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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.
Tribunals under the spotlight
The UK’s employment tribunals system has come in for increasing criticism in recent years for its perceived negative impact on business. Nigel Tilson asked a business organisation, a trades unions body and the Labour Relations Agency for their views on how the system could be improved.
Boosting business
Executive aiming to rebuild and rebalance
Getting Northern Ireland’s business to the world on time
Don’t ignore the market on your doorstep
Redrock comes back from a hard place
Many miles travelled
In the hotseat
Matching capital resources with economic priorities
The art of law
The hottest ticket in town