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Insurance protection for the self-employed
Types of insurance that are particularly important for sole traders and small business owners.
Insurance as an employee benefit
Types of insurance commonly available as an employee benefit.
Life and health insurance
Overview of the types of insurance cover for life and health.
Grants: the basics
How to find a grant that suits your business and what makes a business eligible to receive one.
Why a grant application might be turned down
Prepare your application meticulously to limit the possibility of it being turned down.
What kind of grants are available?
Searching for grant funding using the Northern Ireland business support finder and other channels.
How to apply for a government grant
Advice to ensure your application is effective, including applying before the deadline and researching the grant body.
How to turn around a struggling business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.
Steps to make your business more efficient
How you can get the most out of your staff, processes and resources to reduce costs and improve your business.
How you can improve your profitability
How to identify and take advantage of the opportunities within your business to enhance your profit margins.
Advantages and disadvantages of venture capital
Potential benefits and drawbacks of venture capital.
Complain against an undischarged bankrupt or disqualified company director
How to complain against a disqualified director, an undischarged bankrupt or a person subject to bankruptcy restrictions.
Bankruptcy
An outline of what bankruptcy is and how it can affect your business, income, assets and bank account.
Check if a director has been disqualified or if an individual is bankrupt
Using the Companies House Disqualified Directors Register, and contacting the Insolvency Service.
Complaining about disqualified directors or undischarged bankrupts
Ways to submit a complaint to The Insolvency Service, and what happens after your complaint is submitted.
What disqualified directors and undischarged bankrupts cannot do
Restrictions on undischarged bankrupts and those subject to bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings.
What is bankruptcy?
Overview of what bankruptcy means and who can become bankrupt
The bankruptcy process
Duties of a bankrupt individual and an overview of restrictions that are placed on a person who is declared bankrupt
Declaring bankruptcy
How to declare bankruptcy in Northern Ireland and downloadable bankruptcy forms from the Insolvency Service
How bankruptcy affects your assets and bank account
How bankruptcy affects your assets and bank account, including disposal of assets, recovering assets, bank accounts and life assurance