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Belfast Telegraph
05-08-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
34 people in NI hit with boardroom bans for Covid loan misuse
REVEALED | The pandemic-era Bounce Back Loans scheme delivered over £1bn to small businesses across the region, but a number of director disqualification cases have resulted More than 30 people in Northern Ireland have received boardroom bans due to misusing Covid-era loans, with more than 100 further cases currently being investigated, Business Telegraph can reveal. There have been 34 people disqualified from serving as a company director due to the misuse of Covid Bounce Back Loans —UK Government-backed lending to provide emergency funding for businesses during the pandemic.
Belfast Telegraph
05-08-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Juice Jar to open Ballyhackamore shop in coming weeks
A Belfast-based chain of juice and smoothie shops is set to open in the east of the city in the coming weeks, Business Telegraph can reveal. The Juice Jar will set up in Ballyhackamore, while the company will also soon launch a new store in Dublin. Its second location in Dublin will open up on Aungier Street, close to its other site on Dawson Street.
Belfast Telegraph
22-04-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Pop-up event for unisex fashion brand co-founded by Co Antrim woman
Olivia Beisty from Co Antrim and Kaitlyn Sweeney, who's Scottish, set up The Sixth Language in January. The women told Business Telegraph that their experience of working in fashion start-ups had inspired them to set up the business. They've filmed a fashion shoot in Ballycastle close to wedding venue Limepark, which is owned by Olivia's family. And on Friday, they'll be running a pop-up store at coffee shop Drip on south Belfast's Ormeau Road. Kaitlyn said: 'We found a lack of real life wardrobe-friendly pieces that combined flexibility, aesthetic appeal, and accessible pricing. 'Our brand focuses on elevated staples with a touch of personality: items designed to be styled in multiple ways, worn on repeat, and shared between friends or partners.' Most of the items in the latest collection are designed to be worn by both sexes, she said, explaining that the brand name was inspired by the idea that there are five 'love languages'. 'We joked that sharing music with each other was our sixth love language,' Kaitlyn said.
