Business

New enterprise agency opened

A NEW enterprise agency has opened to stimulate business growth in Coleraine and Moyle. The new Causeway Enterprise Agency (CEA) was formed when the existing CEA merged with the North Antrim Business Agency. Opening the agency's new offices, enterprise, trade and investment minister Arlene Foster said it offered "a chance to showcase the valuable community and economic development projects that are being undertaken to improve the prospects of local people". "To date, 90 new businesses have benefited from start-up training and business planning at the Causeway Enterprise Agency," she said. "Through Invest NI's Regional Start Initiative 59 business plans have already been approved for with a further 14 business plans expected to be approved in the coming weeks."