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Article: Doors opening for Ulster firms across the Atlantic corridor; Timothy Eaton may be the best-known Northern Ireland businessman to create an empire in Canada - but just because the companies aren't household names doesn't mean SMEs are immune to the lure of going west. DEBORAH DUNDAS in Toronto looks at UK and Canadian agencies that are bridging the distance between Northern Ireland and Canada in an effort to boost trade in both countries.(Business)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2002
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SMALL business is the heartblood of the Northern Ireland economy:86,000 of them represent over 90 per cent of all business.
With the economy growing - and small and medium-sized businesses wanting to become bigger businesses - what do you do to increase your market? Export is the answer, and Northern Ireland is already doing that with the Republic of Ireland and the rest of Europe.
But there's another direction small and medium-sized business can go.
What about going West? Don't worry about the water - an Atlantic corridor is slowly being built to ...