The painful lessons and the plus points of Digital Marketing. Do you have any idea how to go about it? Does it really work? Plus how should you measure it?  We hear from one company who burned through thousands of pounds before they made digital marketin

Is Northern Ireland really more communist than Cuba? This week Jim examines the potential for a capitalist revolution offered by a low rate of corporation tax.  The new power will come with a price tag, but will the benefits outweigh the costs?  We hear

This week Jim bangs the drum for the innovative retailers doing the business in an ever competitive environment. The eBay seller from Newry who's now turning over £4m a year. The bed and bath specialist who knows what consumers want. And the resurgence o

This week Jim and guests examine the energy market in Northern Ireland and the cost to business. Is regulation working and should domestic users pay a greater share? Jim meets the guys who want to build a giant battery - the biggest in Europe - at one of

It's everything you needed to know about the public finances but others were too afraid to ask. This week on The Profit Margin we delve deep into Stormont's budget plans. Where will the cuts fall? How radical are the politicians prepared to be? Can creati

This week Jim meets the hotelier putting the Ulster into his fry and the farmer who turns over millions by helping us eat our greens As he explores the food business. It's a £4.5 billion industry in Northern Ireland. Studio guests are Tony O'Neill of Dun

They’re making a comeback.  This week Jim Fitzpatrick meets employers who are developing their own in-house training and qualifications; the university that’s happy to tell kids that they don’t always have to go straight to uni out of school; and t

Technology and the knowledge economy. How technology is changing the world and Northern Ireland’s place within that. News of pay-as-you go supercomputers that allow you to grow better lettuces (and much more besides). A sneak look behind the scenes at