Northern Ireland’s third sector continues to grapple with significant cuts in government funding, the Ulster Bank & CO3 3rd Sector Index reveals today. The survey of leaders of bodies such as social enterprises, charities, and community organisations shows that almost one-third [...]

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 [...]

SMALL Business confidence in the UK is at a four year low following the largest annual drop in the FSB Small Business Index (SBI) since it started in 2010. The data, gathered before the EU referendum, reveals FSB members are experiencing [...]

CBI Northern Ireland along with Ibec and ICTU, have called for the swift approval of €80m in EU project funds at a meeting in Glasgow of the EU Interreg VA Programme Monitoring Committee. The funding from this EU Programme is [...]

RESPONDING to the UK Referendum decision to leave the European Union, FSB Policy Chair for Northern Ireland, Wilfred Mitchell OBE said: “Northern Ireland’s smaller businesses now need decision-makers to focus on economic stability. Firms in Northern Ireland will look to the [...]