Do you realise how much you rely on technology in space? Your GPS on your mobile phone is made possible with the help of satellites orbiting the earth, connecting to the little device in your hand. So what else could we do with all the data that's be...

Today's Thought   "Food. It’s that most basic commodity, vital for our very existence. But if you’re in the food business, how do you get beyond commodity and into higher value markets? We’ve been speaking to Peter Hannan who supplies meat to so...

Today's Thought   Energy is big business and big business is also embracing energy. Ikea and Apple are pledging billions to invest in renewable technology. But how much innovation is there in the energy sector here?

What are the forces driving our future that have a far reaching impact on business? This week we’ll be talking to Dr Kevin Curran from Ulster University about some of the emerging trends that are likely to become tidal waves washing over large swathes...

Today's Thought   Believing in your business: This week we’ve been speaking to Cookstown’s CDE global. They plan to create 200 new jobs in Northern Ireland over the next 5 years. How do you begin to put a strategy in place for that type of growth?

Today's Thought   "Never before has the race for success seemed so frenetic. So how do you get ahead? This week we talk to Ed Morgan from DisplayNote in Belfast. Their software is installed in over a million devices in Japan.

As the thirst for craft beer has grown, so have the businesses around it. In Northern Ireland it’s a small but developing industry; in the past three years a number of new independant breweries have opened up.

Today's Thought   "What’s the point of local government when it comes to business? Should it be to simply do its own thing and get out of the way? Or does a coherent sense of place and power deliver better prospects for business growth?

Today's Thought   "What’s the magic combination of creativity and execution that turns a great idea into profitable reality? How do you bring a business to life? This week we’re exploring how a design framework can help your business to think in an ...

Today's Thought   "Money makes the world go round, but how does money go round the world? In the UK £50 billion was spent on payment cards in March alone, but that figure is just a tiny fraction of the money moving around invisibly on a daily basis.