Businesses in Northern Ireland are reporting a strong appetite for international trade, according to the findings of a recent survey by Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) and Invest Northern Ireland. On the Northern Ireland Protocol specifically, just over half of members believe the Protocol is supporting business growth, compared to 29% […]
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Lisburn – based business growth specialist, Pinnacle Growth Group, held a charity coffee morning last week at its newly-expanded premises. The event, which took place on December 15th, saw the consultancy present donations to its 2022 charity partners, Lisburn Foodbank and Dementia NI. The coffee morning, which also marked the opening of the firm’s larger
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Welcoming the appointment of a new US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Gillian McAuley, President, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NI Chamber) has said: “NI Chamber welcomes the appointment of Joe Kennedy III as US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland. “US trade and investment has played a vital role in bringing prosperity to
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As the first organisation in Northern Ireland to be awarded the British Standard for Inclusive Service Provision (BS18477) in 2021, the Consumer Council has retained the Standard for the third consecutive time. BS18477 ensures the adoption of fair and inclusive practices that identify and meet the needs of vulnerable customers. It provides a framework to help organisations and its employees
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Drink, beauty, food and toiletry products are the top four regifted items With Christmas around the corner, the pressure of buying presents can be too much for some, particularly this year amidst the cost-of-living crisis. This may tempt many people to regift this year – receiving a gift and then giving it to someone else.
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Electric Ireland, the third largest electricity supplier in Northern Ireland, has announced today (9 December 2022) it is increasing electricity prices by 23.9% for customers from 1 January 2023. This price increase comes into effect at the same time as the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) rate for electricity changes to a discount of 13.6p/kWh (previously
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Northern Ireland’s largest electricity supplier, Power NI, is set to decrease its tariff by 14.2% effective 1 January 2023 for over 473,000 households. This price reduction comes into effect at the same time as the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) rate for electricity changes to a discount of 13.6p/kWh (previously 19.9p/kWh). This means that the typical credit
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Optiva Inc, a leader in providing communications service providers (CSPs) worldwide with cloud-native revenue management software on the private and public cloud, has announced it is growing in Northern Ireland. The Ontario-based company, which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, established its Centre of Excellence in Belfast in 2021 and has plans to grow
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Alison Gilchrist, Northern Ireland’s Lead Officer on Doorstep Crime and Scams, has received the Trading Standards Hero Award from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) for her tireless work safeguarding victims and potential victims of scams and rogue traders, resulting in savings of over £1m. She received the award at the annual Hero Awards ceremony,
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has today released headline results from the 2021 Northern Ireland Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) survey. Growth in aGVA, turnover and purchases between 2020 and 2021 The key findings include:The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the economy during 2020, due to (i) lockdown measures being introduced to
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