Lean In seminar spells out how balance can boost business
WORKPLACE and boardroom gender balance is good business for everyone. That was the message from a panel of industry experts at a special seminar in Belfast. The event, hosted by Allen & Overy as part of its Diversity & Inclusion Month, was facilitated by the Belfast Chapter of the global Lean In movement and examined...
Study USA Programme is the Business
ENTRY is now open for next year’s Study USA programme, the scheme which offers students from Northern Ireland scholarships to spend a year studying business in the United States. Managed by British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), Study USA gives students the opportunity to gain valuable international...
Skills Event Brings New Opportunities
THIS November will mark the debut of a new skills and careers event. Skills Northern Ireland, organised by Prospects Events with sponsorship from NIE Networks and supported by Ulster University, has been designed to bring careers to the young people of Northern Ireland and their families in a way they may never have experienced before....
New Belfast office for California software firm
A CALIFORNIA-based software company has opened its first European office in Belfast. This expansion for BDNA Corporation will create at least 17 new jobs over the next two years with posts including a range of positions for software engineers, analysts, technical support staff, professional services and marketing and sales professionals. Economy Minister Simon Hamilton MLA...
Community groups can bank on funding
LOCAL community groups throughout Northern Ireland are being encouraged to apply for grants to help people access the skills and opportunities needed to get into work or start a business. The Ulster Bank’s Skills & Opportunities Fund, first launched in 2015 and now in its second round, is a UK and Ireland Fund that distributes...
Students fly the flag for Northern Ireland
MORE than fifty students from across Northern Ireland are preparing to travel to America to enhance their studies. The 53 students have been selected to take part in the British Council’s Study USA scholarship programme where they will spend a year studying business and management in American colleges across 34 states. The initiative enables the...
Allstate planning to grow Northern Ireland operations
Insurance giant Allstate wants to grow its Northern Ireland operations to include legal services and finance, its boss has said. John Healy, managing director of Allstate NI – which employs 2,200 staff here – told the Belfast Telegraph he wants the business to grow its reach and role in Northern Ireland. Allstate is a global insurance firm,...
Northern Ireland law firm creates 10 extra jobs as it reveals £1m expansion programme over three yea
A Northern Ireland law firm is creating 10 new jobs as part of a £1m expansion. JMK Solicitors, which has offices in Belfast and Newry, said it will grow its business over the next three years. And it says it will expand its team to 55 staff by the end of year. It’s putting the...
How businesswomen are propelled towards even greater success
As Invest NI marks the highest-ever female participation in its Propel programme, Margaret Canning speaks to some of the women whose firms have been chosen for the scheme. The Total Entrepreneurial Index (TEA) measures the proportion of women in the female adult population who are either in the process of starting a business or are...
30 New Hospitality Jobs at Titanic Belfast
Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience, is recruiting for 30 new hospitality roles. The world-class conference and banqueting facility has recently brought its hospitality offering in-house under the leadership of recently appointed Head of Hospitality, Lloyd Jackson, as well as established Executive Head Chef, Alastair Fullerton, who have a combined over 50 years’...