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Communicate your business strategy and gain employee buy in
Build and communicate a business story to explain your background and business strategy, and how to get your employees to champion it
Lead and motivate your staff
Inspire and motivate your staff to improve your chances of business success
Home business work equipment and workstation setup
Take steps to ensure your home workplace is safe and secure and your output and sensitive data are fully protected.
Running a business from home: checklist
What you should consider before setting up a workplace in your home.
Create a separate work area in your home
Allocate a separate part of your house as your workplace if possible, so you can keep home and work apart.
Health and safety risk assessment for home businesses
Identify possible risks in your home including fire, noise, hazardous substances, and electrical appliance safety.
Tax considerations of working from home
The tax implications of working from home including VAT, Capital Gains Tax, and business rates.
Building regulations and planning permission for home businesses
Building regulation, planning permission, and business rates considerations when running a business from your home.
Alterations to rental properties
Issues to consider before you alter your rented business premises, such as planning permission, asbestos, and liability.
Costs when renting commercial property
Financial commitments when renting business premises, including rent, bills and taxes.
Use your home as a workplace
Tax implications, financial and legal issues, security, and setting up your work area if you plan to work from home.
Reduce water, sewerage and trade effluent costs
Limiting the amount of water you use will help to reduce water and sewerage bills for your business.
Business security survey
How to protect your business internally and externally by performing a survey to reveal weaknesses in security.
Protect your business against crime
Common security issues, including premises safety, CCTV surveillance, and dealing with security emergencies.
Advantages and disadvantages of working from home
Home working could reduce costs but you may have trouble separating home life from work so weigh up the pros and cons.
Water charges for businesses
Different types of water charges for Northern Ireland businesses, choosing a water company, and regulation of the water industry.
Understand your water and wastewater bills
How water and wastewater charges are calculated and how you are charged for water use and wastewater disposal.
Sewerage charges for businesses
The charges that businesses must pay for sewerage services.
Trade effluent charges
Discharge of contaminated waste water other than normal sewerage into the sewer requires consent and is chargeable.
Water and sewerage charges for businesses
Water and sewerage charges, and how to keep them to a minimum by reducing water use in your business.