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May 17, 2012 |  |
 Each week Nick O’ Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick discusses conflicting reports on the economy.
In recent months there have been a number of reports confirming high levels of unemployment and the difficulties facing the economy. |
May 16, 2012 |  |
 Innotribe@Belfast will close with the third leg of the Innotribe Startup Challenge, showcasing the last semi-finalists that will compete for a finalist slot at Sibos
Innotribe, SWIFT’s initiative for enabling collaborative innovation in financial services, is launching its first standalone event to inspire creative evolution in the banking sector in Belfast on 13th & 14th June. Innotribe@Belfast offers a unique conference format to members of the banking community in which innovative idea generation is stimulated through a variety of interactive and creative workshops.
The conference will offer participants the opportunity to discuss alternative banking and the challenges of alternative currencies, consider the increasing role of telecommunications companies as they partner with financial services firms, as well as exploring the innovation processes within tier 1 banks and how internal innovation impacts corporate culture. |
May 15, 2012 | |
Omagh Enterprise have put together a montage of Why Entrepreneurs have Started their Own Business. |
May 15, 2012 | |
 In recent years the mobile phone has become an essential part of our personal, social and business lives. We used to rely on personal computers, then on laptops and now increasingly on mobile phones.
And yet the way we communicate and do business has been transformed again by the latest iteration in the form of the smartphone, as it enables us to live more connected lives. |
May 04, 2012 | |
 The world’s population reached seven billion in recent months and is predicted to grow to eight billion by 2024.
These facts may seem unrelated to our day-to-day lives but the truth is that such population growth is already affecting us.
Much of the additional growth will happen in poorer countries, as fertility rates remain high and life expectancy increases. |
April 27, 2012 | |
 Making the leap from working at home to an office or workspace can be daunting for many first-time business owners.
When working from the kitchen table or home office is no longer enough, it can be stressful and expensive to find a suitable office or manufacturing space.
The transition can be challenging and time consuming particularly when you’re focussed on running the business, finding new customers and managing finances. |
April 24, 2012 | |
 Many of us watch the TV programme Masterchef and follow the progress of the aspiring chefs as they face culinary challenges.
The early stages of the competition show the participants on an equal footing and each with a chance of winning.
The level of passion and enterprise displayed by the chefs is genuine, as they produce food to impress the judges. |
April 18, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O' Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick discusses the need to compete for jobs.
There is general agreement within the education sector about the need to focus on what are called the STEM subjects. |
March 2012 has been a record month for start-ups across Northern Ireland, according to data analysed by company formations agents Duport Associates Ltd.
Records for new start-up companies have been broken in the counties of Antrim and Fermanagh showing the highest figures for new businesses in those areas since 2007.
95 new companies were formed with registered offices in County Antrim in March 2012, up from the previous high of 87, set in March 2007. |
 InterTradeIreland has today launched the 2012 phase of its sales development programme, Elevate, which aims to help small businesses develop sales opportunities through first time cross-border exports.
The Elevate programme was designed specifically for micro businesses with a turnover of less than £1million and less than ten members of staff, so is tailored very precisely to their needs. The programme aims to help these businesses to become export ready by providing full financial funding to increase their cross-border sales. |
April 13, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to enterprise and innovation. This week Nick discusses the unusual situation were unemployment is continuing to increase yet jobs are available in the economy.
A recent tweet from Invest NI announced it was supporting a Lisburn company to create 60 new jobs. |
April 13, 2012 |  |
 Citi Announces the Winners of the Inaugural upStart Awards. Woogie Tap from Queen’s University Belfast and Happy Swap from Trinity College Dublin win this Prestigious Prize
Belfast and Dublin – Citi announces the winning teams of the inaugural upStart programme at an awards ceremony held at the Citi offices in Belfast. The winning teams are Woogie Tap from Queen’s University Belfast and Happy Swap from Trinity College Dublin. |
 Sync NI talks to Dugong Games, a small Independent Games Company based in Belfast
So, how did 4 3rd year Students start up their own company?
We needed to find somewhere to do work placement for our course at University, but it’s difficult to find placement in the Games Industry in general, let alone in Northern Ireland, so we decided that the best option was to start up our own company. After some meetings with lectures and members of the Enterprise Unit in the SU, four months later here we are close to finishing our first project.
