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Business rates valuation: specialist schemes
Valuation schemes for specialist non-domestic properties.
Pay business rates by Bacs or CHAPs
Bank account details if you want to pay your business rates bill through BACs or CHAPs payment.
Paying business rates
Payment options available for you to pay your business rates bill, what you should do if you can't pay your bill, and what will happen if you don't.
How business rates valuations are calculated
Valuation for newly built properties, alterations to an existing property, specialist schemes, and appealing your valuation.
What are shares?
What shares are and how they work.
Sale and transfer of shares
Setting out the information required by law, what the business does and the price of shares in the company.
Types of shares
Ordinary, preference, cumulative preference and redeemable shares come with different conditions and rights.
Advantages and disadvantages of issuing shares in your company
There are business benefits of issuing shares in your company but you should also be aware of potential drawbacks.
Government grants and support
Information about grant award criteria and matching funds you may need to provide.
Estimate your rate bill
Get an indication of how much your business rates bill could be for 2024-25.
Cost of living: Support and advice for small businesses
Sources of support and funding to help Northern Ireland businesses.
What do business angels do?
How business angels operate and how they choose the businesses they invest in.
Residential Homes Rate Relief
Residential Homes Rate Relief is an application-based rate relief that provides 100% relief to properties that meet the criteria.
Hardship Rate Relief
Hardship Rate Relief assists businesses that are having difficulty paying business rates due to a temporary crisis, financial or otherwise.
Setting up and running a taxi service
An overview of the rules for operating a taxi service in Northern Ireland and the licences you'll need to operate.
Taxi operator licensing
You need a Taxi Operator Licence from the Driver Vehicle Agency to run a taxi business in Northern Ireland.
How to move goods by road
An overview of how to transport goods by road and the key documents, insurance and licensing requirements for transit.
The CMR note: the key road transport document
What a CMR note is used for and the information you need to provide on a CMR note when trading internationally.
Other documentation issues for transport by road
How forwarders' documents and the TIR system can speed up the process of transporting your goods by road.
How to claim on your goods transport policy
Follow the right procedures and gather the correct documentation when making a cargo insurance claim.