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Is my business ready to grow?
Common reasons why you may want to grow your business and how to tell if you're ready to expand.
How to choose a factor or invoice discounter
Find a list of providers to choose from but examine them carefully and get personal recommendations.
Export factoring
Avoid currency fluctuation and invoice problems when exporting, minimise bad debt risk with credit protection.
Supplier finance
Benefits of supplier finance or reverse factoring to buyer and supplier.
Types of business growth: rapid and organic
There are many different ways to grow your business, and at different paces - some strategies are riskier than others.
Avoid problems during business growth
Common issues that businesses often face during growth, and tips for overcoming these difficulties through proper planning and management.
Business growth implications
Growth can have many implications for your business - it will affect your premises, equipment, staff and IT systems.
Distance selling
The rules and regulations on distance selling (eg phone, mail order, online) and how to do it effectively.
Commercial dispute resolution: common contractual clauses
Examples of common contractual clauses that may be included between businesses.
Commercial dispute resolution: litigation
When alternative dispute resolution methods fail, court-based litigation can be used to come to a decision.
Commercial dispute resolution: mediation
Mediation as an option for resolving commercial disputes, the benefits of confidentiality and the mediation process in Northern Ireland.
Commercial dispute resolution: arbitration
Arbitration as an option for resolving commercial disputes, organising an arbitration, setting rules and choosing and arbitrator.
Commercial dispute resolution: adjudication
Adjudication is a popular method of commercial dispute resolution, often used in the construction industry.
Commercial dispute resolution
Guide to commercial dispute resolution options including mediation, arbitration, adjudication and litigation and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Recovering energy and producing fuel from waste
Recovering energy using anaerobic digestion, gasification, pyrolysis and incineration, and making biofuel.
Charging your business electric vehicles
Public and private charging networks and the process and incentives for installing charge points at your business.
Do you need a permit or licence to produce biofuel?
When you may need a registration, licence or exemption when producing biofuels for your business in Northern Ireland.
Advantages of biofuels for vehicles
What types of transport biofuels are available and where your business can buy them in Northern Ireland.
How to produce your own biofuel
How to make your own bioethanol, biogas or biodiesel safely and manage any hazardous raw materials and waste.
Design a successful travel plan
Tips on how to create, embed and measure a good workplace travel plan to give it the best chance of long term success.