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Business tax cut could create 2,800 foreign investment jobs
A reduction in the rate of corporation tax in Northern Ireland could create an extra 2,800 foreign direct investment jobs annually – a doubling of the current forecast – according to a new report.
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Enterprise Minister turns sod at £2.3million Omagh Innovation Growth Centre
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today led a sod turning ceremony to begin construction of a new Innovation Growth Centre at Omagh Enterprise Company (OEC). The new facility has the potential to create around 200 new jobs.
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Survey: Bribery Act still confusing managers
This week marks a year since the UK Bribery Act came into effect – but according to a survey by a big-four accountancy firm, 72 per cent of middle managers are unaware of its implications.
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Managing your energy use
Energy can be a significant cost for an organisation. However, in many cases putting in place an effective energy management strategy can lead to substantial savings.
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Businesses urged to consider Olympic TV Licensing
Approximately 2,100 hours of live Olympic coverage will be shown during working hours. According to TV Licensing, many workplaces are planning ahead, allowing staff to Stop, Watch and Cheer Team GB / Ireland.
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We are getting older faster
The first results from the 2011 census for Northern Ireland released last week did not include analysis of the religion or ethnic background of the population – this will come later this year or early in 2013 – but it did include a mass of detail on the age distribution of the population and the structure of households.
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Embracing digital for customer interaction
A recent study by IBM and Forrester shows that 83 per cent of UK businesses continue to use telephone centres as their primary source of customer contact, and are failing to embrace digital channels for consumer interaction.
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3 Reasons to Recruit via Talent Communities
For all its efforts to adopt new technology and adapt to the communication tools and needs of the candidate pool, recruiting overall is still in the dark ages.
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Dear Marketers: You Need a Data Scientist
We’ve all heard about the endless possibilities around big data. How this unimaginably enormous repository of information holds the key to every revolutionary marketing technique we’ve ever imagined. In several ways, it’s true. And that’s where data scientists come in.
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£50bn investment to kick-start economy
THE British government will underwrite up to £50 billion of in-vestment in UK infrastructure and exports, under radical plans unveiled by George Osborne.
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Social Enterprise Awards Northern Ireland 2012
The Awards highlight and promote excellence in the social economy sector across Northern Ireland. Winners of categories 1-5 will also progress to a UK wide award ceremony to be held in London on the 14th November 2012, coinciding with Social Enterprise Day.
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Save money by using energy more efficiently
Saving energy doesn’t need to involve expensive new equipment – it’s often about changes in behaviour and using existing equipment more efficiently.
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The DANI Awards 2012
The DANI Awards are open to all businesses, organizations and individuals working in the digital media sector Northern Ireland or companies outside of the region working with clients in Northern Ireland.
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Women in Business NI Awards 2012
Enterprise Minister calls for women to enter this year’s awards to highlight the contribution they make to the local ecomony.
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Facebook ‘likes’ and adverts’ value doubted
A BBC investigation suggests companies are wasting large sums of money on adverts to gain “likes” from Facebook members who have no real interest in their products.
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Consumer Credit Laws
If your business provides credit facilities to customers, you will need to comply with a number of laws – particularly the Consumer Credit Act and the Consumer Credit Directive.
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5 Signs Your Small Business Should Be on LinkedIn
Small businesses and startups have to tackle daunting to-do lists in order to stay in the game. In light of this, we’ve created a reverse checklist to make your life a little easier on the social media front.
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Get involved in Northern Ireland business networks
Networking is the art of making and maintaining business relationships that benefit you and your business. In a network you create and maintain your own web of contacts relevant to your career, business sector, market or region.
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IT spend by Irish SMEs recovers – Intact
Mark McArdle, managing director of Intact Business Systems, believes the technology sector in Ireland may have reached a turning point and is on the road to recovery.
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Innovation awards nominations open
Some of the north’s top entrepreneurs are in with a chance to take this year’s Innovation Founders Award.
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