Entrepreneurs & Start Ups

Major Growth Ahead For Digital Construction Start Up

A Swatragh-based digital construction company already has designs on major growth as it prepares to celebrate its first anniversary. Hillside Designs was set up by Fintan O’Kane with assistance from the government backed Go Succeed business support service, to meet increasing demand for digital design services in the planning of large-scale construction projects. Operating for […]

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Go Succeed And Young Enterprise NI Inspire Over 2,500 Young People Through Future Founders

Entrepreneurship scheme inspires over 2,500 young people in first year of success Northern Ireland’s enterprise support service Go Succeed, in partnership with Young Enterprise NI, has inspired over 2,500 young people to explore entrepreneurship and develop the skills needed to be among the next generation of business leaders. The ‘Future Founders’ programme, delivered in partnership

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Business Groups Welcome Movement On ‘Good Jobs’ Bill But Warn Significant Concerns Remain

“We welcome the Minister’s decision to exempt micro-businesses from the proposed trade union access provisions. This recognises the pressures facing our smallest employers, but it does not address the wider concerns the Employment Rights Bill continues to raise for businesses of all sizes. “We have spent the last decade navigating low growth, EU exit, the

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Nuala McKeever To Lead 4 Corners Festival Workshop For Belfast Students

IMRO award-winning playwright and broadcaster Nuala McKeever is set to facilitate a special event for sixth form pupils from across Belfast as part of the 4 Corners Festival 2026 programme. Beyond Boundaries takes place at Ulster University, York Street, on January 16. The event, delivered in partnership with the university, will bring together pupils from

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Lidl Northern Ireland announces £557 million worth of goods and services procured from local suppliers in 2024

Lidl Northern Ireland has procured more than half-a-billion pounds (£557 million) from local suppliers and business partners across Northern Ireland last year (FY24/25, ending February), according to its latest Supplier and Business Partner Impact Report, published today. This report confirms a year-on-year increase of £27 million (or 6%) in additional investment in the region by

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Women Shaping Belfast’s Sustainable Future As RE[act] Festival Returns This November

Following the success of last year’s RE[act] Festival for a Sustainable Belfast, the event is set to return from Monday 10 to Friday 14 November 2025, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, academics, and community voices for a week of events dedicated to shaping a sustainable future for the city. Organised by Linen Quarter BID, the

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Speed Motion Films To Accelerate Growth Plans With Go Succeed Funding

A Lisburn-based video production company has plans to expand after receiving funding from the government backed business support service Go Succeed. Speed Motion Films is accelerating its growth ambitions with investment in its in-house studio and drone equipment using money secured through the Go Succeed grant. It means the business, set up by Damien Gallagher

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Local Cobbler Steps Up With Ulster Bank Support, Acquires Long-Standing High Street Shop

A familiar face on Lisburn’s high street has taken a major step forward after more than three decades in the shoe repair trade. Denvir McShane, a well-known local cobbler, has acquired the premises and goodwill of Prestige Shoe Repairs, the long-established business where he first began his career as an apprentice 34 years ago. Supported

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8 New Jobs Created At Derry/Londonderry’s Moksh Indian Restaurant

Authentic flavour-packed menu prepared by passionate chefs A new restaurant has opened in Derry/Londonderry following the expansion of a well-known local takeaway. Moksh, which has created 8 new jobs in the city, has launched its new restaurant on the city’s Spencer Road where beautiful Indian meals are prepared by their top rated chefs. The new

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Explore Enterprise Helps Entrepreneur Sally O’Kane Turn Her Company Concept Into An Impactful Business

2024 marked a year of reinvention for Sally O’Kane, with the challenges of navigating both a redundancy and a divorce needing her attention alongside being a single mother to her 10-year-old twin boys. Deciding to take back an element of control in her life, Sally took a leap of faith to turn her extensive experience

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