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Microsoft services have been down across the world, hitting businesses and public services. Picture: unsplash (stock image)

Schools across Northern Ireland hit by Microsoft outage

Three quarters report of COOs straight to the CEO, but only 36% call it a true partnership

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Leading food-to-go businesses from across Northern Ireland have been shortlisted for the 2026 Northern Ireland Food to Go Awards, recognising the talent, quality and innovation shaping the industry across the region

NI’s top food-to-go businesses shortlisted for 2026 awards

Pictured are Paddy Larkin, CEO of Mutual Energy, David Butler, Director of Evolve, Kailash Chada, CEO of Phoenix Energy, Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy, Paul Ahern, Regulatory Framework Manager, Gas Networks Ireland, Niall Martindale, CEO of Kinecx Energy. Credit: Supplied

Evolve welcomes major milestone in biomethane development

Neville Bell, managing director of Solmatix, which has grown turnover by 91% to £12m since returning to independent ownership in 2023

How I grew a NI solar energy company by 91% to £12m turnover in just three years

Pictured are Barbara Orr, director of Enterprise Development, InterTradeIreland, Paul Gunn, head of Alternative Funding, Invest NI and Anne Lanigan, divisional manager, Local Enterprise and Regions, Enterprise Ireland

NI businesses invited to bid for share of €26m sustainability fund

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald is pictured with Alison Currie, Chief Development Officer at Invest NI as she announces the new Groundwork for Growth programme - a programme of support to help small businesses to grow by winning new sales in export markets

£2.3m programme launched to help NI small businesses target export markets

Ballymena Business Centre is marking the achievements of two highly successful projects, Enabling Enterprise and 4i Innovation, funded by The Gallaher Trust, which have collectively supported 359 companies and entrepreneurs in their business journey. Pictured are, from left, Stephen Scullion, Ballymena Business Centre Manager, Ryan Burton from Peak Shaving, Ian Paisley, Chairman of The Gallaher Trust, Taig Brookes, from Airtac and Melanie Christie-Boyle MBE, Chief Executive, Ballymena Business Centre. Photo: NAKEDPR

Ballymena Business Centre projects support more than 350 businesses

Twenty-one kebab businesses from across Northern Ireland have reached the semi-finals of the British Kebab Awards, with operators from Belfast, Londonderry, Newry, Craigavon and towns across the region now competing for national recognition

Public vote: 21 NI kebab businesses named British Kebab Awards semi-finalists

The VAT differential across the island of Ireland is putting hospitality businesses in Northern Ireland under pressure, a Westminster committee has heard.

VAT differential on island of Ireland ‘putting NI businesses under pressure’

Remote is the intelligent infrastructure for employing and paying people everywhere

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Northern Ireland businesses considering employee ownership as part of their succession plans are being offered greater access to specialist advice following the expansion of Employee Ownership Ireland’s Feasibility Study Panel. Pictured is Andrew Harrison, Co-ownership Solutions with Aidan ONeill from EOI

‘Strong appetite’ for employee ownership among NI businesses

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Lawcris' Leeds office operates as a 24-hour logistics hub

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VdoCipher serves education, media, enterprise training, and entertainment organisations, and is expanding across Europe and the UK

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MEP business mentor Julie Lynch and Molly Barbour-Ward of MEP client Molly Ellan Arts

£24.3m impact, 300 jobs: NI Enterprise Park powers ahead as a hub for growth
With strong job creation, £24.3m economic impact and expanded support for businesses and entrepreneurs, Mallusk Enterprise Park is set to deepen its role as a leading driver of inclusive growth and collaboration across the borough
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Sinead Campbell, Head of Money, Debt and Quality at Advice NI

SPRING STATEMENT: ADVICE NI SAYS LOCAL BUSINESSES NEED STABILITY

Small businesses warned 'average' energy bill will rise to £13,264 next year

Small businesses warned that energy bills set to surge to £13,264 next year

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Enterprise Week to focus on business innovation

NI Chamber’s Ann McGregor (Chief Executive), John Healy (President) and Ian Henry (Vice-President) launch the ‘5 Leaders; 5 Days’ series.

Businesses to meet party leaders

Survey finds Dublin as the most fly Infested county in Ireland

Pictured at the launch of Harvesting Tomorrows Skills a new collaborative network which aims to tackle the skills shortage across the food and drink sector are (clockwise from top left): Brian McElroy, Genesis Crafty, Joanne McMullan, Invest NI, Nigel McIlwaine and Leslie Otterson, Foyle Food Group, Linda Jamison, Invest NI, Angela Wilson, LP Associates, Sheree Totten, Irwins Bakery, Michael Bell and Harry Hamilton, NIFDA, Tracy Hamilton, Mash Direct, Tracy Blacker, Dunbia, Lucy Smyth, Mr Bens and Heather Smyth, Martys Baps

Food producers hampered by future skills gap

The BBA figures show consumer credit rose by 6.6% annually in the month

Mortgage approvals '˜fall to a three-month low'

The hospitality sector is just one area where a skills shortage is feared

Skills gaps in almost every economic sector, report finds

Humanist Brian McClinton

Ashers was not being asked to support same-sex marriage

Rivers Minister Michelle O'Neill is pictured with Clady business owner Ciaran McGlinchey following a meeting with residents and business owners in the Co.Tyrone village to discuss the impact of recent flooding. Photo Diarmuid McLaughlin

Flood hit businesses urged to apply

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