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Apple co-founder to address Derry event

The co-founder of the Apple technology giant Steve Wozniak will be in Derry in May to address firms at a business event.

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Smoking policies

Smoking is now banned in virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in the UK. You need to install no-smoking signs in smokefree premises and company vehicles. These can be downloaded or ordered for free.

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5 Ways Startups Are Using Vine

Startups and small businesses of all kinds are already starting to experiment with the new mobile service, creating and sharing six-second videos with their social media fans and growing Vine followers.

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Omagh Enterprise client and employee, talks about his Career Choice

Name: Dermot Devlin
Age: 33
Job: Project Officer at Omagh Enterprise and Owner of My Way Access

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Business insurance: the basics

You’re legally required to have some types of cover – such as motor insurance for company and personal vehicles or employers’ liability compulsory insurance if you have staff.

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Skills are key driver for economic growth goals

MY DEPARTMENT has supported The Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards since their inception seven years ago and it is encouraging to see that it continues to go from strength to strength.

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Prevent discrimination and value diversity

The equality legislation sets out the grounds for unlawful discrimination, helps employers understand how to recruit and treat their staff fairly and promotes diversity in the workplace.

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What the New Facebook Newsfeed Means for Brands

On Friday Facebook unveiled a re-imagined newsfeed experience that has enormous implications for every brand with a Facebook page. Here are five of the big shifts you should have on your radar.

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Harnessing Creativity Project launch and Networking Event

It is our pleasure to invite you to the launch of the Harnessing Creativity Project, at the Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday 15 March from 12.00 to 14.30. Harnessing Creativity is a cross-border project supporting creative industry in the region.

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Catering Business Opportunity at Omagh Enterprise

Have you ever wanted to run your own restaurant or catering business? An opportunity has arisen at Omagh Enterprise Centre to own and manage the on-site restaurant facility.

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Real Time Information – only one month to go

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is urging employers to get ready. From 6 April, employers will be required to move to a new way of reporting PAYE called Real Time Information (RTI), where they report each time they pay employees, rather than annually. This updates the PAYE system so that it is quicker, easier and more accurate.

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NY Man’s Candy Bar Resume Lands Job

For any job searcher, there is nothing quite as sweet as landing a job in a tough economy. For one specific job searcher, Nick Begley, of New York, the sweetness was in how he landed the job.

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Famous faces calling on children to get coding

Do your kids know how to code? Should they? Some famous faces think they should explain Giles Turnbull WHAT have Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and will.i.am got in common?

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Advertising a job and interviewing candidates

This guide takes you through the different stages of the recruitment process, from deciding what you need and how you are going to advertise, through to preparing for and carrying out the interview.

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Pinterest and Instagram for Business

Both Pinterest and Instagram focus on the visual aspect of social networking, capitalizing on the natural preference of people towards images and the admittedly shorter attention spans of the current generation.

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Invitation to Creative Industries Seminar

Innovation Omagh is to host a ‘Creative Industries’ Seminar at the Strule Arts Centre on 1 March 2013. This will be a follow up event to the ‘What is Innovation’ Seminar held in January and is part of a series of new business support events organised by Omagh District Council through the Innovation Omagh Programme.

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How to Use Hashtags in Your Social Media Marketing

A hashtag is a pound sign (#), but it’s also used on Twitter to categorize messages.

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Access and facilities for disabled people

There are around 200,000 disabled people in Northern Ireland. You must not discriminate against disabled people who use your goods or services. You are also required to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.

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‘Cloud telephony’ could be silver lining to phone costs

THE north’s businesses could cut their phone costs in half thanks to the rise in webbased telecoms, one of the region’s top communications firms has said.

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Innovation key to success says cross-border agency

Export more, innovate more and don’t be afraid to look for alternative sources of finance, are the recommendations of cross-border development agency InterTradeIreland following the release of its survey of businesses.

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