Your weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy here, with commentary analysis and the big interviews. Presented by Richard Morgan.

Your weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy here, with commentary analysis and the big interviews. Presented by Richard Morgan.

Your weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy here, with commentary analysis and the big interviews. Presented by Richard Morgan.

Your weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy here, with commentary analysis and the big interviews. Presented by Richard Morgan.

Your weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy here, with commentary analysis and the big interviews. Presented by Richard Morgan.

Presenter Richard Morgan speaks with new Invest NI boss Kevin Holland about his plans and ambitions for economic development and investment attraction to Northern Ireland. Daniel Donnelly from the Federation of Small Businesses discusses the implication of Flybe's collapse and Coronavirus fears for NI business. And Economics and Business Editor John Campbell previews the forthcoming budget.

Presenter John Campbell discusses the UK and EU commencing trade negotiations, the implications for business in both Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Joining John in the studio is Pamela Dennison from the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and manager of Antrim-based Dennison Transport. Jonathan Walsh the Director of Fortior Insight, Professor Alan Winters Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory and a former Australian trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski.

Presenter Richard Morgan is joined by economics and business editor John Campbell, Dr Susann Power from Ulster University and Conor Boyle of LIDL Northern Ireland to discuss the pressures on firms and consumers to tackle environmental issues. And with Belfast Harbour submitting plans to expand its studios, Colin Williams from Sixteen South discusses how Apple, Netflix and Amazon can continue to pump vast amounts of money into productions.

The technology sector is big business, but less than 20% of people who work in this industry in the UK are women. Why is that the case? Are young women put off the idea of pursuing a career in the sector? Do companies need to do more to achieve gender balance? Also, we'll be talking about the impact coronavirus has been having on business and economies in Asia and further afield.

Presenter Richard Morgan speaks to guests Richard Kirk, Tess Kelly and Barry Neilson and our own Business correspondent Clodagh Rice.

John Campbell presents a weekly insight into what's really happening in business and the economy in Northern Ireland, with commentary, analysis and the big interviews.

Two weeks since the hand of history touched Stormont again - the new ministers have had to hit the ground running, faced with huge in-trays, and dozens of projects that were ready to go but required ministerial sign off.

The gaming industry now accounts for more than half of the UK's entire entertainment market. Games NI, the industry body, represents some 12 companies here already. This week, Wendy Austin speaks to local industry experts and discusses the growing success of the video game industry and its future potential for jobs and the economy in Northern Ireland. In studio are Stephen Downey, Founder of Outsider Games and Chair of Games NI; Rory Clifford, Interactive Manager at NI Screen; Kevin...

What does 2020 have in store? We know we're leaving the EU this month - but by this time next year will we have a trade deal with them? What about agri-food, manufacturing, the skills gap all of those topics we've been hearing about on Inside Business in the last few months.

Philanthropy has been a part of business forever - some businesses anyway! We've got used to billionaires like Warren Buffet or Bill and Melinda Gates giving away massive amounts - but that's America - tax breaks and all that - what makes a company here go down the route of giving away some of its profits - what's in it for them, for their owners and or staff? And what can be the benefits for the recipients?

The board of any organisation is where the buck stops - it's often where your executive team get the benefit of wise heads and good counsel, as public and private concerns look to make their boards more diverse.

Joining Wendy on the programme this week are Neil Gibson, Chief Economist at EY Ireland; Roger Pollen from the Federation of Small Businesses, Gordon Milliken, Chair of the IOD NI; and our very own Economics and Business Editor John Campbell, to examine the implications the UK General Election will have on the NI economy.

This week, Wendy speaks to industry experts and asks how do companies get and retain skilled staff? Giving their thoughts are Graeme Wilkinson, Director of Skills NI, Department for the Economy; Caroline Willis, Finance Director at Shelbourne Motors Ltd; Keith Kilpatrick, Director of Curriculum at Southern Regional College; and Philip Dowds, Founder and Managing Director of OKTO Technologies.

Wendy is at the Crowne plaza on the banks of the Lagan at the Neighbourhood retail summit. It's Northern Ireland’s biggest summit for the grocery industry and it's looking to buck the trend of gloomy predictions for the high street by looking at expanding their business horizons.

What are we doing here in the way of heading for a zero carbon environment?

What are the implications for business and East-West, North-South trade if the current withdrawal agreement goes ahead? Giving their view is John McGrane who's the CEO of the British Irish Chambers of Commerce in Dublin; George Fleming, Chairman of Fleming Agri products; the Head of External Affairs at the Federation of Small Businesses, Roger Pollen; and John Martin who's Policy Manager at the Road Haulage Association.

Join Wendy at Big Data Belfast's annual conference that aims to drive thought leadership within data and digital transformation.

Overall winner Lewis Loane invented Signal Optimiser - a product which improves the sound quality between guitars and amplifiers. John McElhone's company Cropsafe was the Agri-Science winner. Liz Gilligan from concrete Jungle won the Engineering category. They're joined by Elaine Smith who's Director of Innovation Community at Catalyst

It has been a tough couple of weeks for jobs here, so we are looking at redundancy, and how to cope with it. More than 1,300 people lost their jobs in Northern Ireland in the last couple of weeks with Wrightbus, Thomas Cook, and more redundancies flagged up in west Belfast at Caterpillar. Once the reality has sunk in - what can those involved do? What are their rights, and who's there to help them?