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You will find regular podcasts from and relevant to the Northern Ireland business community on businessfirst radio.

Business First Radio


    • Mar 4, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Roisin Boyle, Find insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2014 9:04


    Roisin Boyle from Find insurance on the value of selecting the right insurance broker for your business.

    Richard Ramsey on PMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2013 1:38


    Richard Ramsey on PMI

    Leading Governance 2013 Conference the future for boards, Belfast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2013 8:20


    In this podcast, Gavin Walker speaks with Joy Allen, Managing Director of Belfast-based Leading Governance on the importance of effective governance which has grown to be one of the most important issues in the business world, and is now part of most major decisions. They also discuss the upcoming Governance Conference to be held in Belfast on November 12 2013

    Foundation Degree: the student's perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 7:40


    In this podcast, Gavin talks with Mandy McLaurin, Visitor Information Advisor with North Down Borough Council. Mandy completed the Foundation Degree at the Bangor Campus of SERC before going on to achieve a BSc in International Hotel and Tourism Management at University of Ulster.

    Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2013 8:25


    Gavin Walker talks to Nicola Murphy at Action Renewables about how RHI can benefit your business and their conference on the topic in Belfast on June 20 2013.

    Auto-Enrolment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2013 7:25


    Gavin Walker talks with Geoff Clarke, Managing Director, Xafinity in Belfast, about Auto-Enrolment and Xafinity's free seminar in Belfast on June 11 2013

    Foundation Degrees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2013 8:25


    Interview with Patricia O'Hagan Core Systems, Belfast

    Deloitte's TMT 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2012 13:52


    Gavin Walker talks to David Crawford, TMT Partner at Deloitte in Belfast, and Paul Lee, who headed up the report. Headline predictions include The number of £65 “smartphones” in use will reach 500 million. The number of apps available will surpass two million by year-end 2012, double the total as of December 2011. The volume of data sent between devices via short-range wireless connections, bypassing the Web, will double in 2012.

    Norothern Ireland Planning needs serious review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2011 13:58


    In this podcast Gavin Walker talks to Dr Philip Griffiths, Associate Head of School at the University of Ulster - School of the Built Environment. Philip talks about the need for the Executive to develop a radical approach to planning taking advantage of the knowledge available at the School - a UK leader in the sector

    Bank of Ireland Enterprise Week November 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2011 7:01


    Gavin Walker talks with Pat Byrne, Regional Manager, Bank of Ireland in Northern Ireland, about the upcoming Enterprise Week and Agri Food Seminar

    SunflowerFest 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2011 13:26


    Gavin Walker talks to Michael Magowan, the man behind the successful SunflowerFest in Hillsborough about his plans for this year, how business can benefit from being involved...and why he invites 1000's of people onto his beautiful farm every August!

    Export First

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2011 14:05


    Launch of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce exporting initiative at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast

    Mourne Seafood Bar, Dundrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 6:50


    Gavin Walker enjoys a memorable afternoon at the Mourne Seafood Bar in Dundrum. After a short review of the meal, gavin talks with head chef Wayne Carville about local produce, training staff and a new cookery school opening in July

    businessfirst radio visits Bank of Ireland in Bangor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2011 5:11


    Bank of Ireland Branch Manager Carol McDonald and clients Ceramica Tiles and Style World Boutique, talk to Gavin Walker about what Enterprise Week means to them

    Pat Byrne: Bank of Ireland Enterprise Week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2011 9:57


    In this programme, Pat Byrne, Regional Manager(NI) for Bank of Ireland, talks to Gavin Walker about the bank's Enterprise Week across the branch network throughout Northern Ireland, May 20-27 2011

    Are you sharing the eBay success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2011 12:56


    In this programme Gavin Walker talks with serial entrepreneur, Michael Hughes - who was trained by eBay as an Education Specialist and was its first five star instructor in these islands - on how your business can become an established an successrful eBay exporter.

    Javier Bacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2011 12:50


    Gavin Walker speaks with cognitive psychologist Dr Javier Bajer and asks him to explain his definition of leadership as'the ability to create movement and deliver value.'

    Stephen McGowan on Creative Industries in Northern Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2011 10:12


    March has been designated Creativity Month throughout Northern Ireland. In this this 10 minute podcast Stepeh McGowan, Head of Creativity and Innovation at DCAL talks about the value of the sector to Northern Ireland's economy

    Shoud your business become a generator of electricity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 9:36


    In this programme, Gavin Walker talks with Ruth McQuigan, managing director of Horizon Renewables about the Renewable Obligation Certificate Scheme

    Deidre Bounds talks to businessfirst

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2011 12:19


    Deirdre Bounds has been voted as one of northern England’s top 100 entrepreneurs, she is recognised as being in the top 50 influencers in the region, is the Woman of Achievement in Yorkshire 2010. She talks to Gavin about keeping business simple and focussed - and the importance of finding our niche.

    BOOM! Emma Wimhurst bursts onto businessfirst radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2011 11:26


    Emma is a business entrepreneur, author, leadership expert and the self proclaimed ‘Mary Poppins’ of the business world. Her conversation with Gavin impresses listeners with her enthusiams, success and ideas for how you can majke your business better. Emma’s business CV is impressive, having started her first business (Diva Cosmetics) from her kitchen in 2000. The business was sold in 2003 and Emma now operates as one of the UK’s most renowned business mentors and trouble-shooters. Emma’s business CV is impressive, having started her first business (Diva Cosmetics) from her kitchen in 2000. The business was sold in 2003 and Emma now operates as one of the UK’s most renowned business mentors and trouble-shooters. She shared some aspects of her business success model – BOOM! with Gavin

    Happy employees pay dividends to NI business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2011 10:16


    Gavin Walker talks to Henry Stewart, founder and Chief Executive of Happy - second in the FT Top 100 Best Workplaces in UK Made not Born speaker Henry Stewart, founder and Chief Executive of the award-winning company, Happy, speaks to Gavin Walker about the importance of developing an environment in your business where having measurably happy employees pays dividends. Henry tells Gavin how can it make a difference to your business - and how Made Not Born can help you implement the changes you need to make it happen.

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