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Reusing a company name after liquidation
Information on the legal restrictions that apply when you want to reuse a company name after liquidation.
Company liquidation
An overview of company liquidation including advice on both voluntary and compulsory liquidation.
Advantages and disadvantages of using cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency has advantages and disadvantages for businesses with a reduction in intermediary fees balanced against vulnerability to scams.
Find a bank to process your online payments
Finding acquiring banks that offer internet merchant accounts.
Selecting the best online payment option
Choosing between internet merchant accounts, payment-processing companies and online shopping malls.
Set up an internet merchant account
Internet merchant accounts and the issues to consider when setting them up.
Online payment jargon
The key concepts in online debit and credit card payments.
Contact your local council for start a business support
Contact details for business support teams in your local council to access free start-up business support services
Disability support: Access to Work (NI)
Access to Work (NI) can provide advice and guidance for your employee's disability needs and if appropriate, a financial grant towards the cost of support.
Disability support: Work Psychology Team
Further help, advice, and guidance in areas relating to work, disability, and health.
Disability support: Workable (NI)
Workable (NI) offers support and assistance to both employees and employers to help disabled people move into or retain work.
Health & Work Support Branch
The specialist support available to help disabled people start or retain employment.
Disability support: Condition Management Programme
The Condition Management Programme helps those with a health condition manage symptoms to allow progress towards, moving into and staying in employment.
Business rates: appealing your valuation
The steps you can take to appeal the valuation of your business property.
Business rates and types of premises
Types of property that must pay business rates and those that are excluded.
Generative AI for business
Understand the full potential of generative AI for business, and discover uses, applications, benefits and risk considerations.
Fixed-term contracts and 'less favourable treatment'
How to avoid treating fixed-term employees less favourably than their permanent equivalents.
Pay business rates at a Post Office or PayPoint outlet
How to pay your business rate bill at a Post Office or PayPoint outlet.
What happens if I can't pay my rate bill?
What you should do if you can't pay your business rates bill.
Business rates valuation: specialist schemes
Valuation schemes for specialist non-domestic properties.