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’...
New President For British Chambers of Commerce
THE British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced the appointment of its first president from Northern Ireland in 156 years. Francis Martin was officially appointed at the BCC’s Annual General Meeting after serving as vice president since 2013. He succeeds Nora Senior who stands down after three years in the post. Francis, originally from Moy...
Laying the Foundation for Future Success
TECHNOLOGY company Allstate Northern Ireland has begun work on what is the largest single office building to be constructed in Northern Ireland in 15 years. Minister for the Economy, Simon Hamilton joined Allstate Executive vice president, Suren Gupta and Allstate NI managing director, John Healy to lay the foundation stone at the new Belfast Headquarters...
QUALIFICATION FOR HOUSING SECTOR
A NEW training programme has been launched to help improve and professionalise the private rented sector. Learning 2 Let is a training programme developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) which offers all registered private landlords and letting agents in Northern Ireland the opportunity to get the accredited CIH Level 2 Award in Letting...
Summer Course for Creative Teens
TWELVE young people will have the opportunity to participate in a make-up school this summer. Titanic Creative Management is running the scheme at its Belfast studio where the students will gain experience in prosthetic and specialist make-up for TV and film taught by one of Hollywood’s top make-up artists, EMMY nominated Brian Kinney. Aimed at...
Allstate Northern Ireland lay the foundation for future success with largest single office building
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26th July, 2016 – Multi-award winning technology company Allstate Northern Ireland today laid the foundation stone at its new headquarters on the banks of the River Lagan, a further indication of the company’s long term commitment to Northern Ireland. Minister for the Economy Simon Hamilton joined Suren Gupta, Allstate Executive Vice President,...
Two New Apprentices for Belfast Law Firm
LAW firm Allen & Overy has recruited two new apprentices through a two-year ‘earn while you learn’ programme. The hands-on scheme, led by the Department for the Economy, will see Conor O’Neill and Connor McIlwain spend up to four days per week gaining valuable on-the-job experience while also studying part-time for industry essential qualifications and...
National hope for winning team
A TEAM of entrepreneurial pupils from St Patrick’s College in Dungannon recently swapped the classroom for the shop-floor in Asda, Cookstown to promote their awardwinning project, Enlighten Hope. The Enlighten Hope team, which recently scooped the Young Enterprise NI Company of the Year Award, wrote and illustrated a series of three short stories to help...
East Antrim’s Coastal Way goes digital
TWO college students have secured employment after they successfully completed a digital tourism project. Carrickfergus Enterprise worked in partnership with the local tourism industry and Northern Regional College (NRC) to produce an interactive digital tourism map of the newly established East Antrim Coastal Way. NRC Interactive Media students Dylan Rafferty and Phil Smallwood developed the...