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 Accomplished US investor Bill Payne, Bill Liao, Danny Moore and others to share insights at Angel Meetup in Dublin
Over 100 angel investors and entrepreneurs will gather in Dublin this month for the inaugural Irish Angel Meetup to be addressed by top private investment specialists. The Meetup will also showcase four innovative start-ups firms in a pitch competition to raise finance. Organised by Diane Roberts of Xcell Partners, it takes place at Startup Bootcamp, Barrow Street D4 on Wednesday 18th April next. |
April 12, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O' Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick disscusses the benefits of having an optimistic mindset.
One of the most impressive characteristics displayed by entrepreneurs is their ability to make progress. |
April 06, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick discusses the recently produced Programme for Government.
The parties at Stormont recently produced a new Programme for Government. |
April 03, 2012 |  |
 Sync NI met up with Billy goat Entertainments creator, 3D Animator, William Barr for a quick chat.
Hi Guys, for those that don’t know, who are Billy Goat Entertainment?
Billy Goat Entertainment is a small, yet perfectly formed 3D animation studio based in sunny Belfast. |
April 02, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O' Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick discusses the challenge of creating jobs in today’s economy.
There is little doubt we are living with the effects of globalisation, as the number of jobs in the economy continues to reduce. |
 I am Startacus. Are you?
There is a train of thought that society is broken, that the economy will continue to shrink and that good jobs will become harder to find and even harder to keep. |
 Bangor-based software development company, Cranmore Consulting, today announced new software to help organisations improve and extend business processes to mobile devices in an increasingly competitive global environment.
The software, LiveQ, the first of its kind developed in Northern Ireland, delivers functionality to mobile devices with advanced analytics capabilities that helps organisations meet a number of objectives including quality assurance, auditing, sales force management and customer servicing.
After a successful pilot, Live Q is now currently being used by Northern Ireland Food Chain Certification (NIFCC), who have invested in the software to allow them to ensure that quality assurance measures are met on farms across Northern Ireland. |
CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS!
NISP CONNECT and Halo’s 2012 Pitchfest is underway!!
• Are you a Northern Irish science or technology start-up company that could benefit from exposure to some of our top executives, high-technologists and professionals living overseas? |
Sustainable Construction Firm Green Future Introduce The First Zero Carbon Home Accredited Under The Government Low Carbon And Zero Carbon Homes Scheme 27 March 2012
Environment Minister Alex Attwood MLA and Irish Environment Minister Phil Hogan T.D officially open Northern Ireland’s first zero carbon home. The ‘Green Future House’ built byArmagh based construction firm Green Future NI Ltd is the first ever in the province to be awarded five years of free council rates under the Low Carbon and Zero Carbon Homes Scheme. |
March 22, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O' Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick asks can enterprise be good for your health?
Believe it or not your attitude towards other people can have a significant effect on your health. |
 What’s it going to take to create a stream of unstoppable start-ups?
This was the question put to a 100-strong group during a NISP CONNECT Enterprise Forum – ‘#IdeaFest unConference’ – which brought together Northern Ireland’s business community to build a shared vision on how to transform the NI economy and turn the region into a start-up powerhouse. The event was produced in collaboration with Bizcamp, the user generated business conference for entrepreneurs and professionals ready to share their knowledge about business, technology and finance. |
March 09, 2012 | |
 Each week Nick O' Shiel, Chief Executive, Omagh Enterprise Company, blogs on issues related to Enterprise and Innovation. This week Nick asks if innovative thinkers and businesses are what's needed in the 21st business world.
The holy grail of the business world in the 21st century is increasingly seen as innovation. |
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Expert Opinion
provided by Dr Nicholas O'Shiel
Nicholas O Shiel is chief executive of Omagh Enterprise Company and has a wide range of experience working with start-up and growth companies. He was instrumental in the development of a Technology Incubation Centre in 1995 and is currently managing the development of an innovation Growth Centre to support start-up and growth businesses in the region. He has more recent practical experience in the development of content for social/digital media websites and the marketing and promotion of business through twitter, facebook and blogging.
Nicholas received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2008 for his contribution to enterprise and entrepreneurship. He holds a Doctorate in Management from the University of Ulster and a Masters in Management from Trinity College, Dublin. He is a Board member of the South West College and a former President of Omagh Chamber of Commerce.
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