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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
Here's how we run a social enterprise - Loaf Catering (video)
How Loaf Catering operates as a social enterprise, generates income and engages with the local community
Checklist: set up as a sole trader
A checklist of things you must do, and organisations you must make contact with, to set yourself up as a sole trader
Checklist: set up a business partnership
A handy checklist of steps you must take when you are initially setting up your business partnership
Checklist: set up a limited company
A useful list of things you need to do to when setting up a limited company and organisations you need to contact
Getting a product to market - Babocush (video)
Kerry Nevins, the creator of Babocush baby comfort cushion, shares her thoughts on new product design and development
IP rights: copyright
What is copyright, when does it apply, and how you can use it to protect your intellectual property
IP rights: trade marks
What are trade marks, and how to register trade marks to protect your brand, products or business
IP rights: designs
An overview of design as an intellectual property asset and advice on how to use unregistered and registered designs to secure your IP
IP rights: patents
What is a patent, how to apply for one, and how to use and enforce it to protect your business' intellectual property
Starting a business: ongoing training
Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training
Objecting to and challenging trade marks
How to oppose trade mark registration, on what grounds, and how to object to trade marks before or after registration
Using other people's trade marks
How to avoid infringing on other people's trade marks and what to do if you face an infringement claim
Find a copyright owner
How to find and contact copyright owners before using their work, and what to do if you can't find an owner
How to license or buy other people's copyright
To use copyright work, you must have the permission of the copyright owner and you may have to pay for the usage
Different types of copyright licences
Understand how different types of copyright licences work to establish the rights between copyright owners and users
Creating a new product development team
Build teams that can bring different skills into your product or service development and work together effectively
Screening new product or service ideas
How to evaluate if your business idea is viable, and what criteria to use to screen new product or service ideas
What is CE marking?
CE marking is a record of a product's compliance with EU legislation, and it is mandatory for certain categories of products