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Big chance for smaller businesses

UP to 100 small companies in the north west of the Province will today have the opportunity to develop business opportunities with public and private sector organisations in both Northern Ireland and Eire at a networking exhibition.
The Meet the Buyer event at the Silver Birch Hotel, Omagh, has been organised by the town's chamber of commerce in response to a call from small businesses to highlight commercial opportunities in the aftermath of the Omagh bomb.
Local companies will be able to pitch for substantial business from up to 25 government and private sector organisations, including major public utilities such as the Republic's Electricity Board, Northern Ireland Electricity and from leading north west companies such as Desmonds and Seagate Technology. Air Rianta, Telecom Eireann, BT, Belfast International Airport, An Post and Jury's Hotels will also be represented.
The event is being sponsored by IDB and sup-ported by the Government Purchasing Agency in Northern Ireland and the Republic's Forum for Procurement in Ireland.
The total value of the public procurement market in Ireland is £7 billion.