Economy
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Social Enterprise vital to an inclusive economy
Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA, Chair of the Procurement Board, discusses the transition to place social enterprise at the heart…
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Profit with purpose
“Profit with Purpose” lies at the heart of the social enterprise movement. A movement of socially focused businesses and a…
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Progressing a Social Value Act for Northern Ireland
In January 2017, the then Minister of Finance, with the support of the Northern Ireland Procurement Board (NIPB), agreed to…
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Social economy: Resilience and growth
The number of social enterprise organisations in Northern Ireland has almost doubled in the last five years, the amount of…
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EU action plan for the social economy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has moved to develop a European Action Plan for the social economy. Von…
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Social enterprise of the year with big plans for the future
2019 was a big year for Employers For Childcare. Our 20th year in business was a year of huge achievements,…
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Value added employment
Nigel Hampton, Director of IncredABLE, discusses the pathways to meaningful employment provided by the organisation and provisions for differentiated support…
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Slight growth forecasted for local construction sector but skill shortages still a problem
Northern Ireland will see growth of 0.8 per cent from 2019 to 2023 and 2,500 new construction workers will be…
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Brexit’s impact on sterling
The Department for the Economy recently published evidence held by the Northern Ireland Civil Service on the potential impacts of…
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Regenerating for empowering economic growth
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is shaping new, incentivised and collaborative opportunities to power further economic development. Economic…
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