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20 AUGUST 2008


It tastes good, does good and turns a great profit. No wonder life is sweet for Jo Fairley, co founder of the Green and Blacks chocolate brand, in Belfast last month for the concluding ceremony of Invest Northern Ireland's Pathways to Female Entrepreneurship initiative. Anna Mooney caught up with her.....
by Anna Mooney FYI Editor














Why Northern Ireland Professionals Don't Blog
What is it? I've been looking in vain for Northern Ireland business blogs. And, I can't find any! Why? Why don't NI professionals blog?



SUMMER 2008





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Posted : 03 June 2008
A radically different dog feeding bowl developed by a small Derry company with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland has been listed for an award at Pet Fashion Week, which takes place in New York on 23-24 August 2008.



Well-known businessman and philanthropist Bill Cullen has been hired to host the Irish version of the popular reality TV show 'The Apprentice'.











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Posted : 03 June 2008
Twenty-four companies have been shortlisted across three categories for the coveted 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® award.



There are many lessons businesses can draw from the sporting arena, as Genesis Strategic consultant Brian McNeice and Adrian Burrell, former coach of the Irish Cricket team demonstrated at a recent MBA Association Guest Speaker...











Posted : 03 June 2008



Posted : 03 June 2008
Crea8ivity.com's Jeffrey Peel has organised a timely seminar In Belfast this month on Web 2.0 Marketing. The full day event comes with great opportunities for networking over lunch and during breaks.



A new service for local businesses offering support and advice on innovation and collaboration opportunities across Europe is now available from Invest Northern Ireland.











Posted : 03 June 2008



Posted : 03 June 2008
Invest Northern Ireland has launched a £900,000 initiative for small businesses, enabling them to partner with research centres of excellence to access practical advice in support of their growth and export ambitions.



Tom McEnaney, Business Editor, Irish Independent, Robert Gallagher, Chief Executive, Ulster Bank Corporate Markets and Pat Maher, Executive Director, Enterprise Ireland
Celebrating business success, regardless of business offering, service, or location, is the theme of the newly expanded Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards, just launched in Dublin,,,,











Posted : 03 June 2008



Posted : 03 June 2008
Pictured at the launch event Ian Murphy (Invest NI) and Gerry Ford (Advantage).
Young people in Northern Ireland interested in starting their own business as a career can, as of today, benefit from a new online service recently launched by Advantage NI and funded by Invest Northern Ireland.



There's not much US marketing guru Seth Godin doesn't know about marketing. Here, his golden rules for powerful marketing - how does your business measure up?











Posted : 03 June 2008



Posted : 03 June 2008
Forty years' personal experience have taught Will and John McKee that running a company can be a perilous undertaking and that, in addition to its sometime rewards, it can result in horrendous worry for the risk-taking entrepre...



From June 10 disabled entrepreneurs across the UK can enter to win £50,000 first prize when the search starts to find Stelios Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2008.













04 December 2007
LighterLife is a weight loss programme for people with 3 stones or more to lose. It uses cognitive behavioural therapy and tra...

08 October 2007
From an early age, Liam Mc Stravick from New Lodge, had a true passion for sport. Although denied the opportunity to pursue his...

08 October 2007
Originally from Augher in County Tyrone, Ciara Daly worked in England before she returned to Belfast to be closer to her family...

08 October 2007
North Belfast man Gary Day never had a burning ambition to run his own business, but that's exactly what he is now doing and en...

13 February 2007
Vicky Newman and Martina McKendry came up with the idea for their business when Martina's husband couldn't find software which ...






Read how the Start a Business programme can help to get you started on the Go for it website.




Decide whether you have what it takes to set up a new business on the nibusinessinfo.co.uk website.




Manage your personal list of starting-up tasks with the business start-up organiser on the nibusinessinfo.co.uk website.




This information is courtesy of nibusinessinfo.co.uk.



Start a Business programme




This is our mainstream support for anyone starting a business. It’s open to all potential entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland.

Starting an export focused business




Got an idea for a business with export potential? Do you run a young business that is ready to begin exporting?

Starting a globally focused business




If you think your business could trade in world markets from the outset, we can help you take it from start-up through each stage of its development.




This information is courtesy of investni.com.












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