Chamber of Commerce

Russell Johnston, managing director, Green Field Marketing

NI firm expands after acquiring warehouse following an investment of £200,000

Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NI Chamber) has published a business-led manifesto ahead of the UK General Election. Picture is Belfast

NI Chamber publishes business manifesto ahead of UK General Election

NI Chamber President Cathal Geoghegan issued a New Year statement calling for the restoration of Stormont, based on his proposed new fiscal framework.
Photo: Kelvin Boyes

MP asks why Chamber 'so late to call for better NI funding model'

Cathal Geoghegan

Chamber of Commerce longs for 'the return of stable Stormont'

This year’s Business Barometer report published by The Open University and the British Chambers of Commerce highlights that despite 68% of local organisations facing skills shortages, over a third (36%) of those businesses surveyed don’t have any specific initiatives, skills programmes or workplace adjustments in place for specific talent pools, including underrepresented groups such as people with disabilities, workers over 50, or workers with childcare responsibilities

NI employers missing out on hidden talent pool as skills gap remains high

Since its humble beginnings in 1983 with just two engineers and an old computer, Yelo has emerged as a trailblazer in the industry, operating at the forefront of technology and serving a global customer base with its comprehensive range of testing solutions in aerospace, medical, automotive and communication fields

NI firm celebrates four decades of technological innovation and global success

The Chamber of Commerce in Londonderry has said Invest Northern Ireland should target to ensure that 50% of foreign direct investment jobs and 50% of total Northern Ireland job creation is situated in the north west city region

Londonderry Chamber calls for 50% of new jobs for north west

Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce & Industry is delighted to announce that Suzanne Wylie will take up the role of chief executive

NI Chamber appoints new chief executive

An anti-Northern Ireland Protocol sign at Larne port. Checks between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK were introduced at the start 2021 as part of the Northern Ireland Protocol following Brexit.

Picture by Philip Magowan / PressEye

Almost half businesses experiencing NI Protocol challenges

Lorraine Acheson, Women in Business, Gordon Milligan, IoDNI, Christopher Morrow, NI Chamber, Carol Fitzsimons, Young Enterprise, Colin Jess, Social Enterprise NI, Jenny Moore, CBI and Michael McQuillan, Enterprise NI with pupils from, St Joseph’s Primary School, Carryduff, Down High School, Downpatrick, Bangor Integrated Primary School and Laurelhill Community College, Lisburn

NI firms urged to help 100,000 children develop work skills

Mayor of Ards and North Down, Mark Brooks,
and Melissa Doherty, 12, a pupil at Glenlola Collegiate Girls School, at Bangor Marina celebrating the announcement that Bangor has been awarded city status to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Residents’ pride over NI’s new city: ‘Bangor is a wonderful place to live’

Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA with Paul Clancy, chief executive and Dawn McLaughlin, President of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce

Finance Minister meets with North West businesses to discuss Budget 2022-2025

A survey of businesses found that one in five firms plan on letting staff go in response to the furlough policy change (Photo: Shutterstock)

One in five firms planning staff redundancies as Covid furlough support tapers o...

Finn Hamilton and Molly-Rose Cassidy help to celebrate the season of spring ahead of this year’s virtual Ballymoney Spring Fair

Ballymoney Spring Fair goes virtual

Chief Executive of the Chamber of Commerce & Trade, Colm Shannon

Chamber calls for laptops for schools support

Council CEO Suzanne Wylie alongside Colin Neil, Frank McCoubrey & Simon Hamilton, who issued a statement encouraging people to support the city economy today

Key Belfast figures say: Keep shopping, keep dining – but do your bit to fight C...
A trio of key figures in Belfast civic life have issued a call for consumers to keep on shopping and dining in the city – so long as they do their bit to combat Covid.
Adam Kula

Workers will continue to get at least 80% salary through the furlough scheme until October

NI business chiefs: Extension of furlough scheme a huge relief

Gareth Hetherington - Ulster University Economic Policy Centre. Photo: Nigel McDowell/Ulster University

Covid-19: NI economy shrinking in ‘uncharted territory’

Ulster Bank’s Business Growth Enablers, Lisa McCaul and Cara Taylor

Ulster Bank Boost brings business seminar to Derry and Newry

Steve Aiken, who is set to become new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, pictured in Belfast city centre.
Photo: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Steve Aiken: ‘Aspects of Stormont governance are institutionally corrupt and req...

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Michaela Boyle, pictured with the Dalian delegation who visited the city this week. Included in the picture are Council Chief Executive John Kelpie, Zhao Min, Vice President of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Dalian Committee, Stephen Gillespie, Director of Business and Culture DCSDC, Kevin OConnor, Head of Business, DCSDC. Pic by Martin McKeown

Welcome for visiting Chinese delegation

David Meade, centre, at Dublin Airport with NI Chamber chief executive Ann McGregor and airport managing director Vincent Harrison

Meade in talk mode at major Chamber of Commerce event

Bow Street Mall.

Opening of new department store to create 10 jobs

Undated handout photo of Ann McGregor (Chief Executive of NI Chamber), Brian Murphy (Managing Partner at BDO) and Maureen O'Reilly (Economist) present the latest NI Chamber/BDO Quarterly Economic Survey findings.

Fewer overseas workers due to Brexit concerns, report suggests

Action is needed for the benefit of all the province said Ellvena Graham

Northern Ireland's MPs must '˜do the right thing'

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Chamber chief tells Theresa May Brexit will hit Derry worse than Windsor Castle
Business leader Sinead McLaughlin visited 10 Downing Street on Wednesday and told Theresa May how difficult Brexit will be for local businesses.
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Michael Jennings of BDO and Christopher Morrow of the Chamber at the Quarterly Economic Survey briefing

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