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Set up as a sole trader
Sole traders must register with HM Revenue and Customs and follow certain rules on running and naming their business
Naming your business as a sole trader
What you can and cannot name your company as a sole trader, including words you need permission to use
Passing off: definition, remedies and defences
Understand the common law of passing off, possible remedies for trade mark misrepresentation and passing off defences
Post-grant opposition of patents
How to challenge the validity of a granted patent or file an opposition in court to try to invalidate or revoke a patent
Break-even analysis when exporting
Use a break-even analysis to determine how many products you must sell and at what price in order to make a profit.
Types of events
Examples of national, international and local tourism events in Northern Ireland such as concerts, exhibitions and sporting competitions
How to sell fireworks legally in Northern Ireland
The steps you should take in order to sell fireworks legally, including registering and complying with regulations.
Starting a successful business as a young entrepreneur - Ruach Music (video)
Stephen Henderson explains how combining his love of music and woodwork inspired him to start and grow a business
Set up a business partnership
How to set up a limited partnership, choose a business name, appoint partners and register with Companies House
Naming your business partnership
What you can and cannot name your business partnership in the UK, including words you need permission to use
Setting up a business partnership
The steps you need to follow to create and set up a business partnership and details of how responsibility is shared
Register a trade mark outside the UK
How to register a trade mark in Europe and internationally by applying for EU trade mark registration or applying under the WIPO's Madrid protocol
Set up a limited company
How to incorporate and register a limited company and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and more
Name your limited company
What you can and cannot name your company in the UK, including specific words you need permission to use
Company addresses
What types of addresses can be used as your registered company address including your home address or a PO Box
Appoint directors and a company secretary
Rules for appointing a company director and a company secretary and an overview of their legal responsibilities
Growing our tourism business - Galgorm Resort and Spa (video)
How Galgorm Resort and Spa their tourism business from a small country hotel to large resort through market research, customer feedback and staff recruitment and training
Bringing a new product to market - Reynolds Hurling (video)
Reynolds Hurling share their experience of bringing an innovative product to market
What is Industry 4.0?
Introduction into the key concepts, principles and components of Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution
Business benefits of Industry 4.0
Discover the advantages of using digital technologies to help you reduce costs, increase efficiency and revenue, and improve customer experience