Category: Featured
Where in the world?
Following the property market crash, local construction and fit-out companies have increasingly begun to look outside of the island of Ireland for work. Lucy Gollogly asked some of our best known building firms how they manage to compete for work in other parts of the UK…
Why supermarkets buy local
The big three supermarket chains in Northern Ireland all claim to be staunch supporters of local food and drink suppliers. Ulster Business asked them what it takes to get a product onto the shelves and what challenges the multiples face when…
Challenges for the Executive
John Simpson analyses the advice recently delivered to the Executive on economic policy and asks where next for the economy if those recommendations are not acted upon.
The real deal
After a couple of years of curtailed activity in the M&A market, BDO’s award-winning Corporate Finance team in Belfast told Ulster Business that deal activity and interest in acquisitions is tentatively picking up again.
Searching for working capital
Access to finance continues to be a major problem for many local businesses. John Simpson investigates whether alternative approaches to funding adopted elsewhere could be applied here.