Ten Top Tips to get more out of your Social Media Efforts
Check out this Blog Post from www.10thstep.com- Ten Top Tips on engaging your customer with your business and geting more out of your social media efforts. The social media bandwagon is truly in full swing with a large percentage of small businesses seeing social media as a low cost way to create awareness of their [...]
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HMRC to deliver free workshops for employers and the self-employed in Northern Ireland
Today’s businesses are facing tough times and the most successful know when to make use of the available help. That help is at hand for businesses during October when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) continues to bring its programme of free workshops to Banbridge, Belfast, Craigavon and Londonderry. The workshops are aimed at employers, sole [...]
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Foster and Lidington encourage local companies to do business in Europe
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster is pictured with Minister for Europe, Rt Hon David Lidington MP at a round table event in Belfast, held in association with NI Chamber of Commerce, where local businesses had the opportunity to discuss levels of exports to Europe and any issues or barriers they currently face. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster [...]
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Omagh Enterprise Company Construction Works Notice
Omagh Enterprise Company Limited are seeking Expressions of Interest from Economic Operators/Consortium who wish to be considered for inclusion on a restricted list of design and build contractors for the design & construction of an Innovation Growth Centre comprising of a two storey extension to the Omagh Enterprise Centre. A construction period of 49 weeks [...]
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Entrepreneurs see the glass as half full in NI
Local finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition believe that despite the economic uncertainty Northern Ireland has much to be positive about when it comes to innovative business people. Symon Ross reports. Entrepreneurialism is alive and well in Northern Ireland. At least that is the view of two of the seven [...]
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New Northern Ireland business loan scheme pledged
The head of Invest NI has said that a new scheme to give loans to companies which cannot access equity could be operational in three months’ time. Alastair Hamilton said the fund, worth about £50m, was part of measures being taken to help small and medium-sized businesses in difficult economic times. He said that interest [...]
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Heavenly Tasty Organic Ltd & Learning SPACE short-listed for Innovation/Entrepreneurship Award at Women in Business NI Awards 2011
A huge congratulations to our clients Shauna McCarney of Heavenly Tasty Organic Ltd and Lorraine McAleer of Learning Space who have been shortlisted for the Innovation/Entrepreneurship Award at the Women in Business NI Awards 2011. See today’s Irish News article below for further information on this fantastic event. It was judgement day yesterday for the [...]
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Need finance for your business and the banks arent lending?
The Enterprise Northern Ireland Loan Fund (ENI Loan Fund) provides loans to individuals both looking to start, or already running, their own business, who can demonstrate a viable business proposal, but who are unable to access mainstream sources of finance. Over the past year or so with their partners, ENI have led the way in helping [...]
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AD Pottie & Co. Ltd – Tax Strategy workshop this Thursday
Tax Strategy Workshops The tax strategy marketplace has been pretty barren since the disguised remuneration rules introduced on 9th December 2010. Providers have been working hard on coming up with new solutions and we’re delighted to announce that we have a full suite of new tax saving products available for you to look at. More [...]
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Enterprise Minister announces investment by a new Tyrone materials handling business
Pictured with the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, Brian Kelly, Production Manager, Paddy McMeel, Sales and Marketing Director, Paul Ward, Procurement Manager and Gerry Donnelly, Financial Controller. Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a £1.4 million investment by Irish Manufacturing Services Ltd (IMS) to establish a new materials handling business in Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone. IMS has [...]
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Office Units available to let
Omagh Enteprise Company manages a portfolio of 64,000 square feet of workspace suitable for hi-tech, manufacturing, light industry or office-based businesses ranging from 180 square feet to 1,000 square feet. Omagh Enterprise Company is committed to giving businesses the most comprehensive business accommodation package including: Flexible lease agreements with no long term commitment Competitive Pricing [...]
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Omagh celebrates the best of local business at glittering awards ceremony
Last Friday night saw business people from across Omagh and the wider district gather to celebrate and acknowledge the 2011Ulster Herald and Omagh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. With close to 220 attending the gala event in Kelly’s Inn, Garvaghy, the stage was set for the biggest awards night of the year. The glittering occasion [...]
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TV3 Apprentice Star delivers seminar at Omagh Enterprise
To celebrate European Enterprise Week 2011, Omagh Enterprise Company hosted a number of seminars on topics of significant importance to businesses throughout the local area. The seminars were delivered through the Innovation Enterprise Initiative, a cross-border EU Funded programme which will further advance the economic links between Omagh, Leitrim, and the wider cross-border ICBAN region [...]
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Elevate – Sales Development Programme for Small Business
If you’re a small company that needs to increase its sales, why not take your business up a level with InterTradeIreland Elevate – our NEW sales development programme for small business. Industry and Trade/Marketing experts will work with you on a one-to-one basis to develop and implement a sales plan for your business, kick-start your [...]
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Invest NI underspend to boost businesses
Faced with the downturn in demand for funds committed to projects by Invest NI, ministers in the Executive have come together to support the economy in a Boost for Business campaign.The Boosting Business campaign is a complementary scheme offering additional support to existing schemes (or their expansion) although, for clarity, it is not a substitute [...]
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Omagh Enterprise Company is the local delivery agent for the Exploring Enterprise Programme
Do you have a business idea but need help to shape your idea and understand the next step? Do you want to gain an accredited qualification along the way? If this description applies to you then the Exploring Enterprise Programme delivered by Omagh Enterprise Company is ideal for you. What is the Exploring Enterprise Programme? The Exploring [...]
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Industrial Units available to let
Available Units Industrial Unit – A8 – 1000 sqft Industrial Unit – A11 – 1000 sqft Industrial Unit – E9 – 1000 sqft Office Unit – E11A – 375 sqft Omagh Enterprise Company manages a portfolio of 64,000 square feet of workspace suitable for hi-tech, manufacturing, light industry or office-based businesses ranging from 180 square [...]
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Congratulations to Heavenly Tasty Organics who scooped the Best Start-Up Award at the Omagh Business Awards 2011
Congratulations to Omagh Enterprise client, Shauna McCarney of Heavenly Tasty Organics, on winning the Best Start Up Business Award at the Ulster Herald Omagh Chamber of Commerce - Omagh Business Award 2011. THE success, talent and the entrepreneurialism of Omagh and surrounding areas was acknowledged at the Omagh Business Awards gala on Friday night at Kelly’s [...]
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Boosting business in the tourism sector
Future of Tourism event to help local businesses grow by examining online marketing, social media, cost control & future trends Northern Ireland’s Hotel Federation hosts the two-day Hospitality Exchange – the Future of Tourism event. The event will be packed with insights, workshops and a trade exhibition. Seminars Seminars at the event include: Social Media [...]
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Increase in the national minimum wage rate (all UK)
Employers that pay workers and/or apprentices the national minimum wage Takes effect on 1 October 2011 From 1 October 2011, new national minimum wage (NMW) rates will apply. The NMW applies to nearly all workers and sets hourly rates below which you must not allow pay to fall. For pay reference periods (PRPs) beginning on [...]
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