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Thinking Of Starting A Business? Under 25?
Are you Under 25 – Not in Education, Employment or Training – you could be eligible for a £1500 start up grant.
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Innovation In Education
Innovation is certainly an area we need to focus on if we are to rebalance and grow our economy. The evidence is clear – innovative businesses are successful. But what is an innovative business? It is a business that has innovative people.
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Workplace Health & Safety – Getting Insurance
If your business has employees you will probably need employers’ liability insurance.
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Agri Food Is The Future
The outlook and potential for agri-food in Northern Ireland was the key theme of the Ulster Bank Balmoral Show lunch held this afternoon at the Show’s new venue, Balmoral Park.
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Selling Through Online Marketplaces
Workshops to help you gain an insight into how to sell online using third party marketplaces such as eBay or Amazon.
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Tyrone Apprentices Taste Success At Awards
The awards ceremony, organised by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), was held in Belfast’s Holiday Inn and was hosted by TV presenter Claire McCollum.
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Email Marketing Tips
Conducting marketing over the email is a way of promotion that many companies use nowadays. The reason for this is that many people, especially business people, use emails as the main means of communication with the world.
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Hopes Raised For Rural Broadband
Hopes have been raised in rural areas of Tyrone suffering from inadequate broadband provision after the Department of Agriculture confirmed a £5 million investment.
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Think Farm Safety During Summer Months
The farming community are being urged to keep safety in mind. Over the last five years, more than two thirds of work-related farm fatalities occurred between the months of May and September. Farms are homes as well as workplaces and there are dangers ever present. No family wants to go through the heartbreak of having someone killed or injured.
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Setting Up and Running a Taxi Service
Operating a taxi service is one of the most popular forms of self-employment in Northern Ireland. There are over 10,000 taxis currently operating across the province, providing an important service and a base of stable jobs in the local economy.
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5 Bootstrapped Startup Tips to Survive the First Year
Bootstrapping a startup is no easy task. That first year is particularly grueling. Yet these days, a lot of folks are bootstrapping their web startups, rather than going the VC-funded route.
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Provide Training and Information For Workplace Health & Safety
Everyone who works for you needs to know how to work safely and without risks to health. You must provide clear instructions, information and adequate training for your employees.
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Taking STEPS to an economy in STEM is the way forward
STEPS (STEM Experts in Primary Schools) is a programme to help schools develop pupils’ awareness and understanding of the uses of science and technology to add enrichment to their curriculum, The World Around Us.
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“Using the Internet to Market Your Business”
Have you ever stopped to think about how to use the internet to market your business? Just a few years ago, the internet didn’t play a big part in marketing and yet today we could not see ourselves without it.
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How to Use Pinterest to Build Trust and Loyalty
Here’s a look at 4 simple ways you can use Pinterest to make connections and provide value.
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SMEs Are The Key To Europe’s Economic Recovery
Do you want to find out what help, advice and support is available to you?
Is networking with other Micro businesses & SMEs important to your business?
Notifying HMRC and paying VAT on vehicles brought into the UK
When a motor vehicle is brought permanently into the UK from abroad , you must notify HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) using the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) system.
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Start-up firms do battle for funding
Ambitious start-up firms from across Northern Ireland are set to battle it out for a share of €280,000.
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Keeping records
If you have to send HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) tax returns you’ll need to keep records to help you complete them correctly. HMRC may ask to see your records if they do a check on a return you send in for any tax.
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Omagh company Creative Media scoops top design award
Omagh based company, Creative Media, has scooped gold at London’s ‘design Oscars’ – the Design Business Association’s (DBA) Design Effectiveness Awards.
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