Agriculture is the biggest industry in County Tyrone, which is Northern Ireland’s largest county by area (1,218 square miles / population 178,000). Engineering, food production and the manufacture of clothing are also an important part of the local economy. The county town of Omagh is County Tyrone’s main retail centre.
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.