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Skills and training for directors and owners
The key skills needed by business owners and directors and how these skills can be developed.
Does my business need a consumer credit licence?
If you sell on credit, lend money, issue credit cards, collect debts or give debt advice, you may need a consumer credit licence to operate.
How to apply for a consumer credit licence
You can apply for consumer credit licensing from the Financial Conduct Authority who will assess your fitness on factors such as competence and past offences.
How to claim business expenses
How to keep on top of your business records in order to claim your business allowable expenses with HMRC.
Diversify your farm business
How to add new and innovative business ideas to your farming business to raise income, with an overview of local support
Demonstrate good environmental compliance
Show your environmental credentials to become a more attractive business to contractors in Northern Ireland when preparing your business for tender
Business premises and rates in Northern Ireland
Finding the right property for your business and paying rates in Northern Ireland
Find contracts and tender successfully
Put your business in the best position to find and win tender competitions in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the EU
Skills required by growing businesses
How the complexity and variety of skills your business needs to access increase as your business grows.
Building a management team
Key considerations when building an effective management team for your business.
Advantages of doing business in Mid and East Antrim
The business environment, infrastructure and benefits of setting up a business in the Mid and East Antrim area
Build your own business network
Create and make the most of an informal business network in Northern Ireland
Food and drink - find a case study
Case studies highlighting success stories of businesses in the food and drink industry
What networks are available to Northern Ireland businesses?
Business networking events hosted by business support organisations across Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland business networks
Invest Northern Ireland provides business support programmes, business growth help and business networking events
Delegation skills for business owners and directors
Why effective delegating of business tasks can be efficient time management and how to best go about it.
Managing your team
Discover the skills that make for successful team management.
Skills and training for company directors
Extra training that may be needed to fulfil the duties of a company director.
Leadership skills for business owners and directors
Skills that directors and business owners need to develop to be effective leaders.
Strategy skills for business owners and directors
How strategy can help your business, and how to use SWOT and gap analyses to determine business strategy.