Making Family Friendly Work For You: 5 Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

If you struggle to get the very best people to come and work for you. If you believe your employees aren’t giving their best, or are stressed because their working life and domestic life don’t work well together. Or if you have a high rate of unexplained absence, then you may wish to consider reviewing your family friendly offer.

Enter An Award With a Difference

Promote your business by taking part in the employer of choice awards.

HMRC – Helping Get It Right

The HMRC Business Education and Support Team have announced a host of useful information to help you run your business.

New Local Innovation Centre Opened At Gortrush

A rallying cry has gone out to foreign and indigenous businesses to seriously consider relocating to Omagh after a new purpose built innovation centre was opened on Friday.

Women In Business NI Conference Hailed a Success

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Minister Foster, conference speakers from Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America and delegates from across Ireland and the UK, have all joined in hailing the fifth annual Women in Business NI Conference a success.

Barry Trades Globally While Based In Omagh

One local man who personifies the potential for the local economy to compete on an international scale is Barry McGillin.

From Thought To Profit: How Ideas Become Viable Businesses

“You have to understand what the worst-case scenario is and be comfortable with that,” he said. “For me, the absolute worst scenario was, I’d spent what I’d built up and I’d have to go back to work. Once you understand that, it’s much easier to get over that initial fear of starting.”

Calendar of Key Tax Deadlines

Make sure you don’t miss important tax deadlines for the year ahead.

Harnessing Creativity Project: Applying Creativity in Business

Could you be more creative and innovative in your business?

This workshop will help you develop a more creative approach to your products and services.

New Guidance From The Labour Relations Agency

The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has published two new publications which will be of benefit to both employers and employees.

Women Entrepreneurs: Starting Out In Your Forties

“By the time you’re 40 years old, you’ve learned a great deal, both professionally and personally, and made a lot of mistakes. And I think respect comes with age – people take you more seriously.”

More Chief Executives Turning To Twitter To Gain Influence

Paul McGarrity examines the increasing number of chief executives who have embraced Twitter and how the social networking site can help business leaders build their PR profiles THE arrival of traditionally tech-adverse Warren Buffett, global investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, to Twitter must surely be a tip-ping point for business figures using social media.

Success Through STEM Seminar

Are you getting the balance right? STEM businesses are invited to attend a seminar addressing good practice and gender balance in STEM industries.

DETI Minister Arlene Foster Opens Omagh Enterprise’s New Innovation Growth Centre

As a result of our partnership with Leitrim County Enterprise Board, Leitrim Council, SEUPB, ICBAN, the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment and Omagh District Council, we were delighted with the turnout at the launched on Friday of our new Innovation Growth Centre at Omagh Enterprise.

Top 5 Personalisation Strategies For Small Businesses

A personalised shopping experience can play an instrumental role in boosting the conversions on websites. Since we all know that personal service is one of the biggest advantages of small businesses, rising above the noise to ensure that you’re heard and noticed can be challenging.

Award For Cooley Primary School Pupils

Year Four pupils from Cooley PS, Sixmilecross impressed a team of judges from the world of business to win the ‘Our City’ Competition in W5 last week.

Be Extraordinary For A Day Competition

Do you consider yourself extraordinary or do you want to challenge yourself to do something extraordinary for a day and help your community at the same time? Perhaps you are a natural leader amongst your friends or want to develop leadership skills. Do you have an idea for a short project that can be carried out in a short time period and create positive change in the community? Bullying, litter, graffiti, anti social behaviour, unemployment, lack of facilities – chose a community problem that interests you and apply for a Live UnLtd award.

Digital Marketing a Top Priority for Small Business

Tight budgets aren’t stopping a majority of small business owners from investing in social media and digital marketing. New research has found that two-thirds of small business owners plan to invest as much or more in their digital-marketing efforts this year compared to last year.

Thinking Of Starting a Business? Neighbourhood Renewal With Grant

Thinking Of Starting a Business? Neighbourhood Renewal With Grant.

Harnessing Creativity, Capacity Building Workshops

Are you based in Leitrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone or the surrounding region? Working in the creative sector as a business or independently & interested in taking your work into new markets?