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Design for technology businesses
How small businesses in the technology sector can use design to improve their products' commercial viability
Protecting digital intellectual property
Understand the importance of digital assets - what they are, how to protect them and how to maximise their value to your business
Trade secrets and other IP protection
An overview of trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and other less common methods of protecting intellectual property
Protect your registered designs
How to protect your registered designs, manage your design rights and defend your designs against infringement
How to manage your patents
How to use and manage your patents, protect your inventions and commercialise your patented work
Manage your registered trade mark
How to renew, amend and manage registered trade marks, add new classes of goods and services and deal with trade mark infringement
Managing your copyright
How to use your copyright, license or assign your rights, and protect and benefit from your copyrighted work
Carry out an environmental review of your business
How reviewing your business' activities and processes can help you to reduce your environmental impact
Supply chain efficiency
Work closely with suppliers to ensure you all maintain high environmental standards throughout the supply chain
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
How the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations affect producers, distributors and users
Ecodesign in product and service development
What is ecodesign and how it can help you to minimise the environmental impact of your goods and services
Review and improve your environmental management system (EMS)
How to continually improve your environmental management system with regular audits and management reviews
User-centred design
Introduction to user-centred design, its benefits to your business and its role in product or service development
Designing a successful brand
How to use design to create a successful brand and build brand identity for your business
Northern Ireland Deposit Return Scheme
The latest details of a new deposit return scheme which is set to be introduced in Northern Ireland from 2025.
What are deposit return schemes?
How deposit return schemes typically work along the full supply chain from producers to retailers to consumers.
Deposit return schemes
An overview of schemes which provide a financial incentive for consumers to return drinks containers for recycling.
What is Six Sigma?
How implementing Six Sigma on a project-by-project basis can improve quality and reduce waste in your business.
Process efficiency to cut waste
How reducing waste in your operational processes by using Lean Thinking and Six Sigma can benefit your business.
Using and managing solvents
How to reduce, monitor and manage the use of solvents in your business to reduce environmental impacts and costs.