The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) has urged the Executive to appoint a Junior Minister for Skills and Entrepreneurship to support the Minister for the Economy. NIIRTA made the recommendation in a meeting today with the Chair and [...]
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NI Entrepreneurs are missing vital financial skills to ensure the success of their businesses ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) addresses the financial literacy skills gap with a new guide for anyone starting their own business, new to financial management [...]
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Cats and coffee under one roof, Northern Ireland’s first cat cafe is expected to open in Belfast this summer. Kittywinkles is hoping it will become one of the newest niche businesses in Belfast. It will offer a unique experience where customers can book a [...]
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Interview with NI based startup Wedoo Concierge (@WedooConcierge) at DigitalDNA 2016 in Belfast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUL0U4-V8M4 [...]
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Interview with The Foundry Belfast (@teamfoundry) founders at DigitalDNA 2016 (@DigitalDNAHQ) #DigitalDNA #StartNI #Startups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzFD9AAmivg [...]
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Interview with James Gumble (@jamesgumble) from NI based startup Xpand International (@xpandint) at DigitnalDNA 2016 (@DigitalDNAHQ) #StartNI #DigitalDNA #NIStartups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPoA23eNe4o [...]
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Interview with Nuala Murphy (@murphonthego) of NI based startup HappyMummyHappyBaby at DigitalDNA 2016 (@DigitalDNAHQ) #StartNI #DigitalDNA #NIStartups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2VCfbN1DA [...]
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Northern Ireland’s newest business accelerator for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Spark powered by Ulster Bank Hatchery, has opened its doors today. Launched in partnership with KPMG, the new hub, or ‘Hatchery’, on Lombard Street in Belfast, can play host to 80 businesses [...]
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Lyra Mckee (@LyraMcKee) is a Northern Irish investigative reporter and entrepreneur. At the start of July she is launching a new quarterly longform journalism magazine, The Muckraker Report, which will be funded 100% by it's readers. What led to the creation of [...]
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