With a population of 175,000, County Armagh is Northern Ireland’s smallest county. It’s also known as the Orchard County because of its abundance of apple orchards. It’s estimated that County Armagh’s 6,000 acres of trees produce 40,000 tons of apples a year. The county’s Food & Cider Festival takes place annually in September and attracts thousands of visitors. Newry is one of the best provincial shopping towns in Northern Ireland and home to the global headquarters of First Derivatives, a provider of products and consulting services to some of the world’s leading finance, technology and energy institutions.
There are numerous ways to make money running a business. Franchising is a way of running your own business, but with the training and support of an established national - or even international - company. There are hundreds of business opportunities that are classified as franchises operating in dozens of market sectors. Franchisors give full initial and ongoing training, so you don’t necessarily need any experience of the market you wish to enter. In addition, the success rate of franchises is many times greater than independent start-up businesses.