Ulster Business

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Boosting business

Alastair Hamilton

Ulster Business talks to Invest Northern Ireland’s Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton, to find out about the key role the agency is expected to play in delivering the Government’s Economic Strategy.

Executive aiming to rebuild and rebalance

Arlene Foster

“This is not a document that will just sit on a shelf somewhere,” says Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster.

Getting Northern Ireland’s business to the world on time

Gerald Leary - FedEx - Arlene-Foster

Gerald Leary of FedEx and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster watch on as the company’s Belfast operation is officially launched.

Don’t ignore the market on your doorstep

John MacMahon

Ulster Business talks to John MacMahon of John MacMahon & Co Chartered Accountants about cross border opportunities for Northern Ireland businesses and the legal issues affecting cross border workers.

Redrock comes back from a hard place

Frank Flynn - Redrock

Stories of businesses coming back from the brink are few and far between. Here, Ulster Business, reports on one Armagh-based company which is thriving again after a spell in administration.

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Analysis

Construction Workers

Matching capital resources with economic priorities

John Simpson takes a closer look at the Government’s recently released Investment Strategy for evidence that the Executive has clear priorities for capital spending…

Interview

Colm O'Neill

In the hotseat

BT Ireland’s new chief executive is still settling in to the top job, but as Symon Ross discovered, he is clear about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the telecoms giant.

Profile

Hugh Morgan with Paul Duggan, chair of Armagh GAA

Many miles travelled

Hugh Morgan spent the best part of 10 months on the road last year.

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