Tartan Information Solutions

Business Networking

• B4B - www.b4b-ni.org

  Business for Business is a more social networking group that meet in different venues across Belfast.

• Institute of Directors - www.iod.com

  Meets at the Reform Club and has a variety of novel meeting and networking events.

• Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) - www.nicci.co.uk

  Established networking organisation BNI (Business Network International) – A dedicated referral organisation that meets over breakfast. There are over 6 chapters in Northern Ireland alone.

• Women in Business - www.womeninbusinessni.com/

  One of the five female networking groups across northern Ireland. This one is based in Belfast.

NI Based Businesses

• Online Payroll Bureau Service - www.payescape.com

  Ballymoney based Payescape provides an interent based service for managing employee timesheet and staff payments. Typical monthly pricing is £38.50/mth for up to 6 staff and £1.75 for each additional person. Key Payescape Payroll Bureau features include: Calculation of SSP, SMP, SPP and SAP; Printed payslips for employees, Timesheet input by email, website,fax and post; Management of pension contribuitons; Administration of new employees and leavers

Northern Ireland Business Information

• Practical Advice For Doing Business in NI - www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk

  A wealth of local advice and links for doing business in Northern Ireland. The 'Sales and Marketing' section is particularly useful with an online search access to a 75,000 Northern Ireland company register.

Parking in Belfast

• Car Parking in Belfast and at the George Best City Airport - maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=112692696572304727232.0000011220a2e94065f82

  Do you want to know 'Where is the cheapest car park in Belfast ? or exactly 'How much does it costs to leave you car at the short term car park at George Best City Airport for the day ? (Answer: £20.00 for 8-12hrs) then check this Google map out. Did you know that an hour and 1 mins parking in the dearest car park can cost you £5.00 ? the equivalent street meter parking is only £1.25 (25p for each 15 mins). Next time you're taking the car into Belfast check this site out and be aware of the charges before you find out as you leave.

Saving money and time within your business

• K9 - keir.net/k9.html

  This is a free spam filter for POP3 email aacounts. One of our customers commented that this had 'Reduced my spam by 85% overnight'

• Skype - www.skype.com

  Free calls to other Skype computer users and low cost calls to others with phones and mobiles. Also supports instant messaging for chat and conference call facilities. You can even use Skype on your smartphone