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Omnisoft: Belfast Telegraph

Ever had a great idea for a website or social media business, but need the expertise to put it into action? That is the dilemma that a growing number of people face – with the result that a Bangor company is expanding rapidly to meet the demand.

Omnisoft Services is rare in offering this type [...]

MyTourTalk: Belfast Telegraph

Julie McNeice is not only the founder and proprietor of MyTourTalk. She is also an entrepreneur and a former director of a Vodafone subsidiary, with responsibility for customer management in Northern Ireland. She then took on a number of consultancies with companies requiring mobile technology and business management expertise.
“I was approached by a company in [...]

Farm Wizard: Belfast Telegraph

Terry Canning comes from a farming family and it seemed natural to him to bring together this background with his skills as an experienced IT architect, who has worked at a senior level with BT and Nortel Networks. So much so, that he gave up his job with Nortel to go it alone.

“I was [...]

Bonsai for all: Belfast Telegraph

Bonsai4U is a two person family business set-up by Len McCarthy with support from his wife Mary seven years ago. “It started out as a hobby,” recalls Len, who was previously a school caretaker. “One day I came home from work through Martinstown and there was a banner outside the credit union office which said, [...]

Belfast Harbour’s energetic ambitions: Belfast Telegraph

One of the world’s largest renewable energy companies, Danish-based DONG Energy, intends to assemble wind turbines at Belfast Harbour, creating 150 construction jobs and, potentially, 300 permanent jobs. Belfast’s is the only harbour in Ireland with the capacity to host the 50 acre construction site.

DONG is one of the world’s leading energy companies, with [...]

Hault profile: Belfast Telegraph

The Silverbridge, County Down, family business now called Hault originated in 1986 as Top Security Fencing (NI) Ltd. Last year it was rebranded as Hault, to provide a more distinctive identity.

Dennis Summers came up with the business proposition when he tried to buy security fencing, but was refused by the company whose product he [...]

Follow your bag!: Belfast Telegraph

‘Follow Your Bag’ is a business based on resolving a very straightforward problem. How can travellers, especially air passengers, overcome difficulties when carrying heavy or several bags? The challenge is common and the affordable solution is ‘Follow Your Bag’.

The business idea was suggested by Dr Adrian Gundy, who is a non-executive director with Follow [...]

Car leasing buoyant despite recession: Belfast Telegraph

What is your business and your role in it? I am the owner of the business, a car and van leasing group based in Londonderry. I am responsible for all aspects of the business, including finance, sales and customer care.
What motivated you to become an entrepreneur?
I started the business in 2009. My motivation was finding [...]

Northern Ireland’s new energy environment: Belfast Telegraph energy supplement

Northern Ireland’s energy sector is at a turning point.  Quite simply, we cannot use energy in the future as we have in the past.  Our dependence on fossil fuels will increasingly be replaced by an emphasis on sustainable sources and energy efficiency. 
 
While this sounds scary, it is also very exciting.  Replacing old practices and [...]

Turning the tide: Belfast Telegraph energy supplement

Tidal energy is one of the great hopes of the renewable energy sector and Northern Ireland’s coast line is well suited to its exploitation.  Leases are likely to be on offer later this year for new commercial tidal generators to be sited off the North Antrim coast.
 
A demonstration tidal energy project is already in operation [...]