Ulster Business

You would think an economic downturn would take its toll on the local innovation economy. Not so, says Timothy Brundle, director of innovation at the University of Ulster who believes there were more tech startups in 2009 than at the start of the dot com bubble…
At the end of each year, my colleagues and I [...]

China’s exports rose in December 2009 for the first time in 14 months. As the country touted to overtake Germany as the world’s largest exporter resumes its upward growth trajectory, Ulster Business editor David Elliott travelled to Hong Kong to hear how Northern Ireland businesses can best take advantage of such an opportunity.
When you work [...]

We’re cheating slightly here by having two Ones to Watch but giving up your job to follow your passion isn’t something to be taken lightly. David Elliott went to Banbridge to meet Greg Radcliffe and Mark Anderson who run coffee roaster Ristretto.
Ten years ago your chances of getting a good cup of coffee in Northern [...]

Image courtesy of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
There can be no mistaking the hoards of shoppers heading north across the border to take advantage of the beneficial exchange rate. Julie Sloan, director of Mintel Ireland offers a statistical…

Economist John Simpson takes a look at the provision of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland and asks if the Utility Regulator is setting difficult targets for Northern Ireland Water.
Businesses already pay a commercial price for the use of water and sewerage services. Soon domestic households must expect to face the introduction of [...]