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Competitive Frank Design beats big boys to go global by Ian Graham

A specialist Belfast design consultancy is planning renewed expansion after taking on and beating
some of the big boys of the industry in London and New York.

Frank Design and Communications, based in the city’s Cathedral Quarter, is increasingly being called in by international clients because of its skills and competitive pricing against bigger agencies. Read more at Belfast Telegraph

Business ‘angels’ crucial to driving the economy by Symon Ross

A call has been put out for more angel investors to come forward in Northern Ireland as new research showed business angels are now the key source of investment in high risk, early stage companies. Research by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, and British Business
Angels Association suggested that following a decline in more traditional forms of investment brought about by the financial crisis, business angels — wealthy investors in the Dragon’s Den mould — are investing around £1bn a year in the UK. Read more at Belfast Telegraph

Aerospace companies explore business options

Aerospace executives from across Britain and Northern Ireland and China have been in the north to explore business opportunities.Airbus, Rolls-Royce and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China arrived at Stormont... Read More at Irish News

Multi-million pound expansion for sandwich company

MORE than 40 jobs are to be created in Dundonald with the announcement yesterday of a multi-million expansion planned by the The Brunch Box Sandwich Company.The programme which will virtually double the workforce and is designed to do the same to turnover by 2012, was announced by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster during a visit to the plant which produces a wide range of ‘food to go’ products. Read More at Belfast Newsletter

Minister rejects rates break plea for industry
Northern Ireland’s manufacturing leaders have expressed disappointment over Finance Minister Sammy Wilson’s decision to reject their call for an immediate rates holiday to support firms in the sector Read More Belfast Telegraph

Green shoots confirmed but recession still ‘far from over’
The Northern Ireland economy is showing signs of recovery but the recession is far from over,
according to business advisers PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Read More at Irish News

Dental lab eyes up trade in Republic
A Belfast dental laboratory is investing over £15,000 to increase export sales and attract more customers from the Republic of Ireland. Read More in Belfast Newsletter

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Free package for start-ups
An international software firm is giving away e50,000 worth of applications to companies across Ireland. Palo Alto Software claims research shows that many businesses fail due to the inadequate development of a business plan. The free software initiative, aimed at people starting up new businesses in Ireland, will see 345 entrepreneurs receive Business Plan Pro Premier 11.0, a best-selling business planning software product which helps entrepreneurs and small businesses to write business plans. Read More in Irish News

Belfast Telegraph launches BT Business TV
Belfast Telegraph today launches a local business TV service with a series of thought-provoking interviews with industry leaders on the current challenges facing SMEs.
Read More in Belfast Telegraph

LISBURN is to get superfast broadband, it was announced yesterday as BT accelerated its £1.5 billion upgrade of exchanges. The city is one of 69 locations across the UK to get the improved fibre-based access services – and only the second in Northern Ireland.
Read More in the Newsletter

Small businesses starting to recover from downturn, says FSBS
Businesses which were hit hard by the worst of the economic downturn are starting to experience a tentative recovery, according to analysis by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which has documented the economic downturn’s impact on small firms since last September. Read More in Anderstown News

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Local companies briefed on Olympic opportunities
Around 150 local companies have been briefed by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) on the new business opportunities developing from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From Belfast Telegraph
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£10m investment is just a drop in the ocean for port
The Port of Belfast has splashed out £10 million to create a new deep-water berth it believes will further enhance the city's reputation as a world cruise destination. And to coincide with yesterday's announcement, one of the world's biggest and most luxurious liners - the 950ft 113,000... From Irish News read more here

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