low-cost response to the heightened
Carrickfergus Enterprise has been awarded its ISO certification during lockdown to mark its continued and constant commitment to provide high quality services to its clients and local businesses. ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organisations
A well-known Cookstown interiors business has urged the government in the UK and Northern Ireland to consider providing additional help for retailers forced to close during the coronavirus lockdown and likely to experience reduced trade for the rest of the year. CFC Interiors, which sells
The latest Ulster Bank PMI data – produced for Ulster Bank by IHS Markit – shows further steep declines in business activity and new orders in the Northern Ireland private sector as the Covid-19 crisis continued. Rates of contraction were softer than the records posted
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