Leanne Gannon
Role: Digital Content Manager Company: MXB Shopper Marketing Agency Track Record: What does your role involve? My role is incredibly varied from day-to-day and sometimes even from hour-to-hour! I recently found myself on the streets of Dublin recording vox pops for a client, I’ve had to have my own voice recorded for radio stings too,...
Hannah McNamee
Role: Graphic Designer Company: MXB Shopper Marketing Agency Track Record: What does your job entail? In short, working as a designer is all about being a visual-thinking problem solver, which entails bringing ideas to life and executing them to the best of my ability. The goal is to inspire, inform and captivate consumers. In order...
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...
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